 | David Hunter Strother - 1857 - 312 pages
...Flodden Field, were uppermost in his mind : "No thought was there of dastard flight, Linked in that serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well." They are brave verses, although they seem to have no especial applicability to the subject. In the... | |
 | Thomas Buckley Smith - 1858 - 310 pages
...Their dark impenetrable wood ; Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Linked in the...fought like noble, squire like knight,— As fearlessly as well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded king; Then skilful Surrey's... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1858 - 952 pages
...151 "be instant that he felL No thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phiilaiix tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight,...and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er thsir tlu'n host and wounded King Then skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his shatter'd... | |
 | James Miller (of Haddington, Scotland.) - 1859 - 352 pages
...where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble,...As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed the wing O'er their thin host and wounded king, Then did their loss the Scottish know, Their king,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1860 - 656 pages
...good Ihe dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood. The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight; Linked in the...commands Led back from strife his shattered bands t And from the charge .they drew, As mountain-waves, from wasted lands, Sweep back to ocean blue. Then... | |
 | Choice poems - 1862 - 368 pages
...good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood. The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Linked in the...fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing F O'er their thin host and wounded King. Then skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1863 - 564 pages
...good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Linked in the...serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire hke knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 528 pages
...where his comrade stood, 15 The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight As fearlessly and well ; 20 Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded king. Then skilful Surrey's... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - 1864 - 430 pages
...where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Ltnk'd in the serried phalanx tight. Groom fought like noble,...Then skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strlle his shatter d bands ; And from the charge they drew. As mountain-waves from wasted lands Sweep... | |
 | Robert Jones - 1864 - 120 pages
...good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Linked in the...noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well." Never in any engagement do we read of such havoc amongst the leaders of an army, excepting when Hannibal... | |
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Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the... 
