 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 - Seite 25von sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1825Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - 464 Seiten
...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 - 254 Seiten
...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 - 268 Seiten
...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 - 264 Seiten
...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 - 512 Seiten
...* 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 - 306 Seiten
...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 - 504 Seiten
...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 - 516 Seiten
...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 - 400 Seiten
...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 - 314 Seiten
...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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