"Saint Bride" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... hast lied!" On the Earl's cheek the flush of rage O'ercame the ashen hue of age: Fierce he broke forth—"And dar'st thou then To beard the lion in his den, The Douglas in his hall? And hop'st thou thence unscathed to go: No, by Saint Bride of Bothwell, no! Up drawbridge, grooms—what, warder, ho Let the portcullis fall." Lord Marmion turned—well was his need, And dashed the rowels in his steed, Like arrow through the archway sprung, The ponderous gate behind him ...
— Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field • Walter Scott
... mankind. When (to the spirit-stirring sound Of trumpets breathing courage round, 350 And fifes well-mingled, to restrain And bring that courage down again; Or to the melancholy knell Of the dull, deep, and doleful bell, Such as of late the good Saint Bride[256] Muffled, to mortify the pride Of those who, England quite forgot, Paid their vile homage to the Scot; Where Asgill held the foremost place, Whilst my lord figured at a race) 360 Processions ('tis ...
— Poetical Works • Charles Churchill |
