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| James Fenimore Cooper - 1888 - 504 pages
...discipline of the peculiar branch of service to which they belonged. CUAPTER XXVHI. His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before ; — 'Come one, come nil ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I !' " LADY MF TUB Liu. Ouu battle will be... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1890 - 612 pages
...start, He mann'd himself with dauntless air, Return'd the Chief his haughty stare, His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : — " Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." Sir Roderick mark'd — and in his eyes Respect was... | |
| Charles F. Beezley - 1891 - 436 pages
...start, He manned himself with dauntless air, Returned the Chief his haughty stare, His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before: — " Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly " From its firm base as soon as It"— Sir Roderick marked — and in his eyes Respect... | |
| Sara A. Hamlin - 1892 - 166 pages
...start, He manned 'umself with dauntless air, Returned the Chief his haughty stare, His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : ' Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." Sir Roderick marked, — and in his eyes Respect was... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1892 - 292 pages
...start, He maun'd himself with dauntless air, Return'd the Chief his haughty stare, His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : — " Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." Sir Roderick mark'd — and in his eyes Respect was... | |
| Jenny H. Stickney - 1892 - 416 pages
...start, He manned himself with dauntless air, Returned the chief his haughty stare. His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : " Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." Sir Roderick marked, and in his eyes Respect was mingled... | |
| Walter Scott - 1894 - 208 pages
...start, He mann'd himself with dauntless air, Return'd the chief his haughty stare, His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : — " Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as L" Sir Roderick mark'd, — and in his eyes Respect was... | |
| Frank R. Stockton - 1894 - 326 pages
...Roderick Dhu ! " And then without caring who else heard me, I burst out with : " ' His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : " Come one, come all ! This rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." ' " " No, madam," said the driver, politely touching... | |
| Charles Dudley Warner - 1896 - 482 pages
...start, He manned himself with dauntless air. Returned the chief his haughty stare, His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before: — " Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." Sir Roderick marked; and in his eyes Respect was mingled... | |
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