The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott, baronet; ed with a careful revision of the text . varying notes the war-pipes brayed To every varying through their red or sable hairLooked out their eyes with savage stare On Marmion as he passed ;Their legs above the knee were bare;Their frame was sinewy, short, and spare, And hardened to the blast;Of taller race, the chiefs they ownWere by the eagles plumage hunted red-deers undressed hideTheir hairy buskins well supplied :The graceful bonnet decked their head;Back from their shoulders hung the plaid;A broadsword of unwiel
The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott, baronet; ed with a careful revision of the text . varying notes the war-pipes brayed To every varying through their red or sable hairLooked out their eyes with savage stare On Marmion as he passed ;Their legs above the knee were bare;Their frame was sinewy, short, and spare, And hardened to the blast;Of taller race, the chiefs they ownWere by the eagles plumage hunted red-deers undressed hideTheir hairy buskins well supplied :The graceful bonnet decked their head;Back from their shoulders hung the plaid;A broadsword of unwieldy length,A dagger proved for edge and strength, A studded targe they quivers, bows, and shafts, — but, oh !Short was the shaft and weak the bow To that which England Isles-men carried at their backsThe ancient Danish raised a wild and wondering cry,As with his guide rode Marmion were their clamoring tongues, as whenThe clanging sea-fowl leave the , with their cries discordant and yelled the pipes betwixt. MARM ION. 115. Thus through the Scottish camp they passed,And reached the city gate at last,Where all around, a wakeful burghers kept their watch and had they cause of jealous fear,When lay encamped in field so nearThe Borderer and the through the bustling streets they go,All was alive with martial show;At every turn with dinning clangThe armorers anvil clashed and rang,Or toiled the swarthy smith to wheelThe bar that arms the chargers heel,Or axe or falchion to the sideOf jarring grindstone was , groom, and squire, with hurrying street and lane and market-place, Bore lance or casque or sword;While burghers, with important face. Described each new-come his lineage, told his name,His following, and his warlike Lion led to lodging meet,Which high oerlooked the crowded street; There must the baron restTill past the hour of vesper
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