and they press the besieged hard upon the outer wall; some plant ladders, some swarm like bees, and endeavour to ascend upon the shoulders of each other - down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees upon their heads, and as fast as they bear the wounded... Waverley Novels: Vol. 4 - Page 550by Walter Scott - 1844 - 685 pagesFull view - About this book
| Walter Scott - 1833 - 852 pages
...They drag Front-de-Boeuf within the walls." "The assailants have won the barriers, have they not1)" said Ivanhoe. " They have — they have ! exclaimed...swarm like bees, and endeavour to ascend upon the shoulders of each other — down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees upon their heads, and as fast... | |
| Walter Scott - 1836 - 576 pages
...the haughty Templar — their united force compels the champion to pause — They drag Front-de-Bo3uf within the walls." " The assailants have won the barriers,...swarm like bees, and endeavour to ascend upon the shoulders of each other — down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees upon their heads, and as fast... | |
| William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 pages
...they drag Front-de-Breuf within the walls." " The assailants have won the barriers, have they not T said Ivanhoe. " They have— they have !" exclaimed...swarm like bees, and endeavour to ascend upon the shoulders of each other— down go stone?, beams, and trunks of trees upon their heads, and as fast... | |
| Walter Scott - 1853 - 410 pages
...compels the champion to pause — They drag Front-de-Bceuf within the walls." " The assailants hare won the barriers, have they not ?" said Ivanhoe. "They...swarm like bees, and endeavour to ascend upon the shoulders of each other — down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees upon their heads, and as fast... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1848 - 330 pages
...the haughty Templar — their united force compels the champion to pause — They drag Front-de-Boeuf within the walls." " The assailants have won the barriers,...swarm like bees, and endeavour to ascend upon the shoulders of each other — down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees upon their heads, and as fast... | |
| Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1862 - 392 pages
...they drag Front-de-Boauf within the walls." " The assailants have won the barriers, have they not 1 " said Ivanhoe. " They have ! — they have ! " exclaimed...swarm like bees, and endeavour to ascend upon the shoulders of each other — down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees upon their heads; and as fast... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 530 pages
...drag Frorit-de-Bccuf within the walls." " The assailants have won the barriers, have they not'? " 25 said Ivanhoe. " They have — they have !" exclaimed...wall ; some plant ladders, some swarm like bees, and endeavor to ascend upon the shoulders of each other — down go stones, 30 beams, and trunks of trees... | |
| Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...the haughty Templar — their united force compels the champion to pause — They drag Front-de-Bceuf within the walls." "The assailants have won the barriers,...swarm like bees, and endeavour to ascend upon the shoulders of each other — down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees upon their heads, and as fast... | |
| Class-book - 1869 - 344 pages
...the haughty Templar — their united force compels the champion to pause — They drag Front-de-Bosuf within the walls.' ' The assailants have won the barriers,...swarm like bees, and endeavour to ascend upon the shoulders of each other ; down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees upon their heads, and as fast... | |
| sir William Smith - 1869 - 382 pages
...ordinary derivation is, however, 0. E. guma, a man. the champion to pause — They drag Front-de-Bcenf within the walls." " The assailants have won the barriers,...swarm like bees, and endeavour to ascend upon the shoulders of each other— down go stones, beams, and trunks of trees upon their heads, and as fast... | |
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