 The noble earl was slain. He had a bow bent in his hand, Made of a trusty tree ; An arrow of a cloth-yard long Up to the head drew he...  The Spectator - Page 222by Joseph Addison - 1856Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 lehte
...would have shined in Homer or in Virgil : So thus did both these nobles die, Whose courage none could stain ; An English archer then perceiv'd The noble...Sir Hugh Montgomery So right his shaft he set, The grey-goose wing that was thereon In his heart-blood was wet. This fight did last from break of day... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 lehte
...would have shined in Homer or in Virgil : So thus did both these nobles die, Whose courage none could stain ; An English archer then perceiv'd The noble...Sir Hugh Montgomery So right his shaft he set, The grey-goose wing that was thereon In his heart-blood was wet. This fight did last from break of day... | |
 | 1803 - 420 lehte
...shined in Homer or Virgil. ' So thus did both those nobles die, ' Whose courage none could stain : ' Ari English archer then perceiv'd ' The noble earl was...his shaft he set, , ' The gray-goose wing that was thereom ' In his heart -blood was wet. ' This fight did last from break of day ' Till setting of the... | |
 | 1803 - 434 lehte
...shined in Homer or Virgil. 1 So thus did both those nobles die, ' Whose courage none could stain : 4 An English archer then perceiv'd ' The noble earl...had a bow bent in his hand, ' Made of a trusty tree, f ' An arrow of a cloth-yard long ' Unto the head drew he. ' Against Sir Hugh Montgomery 4 So right... | |
 | Susannah Watts - 1804 - 164 lehte
...will ever secure the preference to the latter weapon, which, though as commonly used, perhaps less * " He had a bow bent in his hand, " Made of a trusty tree ; " An arrow of a cloth-yard long, " Up to the head drew he:" CHEVY CHACE, Certain, of hitting the mark, is howevef capable of doing much... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 366 lehte
...have shined in Homer or in Virgil : • So thus did both these nobles die, Whose courage none could stain ; An English archer then perceiv'd The noble...a trusty tree, An arrow of a cloth-yard long Unto l he head drew he. Against Sir Hugh Montgomery So right his shaft he set, The grey-goose wing that... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 346 lehte
...So thus did both these nobles die, Whose courage none could stain ; An English archer then percelv'd The noble Earl was slain. He had a bow bent in his...cloth-yard long Unto the head drew he. Against Sir Hush Montgomery 80 right his shaft he set, The grey-goose wing that was thereon In his heart-blood... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - 1810 - 232 lehte
...other side A large cloth-yard, and more. So thus did both these nobles die, Whose courage none could stain : An English archer then perceiv'd The noble...Made of a trusty tree ; An arrow of a cloth-yard long Up to the head drew he : . . Against sir Hugh Montgomery, So right the shaft he set, ' The grey-goose-wing... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 lehte
...would have shined in Homer or in Virgil. So thus did both these nobles die. Whose courage none could stain ; An English archer then perceiv'd The noble...he set, The gray-goose wing, that was thereon, In Ins heart-blood was wet. This fight did last from break of day Till setting of the sun ; For when they... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 lehte
...courage none could »lain; An English archer then perceiv'd The noble earl was slain. . ' He had a how bent in his hand, Made of a trusty tree, An arrow of a cloth-yard long Unto the head drew be. ' Against Sir Hugh Montgomery So right hi» shaft be set, The grey-goose wing that was thereos)... | |
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