 And hear, — to fire thy flagging zeal, — The Saxon cause rests on thy steel; For thus spoke Fate, by prophet bred Between the living and the dead: 'Who spills the foremost foeman's life, His party- conquers in the strife.  The poetical works of Walter Scott - Page 21by sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820Full view - About this book
 | 1876 - 732 lehte
...there no means?'' "No, Stranger, nono ! And hear — to fire thy flagging zeal — The Saxon canse rests on thy steel ; For thus spoke Fate by prophet...' Who spills the foremost foeman's life, His party conqners in the strife.' " "Then, by my word," the Saxon said, "The riddle is already read : Seek yonder... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - 828 lehte
...No, stranger, none! And hear — to fire thy flagging zeal — The Saxon cause rests on thy steel i ady Heron bide, Behold me here a messenger. Your tender greetings prompt to bear i For, to the Scottis foeman 's life, His party conquers in the strife.' " " Then, by my word," the Saxon said, " The riddle... | |
 | 1876 - 732 lehte
...: Can nought but blood our feud atone ? Are there no means?" "No, Stranger, none I And hear — to fire thy flagging zeal — The Saxon cause rests on thy steel ; For thus spoke Fato by prophet bred Between the living and the dead ; ' Who spills the foremost foeman's life, His... | |
 | Thomas Nelson Publishers - 1879 - 448 lehte
...nought but blood our feud atone ? Are there no means — ?" " No, Stranger, none! And here, — to fire thy flagging zeal, — The Saxon cause rests...yonder brake beneath the cliff, — There lies Red Murdoch,6 stark and stiff. Thus Fate has solved her prophecy ; Then yield to Fate, and not to me. To... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1877 - 688 lehte
...Can nought but blood our feud atone ) Are there no means ?" " No, Stranger, none I And hear, — to fire thy flagging zeal, — The Saxon cause rests...Seek yonder brake beneath the cliff, — There lies lied Murdoch, stark and stiff. Thus Fate has solved her prophecy, Then yield to Fate, and not to me.... | |
 | William Davis (B.A.) - 1877 - 80 lehte
...nought but blood our feud3 atone ? Are there no means ?" — " No, stranger, none ! And here, — to fire thy flagging zeal, — The Saxon cause rests...Saxon said, " The riddle is already read. Seek yonder brake4 beneath the cliff, — There lies Red Murdock,* stark and stiff. Thus Fate hath solved her prophecy... | |
 | Code poetical reader - 1877 - 168 lehte
...none ! And hear, — to fire thy flagging * zeal, — The Saxon cause rests on thy steel ; 126 127 30 For thus spoke Fate,* by prophet * bred Between the...strife.'" — " Then, by my word," the Saxon said, 35 " The riddle is already read. Seek yonder brake * beneath the cliff, — There lies Red Murdoch,*... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1877 - 742 lehte
...thus spoke Fate by prophet bred Between the living and the dead ; ' Who spills the foremost f oeman's life, His party conquers in the strife.'" — " Then,...Seek yonder brake beneath the cliff — There lies Bed Murdoch, stark and stiff. Thus Fate has solved her prophecy, Then yield to Fate, and not to me.... | |
 | 1877 - 574 lehte
...first-named work \a referred to by MB. SOLLT. E»' ST 365.] DOES Walter Scott, in his lines, — " For thus spoke Fate, by prophet bred Between the living and the dead : ' Who spills the foremost foeman'a life, His party conquers in the strife," " allude to a superstition believed in to any extenl... | |
 | William Swinton - 1885 - 624 lehte
...through a flat and extensive moor, which have heen thought to be called Bochastle. Upon a small Roman. For thus spoke Fate, by prophet bred Between the living...the strife.' " " Then, by my word," the Saxon said, " Thy riddle is already read. Seek yonder brake beneath the cliff — There lies Red Murdoch, stark... | |
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