“The cruewall serpent with the mortal stang;
The auld kene tiger, with his teith on char,
Whilk in a wait has lyen for us so lang,
Thinking to grip us in his clawis strang...” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50009/done-is-a-battle

Thanks to @hailmuse for this link - or set of links: this has been a great thread.