 We two had stemmed the battle's tide In many a well-debated field, Where Bertram's breast was Philip's shield. I thought on Darien's deserts pale, Where Death bestrides the evening gale, How o'er my friend my cloak I threw, And fenceless faced the deadly...  Once a Week - Page 232edited by - 1859Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - Ballads, Scots - 1813 - 444 pages
...thus," he said, " will friends divide !"— I heard, and thought how, side by side, We two had turn'd the battle's tide, In many a well-debated field, Where...breast was Philip's shield. I thought on Darien's desarts pale, Where death bestrides the evening gale, How o'er my friend my cloak I threw, And fenceless... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1813 - 472 pages
...thus," he said, " will friends divide !"— I heard, and thought how, side by side, We two had turned the battle's tide, In many a well-debated field, Where...breast was Philip's shield. I thought on Darien's desarts pale, Where death bestrides the evening gale, How o'er my friend my cloak I threw, And fenceless... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1813 - 568 pages
...thus," he said, " will friends diride !"— I heard, and thought how, side by side, We two had turned the battle's tide, In many a well-debated field, Where...breast was Philip's shield. I thought on Darien's desarts pale, Where death bestrides the evening gale, How o'er my friend my cloak I threw, And fenceless... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 312 pages
...thus," he said, " will friends divide !" — I heard, and thought how, side by side, We two had turned the battle's tide, In many a well-debated field, Where Bertram's breast was Philip's shield. I thonght on Darien's deserts pale, Where death hestrides the evening gale, How o'er my friend my cloak... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 290 pages
...thus," he said, " will friends divide ! "— I heard, and thought how, side by side, We two had turned the battle's tide, In many a well-debated field, Where...breast was Philip's shield. I thought on Darien's desarts pale, Where death bestrides the evening gale, How o'er my friend my cloak I threw, And fenceless... | |
 | Walter Scott - Scottish poetry - 1831 - 582 pages
...thus,' he said, ' will friends divide!"— I heard, and thought how, side by side. We two had turn'd the battle's tide, In many a well-debated field, Where Bertram's breast was Philip's shield. I thought ou Darien's deserts pale. Where death bestrides the evening gale, How o'er my friend my cloak I threw,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1854 - 892 pages
...thus,' he said, ' will friends divide !'— I beard, and thought how, side by side, We two had turn'd the battle's tide, In many a well-debated field, Where...Bertram's breast was Philip's shield. I thought on Daricn's deserts pale, Where death bestrides the evening gale, How o'er my friend my cloak I threw,... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1857 - 460 pages
...thus,' he said, ' will friends divide ! ' — I heard, and thought how, side by side, We two had turn'd the battle's tide, In many a well-debated field, Where...deserts pale, Where death bestrides the evening gale, 1 [MS. — " Frank, as from mate to mate, I tell What way the deed of death befell."] 2 [MS. — "Name... | |
 | Charles Reade - 1861 - 266 pages
...ally in the old artist's bosom. Human nature. Strange as it may appear to the unobservant, our hearts warm more readily to those we have benefited than...in immortal lines: — ' I heard, and thought how skle by side We two had stemmed the battle's tide In m:my a well-debated field, "Where Bertram's breast... | |
 | Charles Reade - 1861 - 268 pages
...ally in the old artist's bosom. Human nature. Strange as it may appear to the unobservant, our hearts warm more readily to those we have benefited than...British Homer has stamped it in immortal lines:— ' I beard, and thousht how side by side We two had stemmed the battle's tide In m ny a well-debated field,... | |
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