...when the sun was low, All bloodless lay th' untrodden snow, And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. ' But Linden saw another sight, When...darkness of her scenery. ' By torch and trumpet fast array "d, Each horseman drew his battle blade, And furious every charger neigh'd, To join the dreadful...

...CHAPTER I The Eagle Swoops Down from His Eyrie " But Linden showed another sight, When drums beat at the dead of night, Commanding fires of death to light The darkness of the scenery." " Cry ' Havoc ! ' and let slip the dogs of war." HAD you been walking alone on the seabeach...

...HOHENLINDEN. AN EPIC SONG. 217 And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden shew'd another sight, When the drum beat at dead of night,...darkness of her scenery. By torch and trumpet fast array'd, Each horseman drew his battle blade, And furious every charger neigh'd To join the dreadful...

...when the sun was low, All bloodless lay the untrodden snow. And dark as winter was the flow Oflser, rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When...torch and trumpet fast arrayed, Each horseman drew his battle blade, And furious every charger neighed To join the dreadful revelry. Then shook the hills,...

...when the sun was low. All bloodless lay th' untrodden snow. And dark as winter was the flow Oflser, rolling rapidly, But Linden saw another sight. When...darkness of her scenery. By torch and trumpet fast array'd, Each horseman drew his battle-blade, 10 And furious every charger neigh'd, To join the dreadful...

...snow shall be their winding-sheet; And every turf beneath their feet Shall be a soldier's sepulchre. But Linden saw another sight, When the drum beat at...revelry. Then shook the hills with thunder riven, Then the steed to battle driven, EDINBURGH F LO DDEN AFTER This poetic narrative of the Battle of Flodden...