Miscellaneous PoemsA. Constable and Company, 1820 - 448 páginas |
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... till comparatively a late period that the general accuracy of his narrative , or his pur- pose in composing it , was brought into ques- tion . Δοκει πρωτος ὁ Αναξαγόρας ( καθα φησι φαβορινος εν παντοδαπη Ισίορια ) την Ομηρε ποι- ησιν ...
... till comparatively a late period that the general accuracy of his narrative , or his pur- pose in composing it , was brought into ques- tion . Δοκει πρωτος ὁ Αναξαγόρας ( καθα φησι φαβορινος εν παντοδαπη Ισίορια ) την Ομηρε ποι- ησιν ...
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... Bore token of a stubborn fight . All in the castle must hold them still , Harpers must lull him to his rest , With the slow soft tunes he loves the best , Till sleep sink down upon his breast , Like the 6 12 CANTO I. THE BRIDAL.
... Bore token of a stubborn fight . All in the castle must hold them still , Harpers must lull him to his rest , With the slow soft tunes he loves the best , Till sleep sink down upon his breast , Like the 6 12 CANTO I. THE BRIDAL.
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Walter Scott. Till sleep sink down upon his breast , Like the dew on a summer - hill . III . It was the dawn of an autumn day ; The sun was struggling with frost - fog grey , That like a silvery crape was spread Round Skiddaw's dim and ...
Walter Scott. Till sleep sink down upon his breast , Like the dew on a summer - hill . III . It was the dawn of an autumn day ; The sun was struggling with frost - fog grey , That like a silvery crape was spread Round Skiddaw's dim and ...
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... Till Ulfo's lake beneath him lay . VIII . Onward he rode , the path - way still Winding betwixt the lake and hill ; Till on the fragment of a rock , Struck from its base by lightning shock , He saw the hoary Sage : The silver moss and ...
... Till Ulfo's lake beneath him lay . VIII . Onward he rode , the path - way still Winding betwixt the lake and hill ; Till on the fragment of a rock , Struck from its base by lightning shock , He saw the hoary Sage : The silver moss and ...
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... till over down and dell The shade more broad and deeper fell ; And though around the mountain's head Flow'd streams of purple , and gold , and red , Dark at the base , unblest by beam , Frown'd the black rocks , and roar'd the stream ...
... till over down and dell The shade more broad and deeper fell ; And though around the mountain's head Flow'd streams of purple , and gold , and red , Dark at the base , unblest by beam , Frown'd the black rocks , and roar'd the stream ...
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answer'd arms Arthur bard BATTLE OF SEMPACH beneath blood bold bore bower breast BRIDAL OF TRIERMAIN bride bright brooklet brow busk Caliburn CANTO castle Count Harold courser Dane dare dark daughter deep Donald Caird's dread EDINBURGH ANNUAL fair faith falchion fame fear fell flame flung gallant gaze glance Glaramara glen gold grace Gregalach Gunnar Gyneth's hall hand HAROLD THE DAUNTLESS hath hauberk hear heard heart heaven hill Jutta King King Arthur knight lady land Lord Lucy maid maiden Metelill minstrel Monarch morning ne'er nigh noble Moringer o'er pale pass'd Pibroch Piobaireachd Prelate pride priest rock Roland De Vaux round Saint seem'd sire sleep slumber smile song sought soul sound spear spoke steed stern stone Sultaun sword tale tell thee thine thou tower twas vale Valley of Saint vassal Vaux warder Warrior ween wild Witikind's Wulfstane
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Página 382 - Come as the winds come, when Forests are rended, Come as the waves come, when Navies are stranded: Faster come, faster come, Faster and faster, Chief, vassal, page and groom, Tenant and master. Fast they come, fast they come; See how they gather! Wide waves the eagle plume Blended with heather. Cast your plaids, draw your blades, Forward each man set ! Pibroch of Donuil Dhu Knell for the onset!
Página 381 - Come away, come away, Hark to the summons ! Come in your war array, Gentles and commons. Come from deep glen, and From mountain so rocky, The war-pipe and pennon Are at Inverlocky. Come every hill-plaid, and True heart that wears one, Come every steel blade, and Strong hand that bears one.
Página 378 - O, fear not the bugle, though loudly it blows, It calls but the warders that guard thy repose ; Their bows would be bended, their blades would be red, Ere the step of a foeman draws near to thy bed. O ho ro, i ri ri, &c.
Página 337 - Fled past on right and left how fast Each forest, grove, and bower ! On right and left fled past how fast Each city, town, and tower ! XLIX. " Dost fear ? dost fear ? The moon shines clear, Dost fear to ride with me ? — Hurrah ! hurrah ! the dead can ride ! " — " O William, let them be !— " See there, see there ! What yonder swings And creaks 'mid whistling rain ? " — " Gibbet and steel, th' accursed wheel ; A murderer in his chain.
Página 386 - the lake's clear breast May barter for the eagle's nest; The Awe's fierce stream may backward turn, Ben-Cruaichan fall, and crush Kilchurn; Our kilted clans, when blood is high, Before their foes may turn and fly; But I, were all these marvels done, Would never wed the Earlie's son.
Página 377 - ... not lack, Nor braid to bind your hair; Nor mettled hound, nor managed hawk, Nor palfrey fresh and fair; And you, the foremost o...
Página 382 - Come as the winds come, when Forests are rended; Come as the waves come, when Navies are stranded : Faster come, faster come, Faster and faster, Chief, vassal, page, and groom, Tenant and master. Fast they come, fast they come ; See how they gather ! Wide waves the eagle plume, Blended with heather.
Página 375 - Now let this wilfu' grief be done, And dry that cheek so pale ; Young Frank is chief of Errington And lord of Langley-dale ; His step is first in peaceful ha...
Página 389 - O'er the peak of Ben-Lomond the galley shall steer, And the rocks of Craig Royston like icicles melt, Ere our wrongs be forgot, or our vengeance unfelt ! Then gather, gather, gather, Gregalach !
Página 338 - Tramp! tramp! along the land they rode, Splash! splash! along the sea; The scourge is red, the spur drops blood, The flashing pebbles flee.