Sprung from his heathery couch in haste. But ere his fleet career he took, The dew-drops from his flanks he shook; Like crested leader proud and high Tossed his beamed frontlet to the sky ; 45 A moment gazed adown the dale, A moment snuffed the tainted... The Lady of the Lake - Página 5por Walter Scott - 1893Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Frederick Feild Whitehurst - 1878 - 392 páginas
...antlered monarch of the woods:— "' But ere his fleet career he took,' The dewdrops from his flank he shook, Like crested leader, proud and high, Tossed his beamed frontlet to the sky, A moment gazed adown the dale, A moment snuffed the tainted gale, A moment listened to the cry, That... | |
| William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 286 páginas
...hears his warder call, " To arms! the foemen storm the wall!" The antlered monarch of the waste Sprang from his heathery couch in haste. But, ere his fleet...proud and high, Tossed his beamed frontlet to the sky; A moment gazed adown the dale, A moment snuffed the tainted gale, A moment listened to the cry, That... | |
| Samuel Eliot - 1879 - 424 páginas
...pedler, dryly. 1 American militia "of extremely irregular habits." CHAPTER IX. A moment gazed aduwn the dale, A moment snuffed the tainted gale, A moment...to the cry, That thickened as the chase drew nigh ; Then, as the headmost foe appeared, With one brave bound the copse he cleared, And, stretching forward... | |
| Samuel Eliot - 1879 - 424 páginas
...Andre 1 ," said the pedler, dryly. 1 American militia " of extremely irregular habits." CHAPTER IX. A moment gazed adown the dale, A moment snuffed the...gale, A moment listened to the cry, That thickened art the chase drew nigh ; Then, as the headmost foe appeared, With one brave bound the copse he cleared,... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1106 páginas
...who hears his warder call, " To arms ! the foemen storm the wall," The antlered monarch of the waste s forth, I Where crook-necks are coiling and yellow...Day, when from East and | from West, j From North ; A moment gazed adown the dale, A moment snufled the tainted gale, A moment listened to the cry, That... | |
| William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 268 páginas
...hears his warder call, " To arms! the foemeii storm the wall!" The antlered monarch of the waste Sprang from his heathery couch in haste. But, ere his fleet...proud and high, Tossed his beamed frontlet to the sky; A moment gazed adown the dale, A moment snuffed the tainted gale, A moment listened to the cry, That... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1124 páginas
...the wall," The antlered monarch of the waste Sprung from his heathery couch in haste. But, ere Ids ement a bloody stain. SIR WALTLR SCOTT. NORHAM CASTLE....ruinous castle of Norham (anciently called l'bbanf ; A moment gazed adown the dale, A moment snuffed the tainted guie, A moment listened to the cry, That... | |
| 1880 - 296 páginas
...can exceed the vividness of Scott's well-known lines:— " The antlered monarch of the waste Sprang from his heathery couch in haste ; But, ere his fleet career he took, The dewdrops from hia flanks he shook ; Like crested leader, proud and high, Tossed his beamed frontlet to the sky ;... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1881 - 510 páginas
...antlered monarch of the waste But, ere his fleet career he took, Sprang from his heathery.couch in haste. The dewdrops from his flanks he shook; Like crested...proud and high, Tossed his beamed frontlet to the sky; A moment gazed adown the dale, A moment snuffed the tainted gale, A moment listened to the cry That... | |
| Gordon Stables - 1881 - 196 páginas
...wind, then' dashing wildly off adown the glen, the words of Walter Scott came to Frank's mind— " The crested leader, proud and high, Tossed his beamed frontlet to the sky, V AMONG THE PARTRIDGES. A moment gazed adown the dale, A moment snuffed the tainted gale; Then, as... | |
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