Then gleamed aloft his dagger bright! — — But hate and fury ill supplied The stream of life's exhausted tide, And all too late the advantage came, To turn the odds of deadly game; For, while the dagger gleamed on high, Reeled soul and sense, reeled... The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th] - Page 5931810Full view - About this book
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1866 - 656 pages
...backward threw, Across his brow his hand he drew, From blood and mist to clear his sight. Then gleam'd aloft his dagger bright ! — — But hate and fury...stream of life's exhausted tide, And all too late the advantage came, To turn the odds of deadly game ; У or, while the dagger gleam'd on high, I Reel'd... | |
| Walter Scott - 1866 - 792 pages
...appendix of Pennant's Scon'.sh Tour From blood and mist to clear his sight, Then gleamed aloft bis dagger bright !— — But hate and fury ill supplied...stream of life's exhausted tide, And all too late the advantage came, To turn the odds of deadly game ; For, while the dagger gleamed on higli. Reeled... | |
| John Epy Lovell - 1866 - 568 pages
...his hand he drew, From blood and mist to clear his sight, Then gleamed aloft his dagger bright 1 — But hate and fury ill supplied The stream of life's exhausted tide, And all too late the advantage came, To turn the odds of deadly game ; For, while the dagger gleamed on high. Reeled... | |
| Charles Walton Sanders - 1862 - 610 pages
...Gael above, Fitz-James below. The chieftain's gripe his throat compressed, His knee was planted on his breast; His clotted locks he backward threw, Across...stream of life's exhausted tide, And all too late the advantage came, To turn the odds of deadly game; For, while the dagger gleamed on high, Reeled... | |
| Walter Scott - 1867 - 670 pages
...he drew, !• rom blood and mist to clear his sight, 1 hen gleam'd aloft his dagger bright!— - Hut hate and fury ill supplied The stream of life's exhausted tide, And all too late the advantage came, To turn the odds of deadly game ; I'or, while the dagger gleam'd on high, . press'd,... | |
| Charles Bilton - 1868 - 216 pages
...brass and triple steel ! " They tug, they strain !— down, down, they go, The Gael above, Fitz-James below ! The Chieftain's gripe his throat compressed,...stream of life's exhausted tide, And all too late the advantage came, To turn the odds of deadly game ; For, while the dagger gleamed on high, Reeled... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1868 - 536 pages
...backward threw, Across his brow his hand he drew, From blood and mist to clear his sight, Then gleam'd aloft his dagger bright! — — But hate and fury...stream of life's exhausted tide, And all too late the advantage came, To turn the odds of deadly game; For, while the dagger gleam'd on high, Reel'd... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1868 - 398 pages
...Across his brow his hand he drew. From blood and mist to clear his sight, Then gleam'd aloft his dag^.-r bright!— —But hate and fury ill supplied The stream of life's exhausted tide, And all too late the advantage came, To turn the odds of deadly game ; i^or, while the Овяуег уЬ-нтМ on high.... | |
| Walter Scott - 1869 - 336 pages
...of brass and triple steel ! They tug, they strain ! down, down they go, The Gael above, Fitz-James below. The Chieftain's gripe his throat compressed,...stream of life's exhausted tide, And all too late the advantage came, To turn the odds of deadly game : For, while the dagger gleamed on high, Reeled... | |
| John Russell (F.E.I.S.) - 1869 - 176 pages
...strongest feelings of dislike. S. loathe abominate despise nauseate A. love admire • enjoy approve " But hate and fury ill supplied the stream of life's exhausted tide." (So.) " I abhor this dilatory sloth." (S.) " I do detest false perjured Proteus." (S.) Ex. 87.— Hearty... | |
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