The lay of the last minstrel, a poem. With Ballads and lyrical pieces |
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... ancient Metrical Romance was adopt- ed , which allows greater latitude , in this respect , than would be consistent with the dignity of a regular Poem . The same model offered other facilities , as it permits an occasional alteration of ...
... ancient Metrical Romance was adopt- ed , which allows greater latitude , in this respect , than would be consistent with the dignity of a regular Poem . The same model offered other facilities , as it permits an occasional alteration of ...
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... of Buccleuch and Monmouth , represen- tative of the ancient lords of Buccleuch , and widow of the unfortunate James , Duke of Monmouth , who was beheaded in 1685 . And he began to talk anon , Of good Earl INTRODUCTION . 13.
... of Buccleuch and Monmouth , represen- tative of the ancient lords of Buccleuch , and widow of the unfortunate James , Duke of Monmouth , who was beheaded in 1685 . And he began to talk anon , Of good Earl INTRODUCTION . 13.
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... ancient strain , He never thought to sing again . It was not framed for village churles , But for high dames and mighty earls ; He had played it to king Charles the Good , When he kept court in Holyrood ; And much he wished , yet feared ...
... ancient strain , He never thought to sing again . It was not framed for village churles , But for high dames and mighty earls ; He had played it to king Charles the Good , When he kept court in Holyrood ; And much he wished , yet feared ...
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... nest , Mid cliffs , from whence his eagle eye For many a league his prey could spy ; An ancient Roman road , crossing through part of Rox- burghshire . Cliffs , doubling , on their echoes borne , The 34 CANTO I. THE LAY OF.
... nest , Mid cliffs , from whence his eagle eye For many a league his prey could spy ; An ancient Roman road , crossing through part of Rox- burghshire . Cliffs , doubling , on their echoes borne , The 34 CANTO I. THE LAY OF.
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... ancient Riddel's fair domain , Where Aill , from mountains freed , Down from the lakes did raving come ; Each wave was crested with tawny foam , Like the mane of a chesnut steed , In vain ! no torrent , deep or broad , Might bar the ...
... ancient Riddel's fair domain , Where Aill , from mountains freed , Down from the lakes did raving come ; Each wave was crested with tawny foam , Like the mane of a chesnut steed , In vain ! no torrent , deep or broad , Might bar the ...
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ancient arms band bard Baron Beattisons beneath betwixt blaze blood blood-hound Border Branksome Branksome Hall Branksome's Buccleuch bugle called CANTO castle Cessford chapel chief clan courser cross Cumberland dæmons Dame dead Douglas dread Duke Earl Earl of Angus Eildon Hills English Eskdale Ettricke Ettricke Forest fair on Carlisle Fawdon fight hall hand harp heard heart highnes hill horse Howard James Jedburgh king Kirkwall knight Ladye laird of Buccleuch lances lands LAST MINSTREL Liddesdale Lord Dacre Melrose Michael Scott MINSTREL moss-trooper Musgrave Naworth Castle ne'er noble Note o'er ride rode Roslin round rung sayd Scotland Scots Scottish Scottish Border shew shulde Sir William slain song spear St Clair steed stone stood sun shines fair sword Teviot's Teviotdale thee theyme theyre Thomas Musgrave thou Tinlinn tower Twas tyme Virgilius warden warriors ween wild William of Deloraine word wound