...thrust, to strike, to 'feint, to guard ; While, less expert, though stronger far, The Gael 'maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood,...tartans dyed. Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, And showered his blows like wintry rain ; And, as firm rock, or castle roof, Against the winter shower...

...Elizabeth's time, although that of the single rapier seems to have been occasionally practised VOL. III. 17 J He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...though stronger far, The Gael maintain'd unequal war. much earlier.' Rowland Yorke, however, who betrayed the fort of Zutphen to the Spaniards, for which...

...often dashed aside; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield, He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank...

...often dashed aside ; For, trained abroad bis arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield ; He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...While, less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank...

...thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard t While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintain *d o the mind recall The boisterous joys of Odin's hall....of old Loved when the year its course had roll'd gashing flood the tartans dyed. Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, And shower'd bis blows like wintry...

...FITZ-JAMES.— James V. of Scotland, who was fond of rambling about the country among his subjects, in disguise. He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank...

...dashed aside ; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blado was sword and shield. lie practised every pass and ward. To thrust, to strike,...While, less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times iu closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blado drank...

...thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard ; While, less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood,...dyed. • Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, And showered his blows like wintry rain ; And as firm rock, or castle-roof, Against the whiter shower is...

...thrust, to strike, to feint,1 to guard ; While, less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood,...stinted draught, no scanty tide ; The gushing flood the tartans3 dyed. Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, And showered his blows like wintry rain ; And,...

...they darkly closed. For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...guard; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood. And thrice the Saxon blade drank...