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. When down their bows they threw, And forth their... Historical reader. English history - Page 94by Historical reader - 1880Full view - About this book
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 692 pages
...true English hearts, Stuck close together. When down their bows they threw, And forth their bilbows drew, And on the French they flew ; Not one was tardy ; Arms were from shoulder* sent, Seal into the teeth were rent, Down the French peasants went, Our men were hardy. This... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...true English hearts, Stuck close together. When down their bows they threw, And forth their bilbows ust, the conduct true, Applause, in spite of trivial...avoid great errors must the less commit : Neglect the This while our noble king, His broadsword brandishing, Down the French host did ding, As to o'erwhelm... | |
| James Endell Tyler - 1838 - 464 pages
...true English hearts, Stuck close together. When down their bows they threw, And forth their bilbows drew, And on the French they flew ;— Not one was...Down the French peasants went:— Our men were hardy. This while our noble King, His broad sword brandishing, Down the French host did ding, As to o'erwhelm... | |
| James Endell Tyler - 1838 - 512 pages
...true English hearts, Stuck close together. When down their bows they threw, And forth their bilbows drew, And on the French they flew ;— Not one was...Down the French peasants went:— Our men were hardy. This while our noble King, His broad sword brandishing, Down the French host did ding, As to o'erwhelm... | |
| George Agar Hansard - 1840 - 594 pages
...true English hearts, Stuck close together. When down their bows they threw, And forth their bilboes drew, And on the French they flew, Not one was tardy...Down the French peasants went : Our men were hardy. This while our noble king, His broadsword brandishing, Down the French host did ding, As to o'erwhelm... | |
| George Agar Hansard - 1840 - 570 pages
...true English hearts, Stuck close together. When down their bows they threw, And forth their bilboes drew, And on the French they flew, Not one was tardy...the teeth were rent; Down the French peasants went: This while our noble king, His broadsword brandishing, Down the French host did ding, As to o'erwhelm... | |
| George Agar Hansard - 1841 - 574 pages
...true English hearts, Stuck close together. When down their bows they threw, And forth their bilboes drew, And on the French they flew, Not one was tardy...Down the French peasants went : Our men were hardy. This while our noble king, His broadsword brandishing, Down the French host did ding, As to o'crwhelm... | |
| Henry Meredith Parker - 1851 - 356 pages
...of rendering confusion worse confounded — When down their bows they threw, And forth their bilboes drew, And on the French they flew, Not one was tardy...Down the French peasants went, Our men were hardy. This while our noble king, His broad sword brandishing, Down the French host did ding, As to o'erwhelm... | |
| Beautiful poetry - 1857 - 418 pages
...true English hearts, ' Stuck close together. When down their bows they threw, And forth their bilbows drew, And on the French they flew, Not one was tardy ; Arms were from shoulders sent, i Scalps to the teeth were rent, Down the French peasants went — Our men were hardy. This while our... | |
| Penny readings - 1866 - 304 pages
...true English hearts, Stuck close together. 'When down their bows they threw, And forth their billows drew, And on the French they flew, Not one was tardy...Down the French peasants went — Our men were hardy. This while our noble King, His broad sword brandishing, Down the French host did ding As to o'erwhelm... | |
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