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... arms had stood , When Mathouse - burn to Melrose ran , All purple with their blood ; And well she knew , her mother dread , Before Lord Cranstoun she should wed , Would see her on her dying bed . XI . Of noble race the Ladye came ; Her ...
... arms had stood , When Mathouse - burn to Melrose ran , All purple with their blood ; And well she knew , her mother dread , Before Lord Cranstoun she should wed , Would see her on her dying bed . XI . Of noble race the Ladye came ; Her ...
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... arms grown old , Share in his frolic gambols bore , Albeit their hearts , of rugged mould , Were stubborn as the steel they wore . For the gray warriors prophesied , How the brave boy , in future war , Should tame the Unicorn's pride ...
... arms grown old , Share in his frolic gambols bore , Albeit their hearts , of rugged mould , Were stubborn as the steel they wore . For the gray warriors prophesied , How the brave boy , in future war , Should tame the Unicorn's pride ...
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... arms appear , And their iron clang sounds strange to my ear . XIII . " In these far climes , it was my lot To meet the wonderous Michael Scott ; A wizard of such dreaded fame , That when , CANTO II . 51 THE LAST MINSTREL .
... arms appear , And their iron clang sounds strange to my ear . XIII . " In these far climes , it was my lot To meet the wonderous Michael Scott ; A wizard of such dreaded fame , That when , CANTO II . 51 THE LAST MINSTREL .
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... XXXII . Use lessens marvel , it is said . This elvish Dwarf with the Baron staid ; Little he ate , and less he spoke , Nor mingled with the menial flock : E And oft apart his arms he tossed , And often CANTO II . 65 THE LAST MINSTREL .
... XXXII . Use lessens marvel , it is said . This elvish Dwarf with the Baron staid ; Little he ate , and less he spoke , Nor mingled with the menial flock : E And oft apart his arms he tossed , And often CANTO II . 65 THE LAST MINSTREL .
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sir Walter Scott (bart.) And oft apart his arms he tossed , And often muttered , " Lost ! lost ! lost ! " He was waspish , arch , and litherlie , But well lord Cranstoun served he : And he of his service was full fain ; For once he had ...
sir Walter Scott (bart.) And oft apart his arms he tossed , And often muttered , " Lost ! lost ! lost ! " He was waspish , arch , and litherlie , But well lord Cranstoun served he : And he of his service was full fain ; For once he had ...
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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