 Thro' every age with dauntless valour fought On every hostile ground? while o'er their breast, Companion to the silver star, blest type Of fame unsullied and superior deed, Distinguish'd ornament! their native plant Surrounds the sainted cross, with costly...  Lives of Scottish Poets - Page 72by Joseph Robertson - 1822 - 378 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1902 - 864 pages
...Contemplation,' and, in blank verse, a national one on the Thistle, and the order of knighthood named from it : rince sometimes, to drop their prerogative. What a...occasion ! In the reign of King Charles II. a certain cosily row Of gems emblazed, and flame of radiant gold, A sacred mark, their glory and their pride... | |
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