Awaked the need-fire's slumbering brand, And ruddy blush'd the heaven : For a sheet of flame, from the turret high, Waved like a blood-flag on the sky, All flaring and uneven ; And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff, were... Shore and Sea; Or, Stories of Great Vikings and Sea-captains - Page 28de William Henry Davenport Adams - 1883 - 348 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 848 pages
...sheet of flame, from the turret high, Waved like a blood-flag on the sky, All flaring and uneven ; And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and...they glanced to sight, As stars arise upon the night. They gloani'd-on many a dusky tarn,8 Haunted by the lonely earn j9 On many a cairn's'0 grey pyramid,... | |
 | John Frederick Boyes - 1842 - 332 pages
...A sheet of flame from the turret high Wav'd like a blood-flag on the sky, All flaring and uneven ; And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and...they glanced to sight, As stars arise upon the night. They gleamed ........ Till high Dunedin the blazes saw From Soltra and Dumpender Law. Scott's Lay of... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1842 - 600 pages
...country seventy miles long from Berwick to the Bield, and fifty broad, was alarmed in a few hours. A score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and...each the signal caught ; Each after each they glanced in sight, As stars arise upon the night : They gleam 'd on many a dusky tarn, Haunted by the lonely... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1842 - 734 pages
...of rl;irne, from the turret high, Waved like a blood-Has; on the sky, Ail tVinni: and uneven ; .\nd soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and clifl| were seen; Kichwith warlike tidings fraught; F.arli iroin each, the signal caught F.ai:h after... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1843 - 734 pages
...a aheet of flame, from the turret highf Waved like a hlood-flag on the sky. All flaring and uneven, And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and...they glanced to sight, As stars arise upon the night. They gleamed on many a dusky tarn,a Haunted hy the lonely earn;f On many a cairn's pray pyramid, Where... | |
 | 1844 - 858 pages
...sheet of flame, from the turret high, Waved like a blood flag on the sky ; All flaring and uneven ; And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and...they glanced to sight, As stars arise upon the night, They gleamed on many a dusky tarn, Haunted by the lonely earn; On many a cairn's grey pyramid, Where... | |
 | Moses Aaron Richardson - 1844 - 436 pages
...turret high, Waved like a blood flag on the sky ; All flaring and uneven ; And soon a score of fires, T ween, From height, and hill, and cliff, were seen...they glanced to sight, As stars arise upon the night, They gleamed on many a dusky tarn, Haunted by the lonely earn ; On many a cairn's grey pyramid, Where... | |
 | Moses Aaron Richardson - 1844 - 396 pages
...flaring and uneven ; And soon a score of fires, T ween, From height, and hill, and cliff, were seer , Each with warlike tidings fraught ; Each from each...they glanced to sight, As stars arise upon the night, They gleamed on many a dusky tarn, Haunted by the lonely earn; On many a cairn.s grey pyramid Where... | |
 | Anna Maria Hall - 1845 - 854 pages
...sheet of flame, from the turret high, Waved like a blood flag in the sky, All flaring and uneven ; And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and...they glanced to sight, As stars arise upon the night. They gleamed in many a dusky tarn, Haunted by the lonely earn ; On many a cairn's gray pyramid, Where... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1845 - 382 pages
...sheet of flame, from the turret high, Waved like a blood-flag on the sky, All flaring and uneven ; And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and...they glanced to sight, As stars arise upon the night. They gleam'd on many a dusky tarn,3 Haunted by the lonely earn ;3 On many a cairn's" grey pyramid,... | |
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