 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.  The Book of Archery - Page 204by George Agar Hansard - 1840 - 456 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 692 pages
...signal aim To our hid forces ; When from a meadow by, Like a storm suddenly, The Tinglixh archery Stuck the French horses. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows...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 shoulder* sent, Seal... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...Thunder to thunder. Well it thine age became, O noble Erpingham, Which did the signal aim To our hid air, List under reason, and deserve her care ; Those,...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 - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...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 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Barbara Hofland - 1843 - 974 pages
...betrayed her sex. " A prize! a prize !" he cried. And Mary fell swooning against his shoulder. CHAPTER V. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long,...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... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1875 - 676 pages
...Stuck 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...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 pages
...Thunder to thunder. Well it thine age became, O noble Erpingham, Which didst the signal aim To our hid forces ; When, from a meadow by, Like a storm suddenly,...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 pages
...flank. Our archers — " With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpent stung, Piercing the weather. None from his fellow...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 pages
...Thunder to thunder. Well it thine age became, O noble Erpingham, Which didst the signal aim To our hid forces ; When from a meadow by, Like a storm suddenly,...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... | |
 | Penny readings - 1866 - 304 pages
...signal aim To our hid forces ; When from a meadow by, Like a storm suddenly, The English archery Stuck the French horses. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows...'When down their bows they threw, And forth their billows drew, And on the French they flew, Not one was tardy ; Arms were from shoulders sent, Scalps... | |
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