 | Walter Scott - Flodden, Battle of, England, 1513 - 1808 - 526 pages
...fiercer grew Around the battle yell. The Border slogan rent the sky : A Home ! a Gordon ! was the cry ; Loud were the clanging blows ; Advanced, — forced back,. — now low, now high, The pennon sunk and rose ; As bends the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1808 - 702 pages
...fiercer grew Around the battle yell, The Border slogan rent the sky : A Home ! a Gordon ! was the cry ; Loud were the clanging blows ; Advanced — forced back — now low, now high, The pennon sunk and rose ; As bends the bark's ma<t in the gale. When rent are rigging, shrouds and sail. Ft waTcrctl... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1808 - 708 pages
...grew Around the battle yell, The Border slogan rent the sky : A Home ! a Gordon ! was the cry ; Ixiud were the clanging blows ; Advanced — forced back — now low, now high. The pennon sunk and rose ; As bends the bark's mast in -the gale, When rent are rigging, shruiul. auf1. sail,... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1809 - 494 pages
...fiercer grew Around the battle yell. The Border slogan rent the sky : A Home ! a Gordon ! was the cпч Loud were the clanging blows ; Advanced, — forced back, — now low, now high, The pennon sunk and rose ; As bends the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It... | |
 | 1809 - 914 pages
...fiercer grew Around the battle yell. The llorder slogan rent the sky : Л Home! a Gordon! was the cry; Loud were the clanging blows ; Advanced, — forced back, — now low, now high, The pennon sunk and rose ; As bends the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...fiercer grew Around the battle yell. The Border slogan rent the sky ! A Home ! a Gordon ! was the cry ; Loud were the clanging blows ; Advanced, — forced back, — now low, now high, The pennon sunk and rose ; As bends the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1821 - 530 pages
...fiercer grew Around the battle-yell. The Border slogan rent the sky ! A Home ! a Gordon ! was the cry ; Loud were the clanging blows ; Advanced, — forced back, — now low, now high, It waver'd 'mid the foes. No longer Blount the view could bear : — " By Heaven, and all its saints... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 pages
...fiercer grew Around the battle-yell. The Border slogan rent the sky £ A Home I a Gordon ! was. the cry ; Loud were the clanging blows; Advanced, — forced back, — now low, now high, The pennon sunk and rose ; As bends the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...fiercer grew Around the battle yell. The Border slogan vent the sky : A Home ! a Gordon ! was the cry ; Loud were the clanging blows; Advanced, — forced back, — now low, now high, The pennon sunk and rose : As bends the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 314 pages
...fiercer grew Around the battle-yell. The Border slogan rent the sky ! A Home ! A Gordon ! was the cry ; Loud were the clanging blows ; Advanced, — forced back, — now low, now high, It waver'd 'mid the foes. No longer Blount the sight could bear :— " By heaven, and all its saints,... | |
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The Border slogan rent the sky ! A Home! a Gordon! was the cry: Loud were the clanging blows ; Advanced, — forced back, — now low, now high, The pennon sunk and rose ; As bends the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail,... 
