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... , Might bar the bold moss - trooper's road . XXIX . At the first plunge the horse sunk low , And the water broke o'er the saddle - bow ; Above the foaming tide , I ween , Scarce half 5 CANTO I. 35 THE LAST MINSTREL .
... , Might bar the bold moss - trooper's road . XXIX . At the first plunge the horse sunk low , And the water broke o'er the saddle - bow ; Above the foaming tide , I ween , Scarce half 5 CANTO I. 35 THE LAST MINSTREL .
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sir Walter Scott (bart.) Above the foaming tide , I ween , Scarce half the charger's neck was seen ; For he was barded * from counter to tail , And the rider was armed complete in mail ; Never heavier man and horse Stemmed a midnight ...
sir Walter Scott (bart.) Above the foaming tide , I ween , Scarce half the charger's neck was seen ; For he was barded * from counter to tail , And the rider was armed complete in mail ; Never heavier man and horse Stemmed a midnight ...
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... ween to hear a melting tale , Of two true lovers in a dale ; And how the Knight , with tender fire , To paint his faithful passion strove ; Swore , he might at her feet expire , But never , never cease to love ; And how she blushed ...
... ween to hear a melting tale , Of two true lovers in a dale ; And how the Knight , with tender fire , To paint his faithful passion strove ; Swore , he might at her feet expire , But never , never cease to love ; And how she blushed ...
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... ween , While , pondering deep the tender scene , He rode through Branksome's hawthorn green . But the Page shouted wild and shrill— And scarce his helmet could he don , When downward from the shady hill A stately knight came pricking on ...
... ween , While , pondering deep the tender scene , He rode through Branksome's hawthorn green . But the Page shouted wild and shrill— And scarce his helmet could he don , When downward from the shady hill A stately knight came pricking on ...
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... ween you would have seen with joy The bearing of the gallant boy , When , worthy of his noble sire , His wet cheek glowed ' twixt fear and ire ! He faced the blood - hound manfully , And held his little bat on high ; So fierce he struck ...
... ween you would have seen with joy The bearing of the gallant boy , When , worthy of his noble sire , His wet cheek glowed ' twixt fear and ire ! He faced the blood - hound manfully , And held his little bat on high ; So fierce he struck ...
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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