 His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : — "Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I.  Lady of the Lake - Página 109por Walter Scott - 1909 - 204 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Joseph Robertson - 1840 - 290 páginas
...we twa The flycht on us sail samyn ta.' " NJ b. viii. c. xxxii. " His back against a rock he bot3, And firmly placed his foot before : — ' Come one...this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I !' " SCOTT — Lady of the Lake, cv st. x. 9. " But his gaunt frame was worn with toil ; His cheek... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 848 páginas
...his heart The life-blood thrill'd with sudden start, He mann'd himself with dauntless air, Return'd the Chief his haughty stare, His back against a rock...this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I."8 Sir Roderick mark'd — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stem joy which... | |
 | 1841 - 488 páginas
...resolute as that of the stalworth opponent of Roderic Dhu, when he shouted to his ambushed foes : " Come one, come all ; this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." We were still unable to get a sight at the creature itself; but could perceive, by the direction of... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1842 - 464 páginas
...habits and discipline of the peculiar branch of service to which they belonged. CHAPTER XIII. . • ; " His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed...this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I !'" Lady of the Lake. OUR battle will be told with greater clearness, if the reader is furnished with... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1842 - 308 páginas
...peculiar branch of service to which they belonged. CHAPTER IX. His back against a rock he bore, A nd firmly placed his foot before: " Come one, come all!...this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I !" Lady of the Lake. OUR battle will be told with greater clearness if the reader is furnished with... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 páginas
...himself with dauntless air, Return'd the chief his haughty stare, POETIC PIECES. His back against a rook he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : " Come...this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." — Sir Roderick marked — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1843 - 452 páginas
...to which they belonged. CHAPTER XXVIII. His back against a rock be bore, And firmly placed his tool before: "Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as 1 1 " Lady of the Late. OUR battle will be told with greater clearness if the reader is furnished with... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 110 páginas
...Though to his heart The life-blood thrill'd with sudden start, He manned himself with dauntless air, Returned the Chief his haughty stare, His back against...this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." Sir Roderick marked — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1844 - 318 páginas
...life-blood thrilled with sudden start, He mann'd himself with dauntless air, Return'd the chief his haugttty stare, His back against a rock he bore, And firmly...rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I."— Sir Roderick marked — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which... | |
 | 1844 - 524 páginas
...approval or disapproval, he has seemed to say, in the stirring words of the hero of the Scottish poet, " Come one, come all — this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." This has been his resolution — a resolution, be it remembered, which would be worse than weakness... | |
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