They pull down the piles and palisades; they hew down the barriers with axes. His high black plume floats abroad over the throng, like a raven over the field of the slain. They have made a breach in the barriers — they rush in — they are thrust back! The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Pagina 281820Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Walter Scott - 1877 - 486 pagina’s
...slain.—They have made a breach in the barriers—they rush in—they are thrust back !—Front-de-Bceuf heads the defenders ; I see his gigantic form above...man. God of Jacob ! it is the meeting of two fierce tides—the conflict of two oceans moved by adverse winds !" She turned her head from the lattice,... | |
| Thomas Nelson Publishers - 1879 - 448 pagina’s
...down the barriers with axes. His high black plume floats abroad over the throng, like a raven over the field of the slain. They have made a breach in...barriers — they rush in — they are thrust back i Frontde-Boeuf heads the defenders ; I see his gigantic form above the press. They throng again to... | |
| Walter Scott - 1879 - 488 pagina’s
...down the barriers with axes. — His high black plume floats abroad over the throng, like a raven over the field of the slain. — They have made a breach...barriers— they rush in — they are thrust back ! — Front-de-Bceuf heads the defenders ; I see his gigantic form above the press. They throng again... | |
| Walter Scott - 1877 - 692 pagina’s
...down the barriera with axes — His high black plume floats abroad over the throng, like a raven over the field of the slain. — They have made a breach in the barriers — they rush m — they are thrust back! — Front-de-Bœuf heads the defenders; I see his gigantic form above the... | |
| London readers - 1878 - 296 pagina’s
...down the barriers with axes. His high black plume floats abroad over the throng, like a raven over the field of the slain. They have made a breach in the barriers — they rash in — they are thrust back ! — Front-de-Boeuf heads the defenders; I see his gigantic form... | |
| 1878 - 482 pagina’s
...down the barriers with axes. His high black plume floats abroad over the throng, like a raven over the field of the slain. They have made a breach in the barriers—they rush in—they are thrust back ! Frontde-Boeuf heads the defenders ; I see his gigantic... | |
| Joseph Wadsworth Keene - 1879 - 256 pagina’s
...down the barriers with axes. His high black plume floats abroad over the throng, like a raven over the field of the slain. They have made a breach in...the pass is disputed hand to hand, and man to man. It is the meeting of two fierce tides — the conflict of two oceans, moved by adverse winds ! " She... | |
| Marcius Willson - 1882 - 558 pagina’s
...down the barriers with axes. — His high black plume floats abroad over the throng, like a raven over the field of the slain. — They have made a breach...barriers — they rush in — they are thrust back ! — Frontde-Bceuf heads the defenders; I see his gigantic form above the press. They throng again... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1882 - 676 pagina’s
...down the barriers with axes. His high black plume floats abroad over the throng, like a raven over the field of the slain. They have made a breach in...barriers — they rush in — they are thrust back ! Frontde-Bosuf heads the defenders ; I see his gigantic form above the press. They throng again to... | |
| Gleanings - 1882 - 692 pagina’s
...down the barriers with axes — his high black plume floats abroad over the throng, like a raven over the field of the slain. — They have made a breach...barriers— they rush in — they are thrust back ! — Front-de-Bœuf heads the defenders ; I see hie gigantic form above the press. They throng again... | |
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