that ever he was born, Who did not draw the sword before he blew the horn !" At the same time a whirlwind of irresistible fury howled through the long hall, bore the unfortunate horse-jockey clear out of the mouth of the cavern, and precipitated him over... Waverley, Or 'Tis Sixty Years Since - Página 19de Walter Scott - 1834Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1831 - 780 páginas
...same moment » voice pronounced alond the mysterious words: "Woe to the coward, that ever he was bom, Who did not draw the sword before he blew the horn!"...At the same time a whirlwind of irresistible fury bowl *4 through the long hall, bore the unfortunate horsejockey clear out of the mouth of the cavern,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 488 páginas
...all depends on courage, and much on your taking the sword or the horn first." « Woe to the coward, that ever he was born, Who did not draw the sword before he blew the horn!" This legend, with several variations, is found in many parts of Scotland and England—the scene is... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1841 - 716 páginas
...enchanted knights, and blown away by a mighty wind, while a voice exclaimed,— “Wo to the coward that ever he was born, Who did not draw the sword before he blew the horn.” ‘I'he moral is obvious.] “Wo to the loon that ever he was born !“ (Such were the sounds that... | |
 | Popular tales - 1843 - 268 páginas
...sword; but at the same moment a voice pronounced aloud the mysterious words— " Woe to the coward, that ever he was born, Who did not draw the sword...howled through the long hall, bore the unfortunate horse-dealer clear out of the mouth of the cavern, and precipitated him over a steep bank of loose... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 372 páginas
...sword ; but at the same moment a voice pronounced aloud the mysterious words— " Wo to the coward, that ever he was born, Who did not draw the sword...same time a whirlwind of irresistible fury howled ;hrough the long hall, bore the unfortunate horse-jockey :lear out of the mouth of the cavern, and... | |
 | Norddeutsche Sagen - 1848 - 622 páginas
...ergeben рф flirrenb in i^rcr Stüftung unb eine £Ricfen= ftimme ruft: Woe to the coward, that ever lie was born, Who did not draw the sword before he blew the horn! Dtefelbc etreae mc&r аиед«Гфпшс?ге erjá'ljlung tfyetlt Chambers Pop. rhy. p. 8. аие... | |
 | 1904 - 678 páginas
...feat is performed, though not successfully, and the words uttered are these :— Woe to the coward that ever he was born, Who did not draw the sword before he blew the horn. In Scott's narrative the Eildon Hills on the Borders are the scene of Arthur's enchanted slumber; but... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1852 - 606 páginas
...sword; but at the same moment a voice pronounced aloud the mysterious words:— Woe to the coward, that ever he was born, Who did not draw the sword...a steep bank of loose stones, where the shepherds found him the next morning, with just breath sufficient to tell his fearful tale, after concluding... | |
 | John Timbs - 1862 - 360 páginas
...following nearly parallel legends present several points of mysterious interest. Woe to the coward that ever he was born Who did not draw the sword before he blew the horn. Subsequent to this, Sir Walter proceeds to narrate another kindred tradition. The incidents of this... | |
 | 1863 - 348 páginas
...thunder above the stamping of steeds and the clash of steel, pronounced the words— " Woe to the coward that ever he was born, "Who did not draw the sword before he blow the horn." PUZZLES, ETC. MEN OF THE TШE. У a.1. О m A. NKE GLH ï EO B Ко. 2. H 8 Ж D LPNG... | |
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