The lay of the last minstrel, a poem. With Ballads and lyrical pieces |
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... Chief of Branksome fell . VIII . Can piety the discord heal , Or staunch the death - feud's enmity ? Can Christian ... chiefs , their own red falchions slew : * The war - cry , or gathering word , of a Border clan . While Cessford owns ...
... Chief of Branksome fell . VIII . Can piety the discord heal , Or staunch the death - feud's enmity ? Can Christian ... chiefs , their own red falchions slew : * The war - cry , or gathering word , of a Border clan . While Cessford owns ...
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... chiefs , the mortal jar , The havoc of the feudal war , Shall never , never be forgot ! IX . In sorrow o'er Lord Walter's bier The warlike foresters had bent ; And many a flower , and many a tear , Old Teviot's maids and matrons lent ...
... chiefs , the mortal jar , The havoc of the feudal war , Shall never , never be forgot ! IX . In sorrow o'er Lord Walter's bier The warlike foresters had bent ; And many a flower , and many a tear , Old Teviot's maids and matrons lent ...
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... The porter hurried to the gate- " Who knocks so loud , and knocks so late ? ” — " From Branksome I , " the warrior cried ; And strait the wicket opened wide : For Branksome's chiefs had in battle stood , To fence 44 CANTO II . THE LAY OF.
... The porter hurried to the gate- " Who knocks so loud , and knocks so late ? ” — " From Branksome I , " the warrior cried ; And strait the wicket opened wide : For Branksome's chiefs had in battle stood , To fence 44 CANTO II . THE LAY OF.
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sir Walter Scott (bart.) For Branksome's chiefs had in battle stood , To fence the rights of fair Melrose ; And lands and livings , many a rood , Had gifted the shrine for their souls ' repose . III . Bold Deloraine his errand said ...
sir Walter Scott (bart.) For Branksome's chiefs had in battle stood , To fence the rights of fair Melrose ; And lands and livings , many a rood , Had gifted the shrine for their souls ' repose . III . Bold Deloraine his errand said ...
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... Chief of Otterburne ! And thine , dark Knight of Liddesdale ! O fading honours of the dead ! O high ambition , lowly laid ! XI . The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stone , By foliaged tracery combined ...
... Chief of Otterburne ! And thine , dark Knight of Liddesdale ! O fading honours of the dead ! O high ambition , lowly laid ! XI . The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stone , By foliaged tracery combined ...
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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