 | Walter Scott - Arthurian legend - 1810 - 454 pages
...Chief his haughty stare, His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : — " Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." — Sir Roderick marked — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 444 pages
...Chief his haughty stare, His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : — " Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." — Sir Roderick marked — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which... | |
 | England - 1866 - 830 pages
...justified. She could now set her back against her rock, and face her assailants, as Fitz-James did. " Come one, come all, this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I," might have been her utterance ; but she was not in a defiant mood. She kissed all her counsellors that... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 284 pages
...haughty stare, His back against a rock he bore* And firmly placed his foot before :— " Come one,*come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I."— Sir Roderick mark'd—and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors... | |
 | 1824 - 706 pages
...gathered from Lucan and Claudian. His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before. " Come one, come all ; this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." — Sir Koderic marked, and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprize, And the ihr я joy which... | |
 | Amédée Pichot - England - 1825 - 510 pages
...Chief his haughty stare, His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : — ' Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as toon as I.' — Sir Roderick mark'd — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 pages
...chief his haughty stare, His back againsl a rock lie bore. And firmly placed bis foot before: — « Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I.» Sir Roderick inark'rl— and in his eyes Respecl was mingled with surprise, And llic stern joy which... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pages
...[King James starts back a little, then draws his sword and places his back against the rock.'] James. Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. [Roderick waves his hand and the soldiers retire .] Rod. Fear not, nay, that I need not say, But doubt... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1859 - 722 pages
...by surges worn Stands proudly firm, and seems to say To every billow with its surging spray, — " Come one, come all, this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." XL A rock that base ! and pinnacled with light, The EDDYSTONE named ! aye, glorious sight, Triumph... | |
 | Orville Dewey - Europe - 1836 - 278 pages
...as he takes his seat on the coach box, you fancy him saying to all obstacles and dangers, " Come on, come all, this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." Chester is an ancient town, with marks of anCHESTER. 25 tiquity in every structure and stone. The streets... | |
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Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. 
