His banner broad to rear ; He went not 'gainst the English yew, To lift the Scottish spear. Yet his plate-jack was braced, and his helmet was laced, And his vaunt-brace of proof he wore : At his saddle-gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight... Ballads and lyrical pieces - Strona 25autor: sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1825Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
| Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - Liczba stron: 464
...The Baron'return'd in three day's fpace, And his looks were fad and four, And weary was his courfer's pace As he reached his rocky tower. He came not from where Ancram Moor f Ran red with Englifh blood, Where the Douglas true, and the bold Buccleuch, 'Gainft keen Lord Ivers... | |
| Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - Liczba stron: 254
...plate-jack* was braced, and his helmet was laced, And his vaunt-brace of proof he wore; At his saddle-gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight and more. The Baron return'd in three day's space, » And his looks were sad and sour, And weary was his courser's pace... | |
| Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - Liczba stron: 268
...plate-jack* was braced, and his helmet was laced, And his vaunt-brace of proof he wore ; At his saddle-gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight and more. The Baron return'd in three day's space, And his looks were sad and sour, And weary was his courser's pace As... | |
| Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1805 - Liczba stron: 264
...At his saddle- gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight and more. The Baron return'd in three days' space, And his looks were sad and sour,...his courser's pace As he reached his rocky tower. * The plate- jack is coat armour; the vaunt-brace (avant- bras), armour for the shoulders and arms;... | |
| Walter Scott - 1806 - Liczba stron: 512
...* was braced, and his helmet was laced, And his vaunt-brace of proof he wore; At his saddle-gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight and more. • • The plate-jeck is coat-armour ; the vaunt-brace, or vtam-brace, armour for the body ; the sperlhe, a battle-axe.... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - Liczba stron: 306
...plate-jack* was braced, and his helmet was laced, And his vaunt-brace of proof he wore ; At his saddle-gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight and...his courser's pace, As he reached his rocky tower. * The plate-jack is coat armour; the vaunt-brace, or wamhrace, armour for the body ; the sperthe, a... | |
| Scottish border - 1821 - Liczba stron: 504
...plate-jack* was braced, and his helmet was laced, And his vaunt-brace of proof he wore ; At his saddle-gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight and more. * The plate-jack is coat-armour ; the vaunt-brace, or wain -brace, armour for the body ; the sperthe, a battle-axe.... | |
| Scott - 1821 - Liczba stron: 516
...plate-jack* was braced, and his helmet was laced, And his vaunt-brace of proof he wore ; At his saddle-gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight and more. * The plate-jack is coat-armour ; the vaunt-brace, or wooi-brace, armour tiir the body ; ihe sperthe, a battlt-axc.... | |
| Walter Scott - 1822 - Liczba stron: 400
...the vaunt-brace, or wambrace, armour for the body ; the sperthe, a battle-axe. At his saddle-gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight and more. The Baron return'd in three days space, And his looks were sad and sour ; And weary was his courser's pace, As... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - Liczba stron: 314
...plate-jack* was braced, and his helmet was laced, And his vaunt-brace of proof he wore ; At his saddle-gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight and more. The Baron return'd in three days* space, And his looks were sad and sour : And weary was his courser's pace,... | |
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