 | James Endell Tyler - 1838 - 464 pages
...Thunder to thunder. Well it thine age became, O noble Erpingham ! Who didst the signal aim To our hid forces; When, from a meadow by, Like a storm suddenly, The English archery Stuck the French horses. 1" The two first words of this line are different in the original. With Spanish... | |
 | James Endell Tyler - 1838 - 512 pages
...Harry. And taking many a fort, Furnished in warlike sort, Marcheth towards 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 starts, But playing manly parts, And, like... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1875 - 676 pages
...Thunder to thunder. Well it thine age became, 0 noble Erpingham ! Who didst the 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 a cloth-yard long, That like to serpent... | |
 | Charles Mac Farlane - 1853 - 550 pages
...next minute were assailed by a tremendous shower of arrows, both in front and 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 starts, But playing manly parts, And like... | |
 | American essays - 1865 - 940 pages
...repeats a streak of color or a dash of flavor belonging to some alien growth. Thus, Drayton says, — " With Spanish yew so strong. Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpent* itu*gn And Brownell, — " Trust me, our berth was hot ; Ah, wickedly well they shot ; How... | |
 | Penny readings - 1866 - 304 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, The English archery Stuck the French horses. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpents... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 pages
...aim To our hid forces ; When from a meadow by, Like a storm suddenly, 70 The English archery Stuck the French horses. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung, 75 Piercing the weather ; None from his fellow starts, But playing manly parts, And like true English... | |
 | Army - 1869 - 614 pages
...next minute were assailed by a tremendous shower of aiTows, both in front and 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 starts, 15ut playing manly parts, And like... | |
 | 1870 - 462 pages
...aim To our hid forces ; When from a meadow by, Like a storm suddenly, 70 The English archery Stuck the French horses. With Spanish yew so strong, Arrows a cloth-yard long, That like to serpents stung, 75 Piercing the weather ; None from his fellow starts, But playing manly parts, And like true English... | |
 | American poetry - 1872 - 900 pages
...Thunder to thunder. Well it thine age became, 0 noble Erpiugham ! Which did the signal aim To our hid L trae English hearts, Stuck close together. When down their bows they threw, _ And forth their bilboes... | |
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Armour on armour shone ; Drum now to drum did groan ; To hear was wonder ; That with the cries they make The very earth did shake ; Trumpet to trumpet spake, Thunder to thunder. Well it thine age became, O noble Erpingham ! Which did the signal aim To... 
