 | Walter Scott - 1808 - 526 psl.
...stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight; — I Linked in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought...skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his shatter'd bands ; And from the charge they drew, As mountain-waves, from wasted lands, Sweep back to... | |
 | 1811 - 612 psl.
...whrre liis comrade stood " The instant that he fell. " No thought was there of dastard flight, " Link'd in the serried phalanx tight ; " Groom fought like...''• As fearlessly and well ; " Till utter darkness clot'd her wing " O'er their thin host and wounded king." . Scoffs Tale ttfFloitien. A little later... | |
 | 1877 - 798 psl.
...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, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well." Many hours of exhausting strife had now passed, and the hard-earned advantage was on the side of the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 psl.
...flight ; — Linked in the serried phalanx tifc.,t, Groom fought like nohle, squire like knight, 4 « fearlessly and well, Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host arid wounded king. Then skilful Surrey's sage commands Led hack from strife his shattered hands ; And... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 306 psl.
...stepping 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,...skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his shatter'd bands; And from the charge they drew, As mountain-waves, from wasted lands, Sweep back to... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 530 psl.
...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,...skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his shatter'd bands ; And from the charge they drew, As mountain-waves, from wasted lands, Sweep back from... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1821 - 596 psl.
...where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. i No thought was there of dastard flight; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble,...Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin Jhost and wounded King. Then skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his shatter'd bands... | |
 | 1894 - 672 psl.
...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...closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded king.' The night was now closing in but darkness came too late to save the gallant little hand of surrounded... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 psl.
...where his comrade stood, The instant that be fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble,...well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thia host and wounded king. Then skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his shatter'd... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 314 psl.
...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,...skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his shatter'd bands ; And from the charge they drew, As mountain-waves, from wasted lands, Sweep back to... | |
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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... 
