 | Walter Scott - Flodden, Battle of, England, 1513 - 1808 - 526 pages
...cause, And brought the freeman's arm to aid the freeman's laws. Had'st thou but lived, though stripp'd of power, A watchman on the lonely tower, Thy thrilling...fraud or danger were at hand ; By thee, as by the beacon light, Our pilots had kept course aright ; As some proud column, though alone, Thy strength... | |
 | 1808 - 732 pages
...bnt liv'd, though ftripp'^ of Cower, A watchman on the lonely tower, Thy thrilling tramp had roufed the land, When fraud or danger were at hand; By thee, as by the beacon light, Our pilots had kept courfe aright; As forae proud column, though alone, Thy ftrength... | |
 | English literature - 1808 - 728 pages
...caufe, And brought the freeman's arm to aid the freeman's laws, « Hadft thou bnt liv'd, though ftripp'd of power, A watchman on the lonely tower, Thy thrilling trump had roufed the land, When fraud "or danger were at hand } By the«, as by the beacon light, Our pilots... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pages
...fierce zeal a worthier cause, And hrought the freeman's arm to aid the freeman's laws. Had'st thou hut lived, though stripped of power,. A watchman on the...land, When fraud or danger were at hand ; By thee, as hy the heacon light, Our pilots had kept course aright ; As some proud column, though alone, Thy strength... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...Had'st them but liv'd, though strippM of power, A watchman on the lonely tower, Thy thrilling tramp had roused the land, When fraud or danger were at...beacon-light, Our pilots had kept course aright ; As some prowl column, though alone, Thy strength bad propp'd the tottering throne : Now is the stately column... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...thou but liv'd, though stripp'd of power, A watchman on a lonely tower, Thy thrilling trump had rous'd the land , ' When fraud or danger were at hand ; By...the beacon-light, Our pilots had kept course aright : ' ., .-.'. ", \ ;a As some proud column, though alone, , Thy strength had propp'd the tottering throne.... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1821 - 596 pages
...And brought the freeman's arm, to aid the freeman's laws. • Had'st thou but lived, though stripp'd of power, A watchman on the lonely tower, Thy thrilling trump had roused the land, By thee, as by the beacon-light, Our pilots had kept course aright; As some proud column, though alone,... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1821 - 530 pages
...cause, And brought the freeman's arm,' to aid the freeman's laws. Had'st thon but lived, though stripp'd of power, A watchman on the lonely tower, Thy thrilling trump had roused the land, By thee, as by the beacon-light, Our pilots had kept course aright ; As some proud column, though alone,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1825 - 528 pages
...cause, And brought the freeman's arm, to aid the freeman's laws. Had'st thou but lived, though stripp'd of power, A watchman on the lonely tower, Thy thrilling...the beacon-light, Our pilots had kept course aright ; TO CANTO FIRST. 15 As some proud column, though alone, Thy strength had propp'd the tottering throne... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 pages
...cause, Aod brought the freeman's arm ю aid the freeman's laws. D but live«], though stripp'd of power, on the lonely tower, Thy thrilling trump had roused the land, When fraud or danger were at hand ; By ¡In - . as by the beacon-light, Our pilots had kept course aright; A$ some proud column, though alone.... | |
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Had'st thou but lived, though stripp'd of power, A watchman on the lonely tower, Thy thrilling trump had roused the land, When fraud or danger were at hand... 
