 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1852 - 814 pages
...great festival to peace; while her neighbours, like the knights of Branksome, may be said — To lie down to rest with corslet laced, Pillowed on buckler cold and hard, To carve at the meal in gloves of steel, And drink the red wine through the helmet barred. Such might... | |
 | Frederick William Thomas - 1853 - 372 pages
...consequently, he painted that period best when, as he describes it— " They laid clown to rest, With the corslet laced — Pillowed on buckler cold and hard...They carved at the meal With gloves of steel, And drank the red wine through the helmet barred." How delightful if Scott had given us some of the scenes... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1854 - 892 pages
...eheathcd in steel, With belted sword, and spur on heel : They quitted not their harness bright, Xeither by day, nor yet by night: They lay down to rest, With corslet laced, Piflow'd on buckler cold and hard ; They carred at the meal With gloves of steel, АпЛ they drunk... | |
 | Frederick William Thomas - 1853 - 390 pages
...consequently, he painted that period best when, as he describes it — " They laid down to rest, AVith the corslet laced — Pillowed on buckler cold and hard ; They carved at the meal AVith gloves of steel, And drank the red wine through the helmet barred." How delightful if Scott had... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1854 - 788 pages
...modern : — " Ten of them were sheath'd in steel, Wiih belted sword, and epur on heel : They quilled not their harness bright, Neither by day, nor yet...night ; They lay down to rest With corslet laced. Pillmv'd on bi:<-klcr cold and hard ; Thry catv'd at ib'? meal With gluves of steel, [met barr'd."... | |
 | 1879 - 864 pages
...lines of Sir Walter Soott : " Ten of these were sheathed in steel With belted sword and spur on heel; They quitted not their harness bright Neither by day, nor yet by night: They lay down to rest \Vith corset laced, Pillowed on buckler cold and haid; They carvrd at the meal "With gloves of steel,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1855 - 590 pages
...to the bold Buccleuch. IV. Ten of them were sheathed in steel, With belted sword, and spur on heel : They quitted not their harness bright, Neither by...night : They lay down to rest, With corslet laced, Pillow'd on buckler cold and hard ; They carved at the meal With gloves of steel, And they drank the... | |
 | Henry Curling - 1855 - 282 pages
...Branksholme's garrison, ever ready for the border-feud, like them also, in time of mistrust and doubt. " Quitted not their harness bright, Neither by day, nor yet by night." • Let us imagine the strict surveillance maintained at each gate-house, sally-port, and postern;... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1856 - 794 pages
...sheath'd in steel, iih belled sword, and spur on heel : «y quilted not their harness bright, ither by day, nor yet by night ; They lay down to rest With corslet laced. ff'd on burkler cold and hard ; They carv'd at the meal With gloves of steel, [met barr'd.' And they... | |
 | 1842 - 790 pages
...armour for days together. " Ten of them were sheathed in steel, With belted sword, and spur on heel ; They quitted not their harness bright, Neither by...and hard ; They carved at the meal With gloves of fteel, And they drank the red wine thro' the helmet barred." These helmets were not unlike small coal... | |
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Ten of them were sheathed in steel, With belted sword, and spur on heel : They quitted not their harness bright, Neither by day, nor yet by night... 
