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Calliope: A Collection of Poems, Legendary and Pathetic - Page 69
1814 - 308 pages
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The Boy's Book of Ballads

Ballads, English - 1861 - 274 pages
...heavy shower, On shields and helmets light. They clos'd full fast on every side, No slackness there was found ; And many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping...was a grief to see, And likewise for to hear, The cries of men lying in their gore. At last these two stout earls did meet, Like captains of great might...
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A book of English poetry; ed. by T. Shorter

Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 pages
...heavy shower, On shields and helmets light. They closed full fast on every side, No slackness theru was found ; And many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping on the ground. Oh, Christ ! it was a grief to see How each one chose his spear, And how the blood out of their breasts...
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Gleanings from the English poets, Chaucer to Tennyson, with biogr. notices ...

English poets - 1862 - 626 pages
...heavy shower On shields and helmets light. They closed full fast on every side, No slackness there was found ; And many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping on the ground. In truth ! it was a grief to see How each one chose his spear, And how the blood out of their breasts...
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Old English Ballads: A Collection of Favourite Ballads of the Olden Time

Ballads, English - 1863 - 302 pages
...with mickle pride The spears to shivers sent. They clos'd full fast on every side, No slacknes there was found : And many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping...was a grief to see, And likewise for to hear, The cries of men lying in their gore, And scatter'd here and there. At last these two stout earls did meet,...
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Playtime with the poets: a selection of the best English poetry for the use ...

Playtime - 1863 - 436 pages
...shields and helmets light, TJ 2 292 CHEVY CHASE. They closed full fast on every side, No slackness there was found ; And many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping...was a grief to see, And likewise for to hear, The cries of men lying in their gore, And scattered here and there. At last these two stout earls did meet,...
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A Compendium of English Literautre: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...arrows sent, Full fourscore Scots they slew. They closed full fast on every side, No slackness there was found; And many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping on the ground. 0 dear! it was a grief to see, And likewise for to hear, The cries of men lying in their gore, And...
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Old English ballads, favourite ballads of the olden time

English ballads - 1864 - 296 pages
...with mickle pride The spears to shivers sent. They clos'd full fast on every side, No slacknes there was found ; And many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping...was a grief to see, And likewise for to hear, The cries of men lying in their gore. And scatter'd here and there. At last these two stout earls did meet,...
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Choice specimens of English literature, selected and arranged by T.B. Shaw ...

Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...heavy shower, Un shields and helmets light.] They closed full fast on everye side, Noe slacknes there was found ; And many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping on the ground. O Christ ! it was a griefe to see, And likewise for to heare, The eries of men lying in their gore, And scattered here...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1865 - 784 pages
...arrows sent, Full fourscore Scots they slew. They closed full fast on every side, No slackness there was found ; And many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping on the ground. 0 dear! it was a grief to see, And likewise for to hear, The cries of men lying in their gore, And...
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Class-book of English Poetry

English poetry - 1866 - 180 pages
...heavy shower, On shields and helmets light. They closed full fast on every side, No slackness there was found ; And many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping on the ground. O sad! it was a grief to see, And likewise for to hear, The cries of men lying in their gore, And scattered...
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