The lay of the last minstrel, a poem. With Ballads and lyrical pieces |
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... harp , his sole remaining joy , Was carried by an orphan boy . The last of all the bards was he , Who sung of Border chivalry . For , well - a - day ! their date was fled , His tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he , neglected and ...
... harp , his sole remaining joy , Was carried by an orphan boy . The last of all the bards was he , Who sung of Border chivalry . For , well - a - day ! their date was fled , His tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he , neglected and ...
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... harp , a king had loved to hear . He passed where Newark's stately tower Looks out from Yarrow's birchen bower : The Minstrel gazed with wishful eye- No humbler resting - place was nigh . With hesitating step , at last , The embattled ...
... harp , a king had loved to hear . He passed where Newark's stately tower Looks out from Yarrow's birchen bower : The Minstrel gazed with wishful eye- No humbler resting - place was nigh . With hesitating step , at last , The embattled ...
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... harp to hear , He could make music to her ear . The humble boon was soon obtained ; The Aged Minstrel audience gained . But , when he reached the room of state , Where she , with all her ladies , sate , * Francis Scott , Earl of ...
... harp to hear , He could make music to her ear . The humble boon was soon obtained ; The Aged Minstrel audience gained . But , when he reached the room of state , Where she , with all her ladies , sate , * Francis Scott , Earl of ...
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... harp he tried , His trembling hand had lost the ease , Which marks security to please ; And scenes , long past , of joy and pain , Came wildering o'er his aged brain- He tried to tune his harp in vain . The pitying Duchess praised its ...
... harp he tried , His trembling hand had lost the ease , Which marks security to please ; And scenes , long past , of joy and pain , Came wildering o'er his aged brain- He tried to tune his harp in vain . The pitying Duchess praised its ...
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... lost ; Each blank , in faithless memory void , The poet's glowing thought supplied ; And , while his harp responsive rung , " Twas thus the LATEST MINSTREL sung . THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL . CANTO FIRST . 16 INTRODUCTION .
... lost ; Each blank , in faithless memory void , The poet's glowing thought supplied ; And , while his harp responsive rung , " Twas thus the LATEST MINSTREL sung . THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL . CANTO FIRST . 16 INTRODUCTION .
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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