 The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows. What of the cord? The cord was made in England : A rough cord, a tough cord, A cord that bowmen love; And so we will sing Of the hempen string And...  The Cornhill Magazine - Página 99editado por - 1927Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | 1898 - 502 páginas
...poetry. Here is a specimen, which we reprint by permission of the publisher : THE SONG OF THE BOW. What of the bow ? The bow was made in England ; Of...old yew-tree, And the land where the yew-tree grows. What of the cord? The cord was made in England ; A rough cord, a tough cord, A cord that bowmen love;... | |
 | Samuel Reynolds Hole - 1892 - 402 páginas
...associations with the past, and so powerfully presented to us by a modern poet, Mr. Conan Doyle — " What of the bow ? The bow was made in England, Of true wood, of yew wood, The wood of English bows : — So men, who are free, Love the old yew tree, And the land... | |
 | Samuel Reynolds Hole - 1893 - 356 páginas
...poet, Mr. Conan Doyle — ' What of the bow ? The bow was made in England, Of true wood, of yew wood, The wood of English bows : — So men, who are free,...old yew-tree, And the land where the yew-tree grows. ' What of the shaft ? The shaft was cut in England, A long shaft, a strong shaft, Barbed, and trim,... | |
 | Samuel Reynolds Hole - 1894 - 396 páginas
...associations with the past, and so powerfully presented to us by a modern poet, Mr. Conan Doyle— ' What of the bow ? The bow was made in England, Of true wood, of yew wood, The wood of English bows :— So men, who are free, Love the old yew-tree, And the land where... | |
 | Arthur Conan Doyle - 1894 - 474 páginas
...he trolled out his little ballad of the outland bowmen, whioh ran in some such fashion as this : " What of the bow ? The bow was made in England : Of true wood, of yew wood. The wood of English bows ; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the... | |
 | John Lowe - 1897 - 344 páginas
...MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1897 All rights reserved L' TO MY WIFE ' What of the bow ? The bow was made in England ; Of true wood, of yew wood, The wood of English bows ; So men who are free Love the old yew'tree, And the land where... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1897 - 452 páginas
...c'est tout,' as Gustave Flaubert wrote to George Sand." THE BOWMEN'S SONG From 'The White Company' WHAT of the bow ? The bow was made in England : Of true wood, of yew wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the... | |
 | Sir Frederick Wedmore - 1897 - 322 páginas
...boys we send to the far world's end still know what Ensrland needs. 94 A. CONAN DOYLE Bowmen's Song WHAT of the bow? The bow was made in England, Of true wood, of yew wood, The wood of English bows ; For men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 454 páginas
...lustily they sing ! " Nearer and clearer, swelling up out of the night, came the gay marching lilt : — What of the bow ? The bow was made in England. Of true wood, of yew wood, For men who are free Love the old yew tree And the land where the yew tree grows. What of... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 páginas
...lustily they sing ! " Nearer and clearer, swelling up out of the night, came the gay marching lilt : — What of the bow ? The bow was made in England. Of true wood, of yew wood, For men who are free Love the old yew tree And the land where the yew tree grows. What of... | |
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