At once there rose so wild a yell Within that dark and narrow dell, As all the fiends, from heaven that fell, Had peal'd the banner-cry of hell! Forth from the pass in tumult driven, Like chaff before the wind of heaven, The archery appear: For life !... The Atlantic Monthly - Page 6611904Full view - About this book
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 444 pages
...dark and narrow dell, As all the fiends, from heaven that fell, Had pealed the banner-cry of hell ! Forth from the pass in tumult driven, Like chaff before...broad-swords flashing to the sky, Are maddening in their rear. Onward they drive, in dreadful race, Pursuers and pursued ; v • Before that tide of flight... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 454 pages
...and narrow dell, • As all the fiends, from heaven that fell, Had pealed the banner-cry of hell ! Forth from the pass in tumult driven, Like chaff before...broad-swords flashing to the sky, Are maddening in their rear. Onward they drive, in dreadful race, Pursuers and pursued ; Before that tide of flight... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1811 - 458 pages
...dark and narrow dell, As all the fiends, from heaven that fell, Had pealed the banner-cry of hell ! Forth from the pass in tumult driven, Like chaff before...broad-swords flashing to the sky, Are maddening in the rear. Onward they drive, in dreadful race, Pursuers and pursued ; Before that tide of flight and chase, .... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 410 pages
...that fell, Had pealed the hanner-cry of hell ! Forth from the pass in tumult driven, Like chafI hefore the wind of heaven, The archery appear: For life !...their flight they ply— And shriek, and shout, and hattle-cry, And plaids, and honnets waving high, And hroadswords flashing to the sky, Are maddening... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 284 pages
...dark and narrow dell, As all the fiends, from heaven that fell, Had peal'd the banner-cry of hell! Forth from the pass in tumult driven, Like chaff before...broad-swords flashing to the sky, Are maddening in the rear. Onward they drive, in dreadful race, Pursuers and pursued; Before that tide of flight and chase, How... | |
| Walter Scott - 1826 - 294 pages
...dark and narrow dell, As all the fiends from heaven that fell, Had peeled the banner-cry of hell ! Forth from the pass in tumult driven, Like chaff before...their flight they ply — And shriek, and shout, and battle cry, And plaids, and bonnets waving high, And broad-swords flashing to the sky, Are maddening... | |
| Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 pages
...i he pass in tumult driven. Lib* ebaff Ы-fure the wind of heaven, The arclifrv appear: For lïfe! for life! their flight they ply— And shriek, and...And plaids and bonnets waving high, And broadswords Hashing to the sky, Are maddening ш the rear. Onward they drive, in dreadful race, Pursuers aud pursued... | |
| Samuel Hazard - 1832 - 446 pages
...cry of hell! Forth from the pass in tumult driven Like chaff before the winds of heaven, The Indiana appear: For life! for life! their flight they ply — And shriek, and shout, for battle cry Are maddening in the rear." Indeed I have been told by an officer in the American army,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 pages
...the fiends, from heaven that fell, Hid pr.il'cl the banner-cry of hell ! fWth from the paw* in immiit driven, Like chaff before the wind of heaven, The...broadswords flashing to the sky, Are maddening in the rear. Onward they drive, in dreadful race, Pursuers and pursued; Before rhat tide of flight and chase, llow... | |
| Walter Scott - 1834 - 280 pages
...dark and narrow dell, As all the fiends, from heaven that fell, Had peeled the banner-cry of hell ! Forth from the pass in tumult driven, Like chaff before...waving high, And broadswords flashing to the sky, Arc maddening in their rear. Onward they drive, in dreadful race, Pursuers and pursued ; Before that... | |
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