With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung, Piercing the weather; None from his fellow starts, But playing manly parts, And like true English hearts, Stuck close together. Notes and Queries - Page 3221875Full view - About this book
| 1793 - 810 lehte
...weather ; None from his fellow ftarts, Bnt playing manly parts, And like true Englilh hearts, Stuck dole together. When down their bows they threw, And forth...bilbows drew. And on the French they flew ¡ Not one wai tardy ; Arms were from (boulders fent. Scalps to the teeth were rent. Down the French peafants... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 lehte
...horses. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a eloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung, Piereing the weather ; None from his fellow starts, But playing manly parts, And like true English hearts, Stuek elose together. When down their bows they threw, And forth their bilbows drew, And on the Freneh... | |
| George Agar Hansard - 1840 - 594 lehte
...Struck the French horses. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung, Piercing the weather. None from his fellow...together. When down their bows they threw, And forth their bilboes drew, And on the French they flew, Not one was tardy ; Arms were from shoulders sent, Scalps... | |
| George Agar Hansard - 1840 - 570 lehte
...Struck the French horses. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a eloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung. Piercing the weather. None from his fellow...together. When down their bows they threw, And forth their bilboes drew, And on the French they flew, Not one was tardy ; Arms were from shoulders sent, Scalps... | |
| Barbara Hofland - 1843 - 974 lehte
...his shoulder. CHAPTER V. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung, Piercing the weather ; None from his fellow...And like true English hearts, Stuck close together. The Ballad of Agincourt. ON gaining the summit of the scaling-ladder, during the assault on the castle... | |
| Henry Meredith Parker - 1851 - 356 lehte
...Struck the French horses. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung Piercing the weather ; None from his fellow...And like true English hearts, Stuck close together. Aye, "close together!" Shoulder to shoulder, showering their arrows so that the French might, like... | |
| Charles Mac Farlane - 1853 - 552 lehte
...next minute were assailed by a tremendous shower of arrows, both in front and flank. Our archers — " With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long,...playing manly parts, And like true English hearts, Strike close together." * The French had few or no bowmen, for that weapon was considered unworthy... | |
| Penny readings - 1866 - 304 lehte
...Stuck the French horses. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung, Piercing the weather ; None from his fellow...'When down their bows they threw, And forth their billows drew, And on the French they flew, Not one was tardy ; Arms were from shoulders sent, Scalps... | |
| William Henry Davenport Adams - 1867 - 160 lehte
...Struck the French horses. " With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung, Piercing the weather ; None from his fellow...And like true English hearts Stuck close together." DRAYTON. We need not wonder, then, that the government vigorously encouraged the practice of the national... | |
| Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 lehte
...French horses. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung, 75 Piercing the weather ; None from his fellow starts,...And like true English hearts, Stuck close together. 80 When down their bows they threw, And forth their bilbows drew, And on the French they flew ; Not... | |
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