With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung, Piercing the weather; None from his fellow starts, But playing manly parts, And like true English hearts, Stuck close together. Old English Sports - 114 psl.autoriai: Frederick William Hackwood - 1907 - 361 psl.Visos knygos peržiūra - Apie šią knygą
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 psl.
...the French horses. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung, x'd ; 'tis fix'd as in a frost ; Contracted all, retiring to the breast; But strength bilbows drew, And on the French they flew ; Not one was tardy ; Arms were from shoulders sent, Scalps... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 psl.
...horses. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a eloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung, Piereing the weather ; None from his fellow starts, But playing manly parts, And like true English hearts, Stuek elose together. When down their bows they threw, And forth their bilbows drew, And on the Freneh... | |
| James Endell Tyler - 1838 - 512 psl.
...Agincourt, In happy hour. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpent stung, Piercing the weather. None from his fellow starts,...together. When down their bows they threw, And forth their bilbows drew, And on the French they flew ;— Not one was tardy ; Arms were from shoulders sent, Scalps... | |
| George Agar Hansard - 1840 - 570 psl.
...the French horses. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a eloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung. Piercing the weather. None from his fellow starts,...drew, And on the French they flew, Not one was tardy ; Arms were from shoulders sent, Scalps to the teeth were rent; Down the French peasants went: This... | |
| George Agar Hansard - 1840 - 594 psl.
...the French horses. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung, Piercing the weather. None from his fellow starts,...drew, And on the French they flew, Not one was tardy ; Arms were from shoulders sent, Scalps to the teeth were rent ; Down the French peasants went : Our... | |
| Barbara Hofland - 1843 - 974 psl.
...shoulder. CHAPTER V. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung, Piercing the weather ; None from his fellow starts,...And like true English hearts, Stuck close together. The Ballad of Agincourt. ON gaining the summit of the scaling-ladder, during the assault on the castle... | |
| 1875 - 676 psl.
...the French horses. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpent stung, Piercing the weather. None from his fellow starts,...together. When down their bows they threw, And forth their bilbows drew, And on the French they flew ; — Not one was tardy ; Arms were from shoulders sent,... | |
| Henry Meredith Parker - 1851 - 356 psl.
...the French horses. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung Piercing the weather ; None from his fellow starts,...And like true English hearts, Stuck close together. Aye, "close together!" Shoulder to shoulder, showering their arrows so that the French might, like... | |
| Charles Mac Farlane - 1853 - 550 psl.
...Our archers — " With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpent stung, Piercing the weather. None from his fellow starts,...playing manly parts, And like true English hearts, Strike close together." * The French had few or no bowmen, for that weapon was considered unworthy... | |
| Beautiful poetry - 1857 - 418 psl.
...the French horses. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung, Piercing the weather ; None from his fellow starts,...together. When down their bows they threw, And forth their bilbows drew, And on the French they flew, Not one was tardy ; Arms were from shoulders sent, i Scalps... | |
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