The Lay of the Last Minstrel: With a Memoir of the AuthorLittle, Brown and Company, 1863 - 300 pages |
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Page 58
... a national council of the adjacent tribes . There are many such mounds in Scotland , and they are sometimes , but rarely , of a square form . And soon he spurr'd his courser keen Beneath the tower 58 [ CANTO I. THE LAY OF.
... a national council of the adjacent tribes . There are many such mounds in Scotland , and they are sometimes , but rarely , of a square form . And soon he spurr'd his courser keen Beneath the tower 58 [ CANTO I. THE LAY OF.
Page 59
... courser keen Beneath the tower of Hazeldean.1 XXVI . The clattering hoofs the watchmen mark ; — 66 - Stand , ho ! thou courier of the dark . " - " For Branksome , ho ! " the knight rejoin'd , And left the friendly tower behind . He turn ...
... courser keen Beneath the tower of Hazeldean.1 XXVI . The clattering hoofs the watchmen mark ; — 66 - Stand , ho ! thou courier of the dark . " - " For Branksome , ho ! " the knight rejoin'd , And left the friendly tower behind . He turn ...
Page 85
... courser held , 1 And held his crested helm and spear . That Dwarf was scarce an earthly man , If the tales were true that of him ran Through all the Border , far and near . ' Twas said , when the Baron a - hunting rode Through ...
... courser held , 1 And held his crested helm and spear . That Dwarf was scarce an earthly man , If the tales were true that of him ran Through all the Border , far and near . ' Twas said , when the Baron a - hunting rode Through ...
Page 87
... courser pricks his ears , As if a distant noise he hears . The Dwarf waves his long lean arm on high , 1 See Appendix , Note T. 2 See notes on the Douglas Tragedy in the Minstrelsy , vol . iii . p . 3.-ED. And signs to the lovers to ...
... courser pricks his ears , As if a distant noise he hears . The Dwarf waves his long lean arm on high , 1 See Appendix , Note T. 2 See notes on the Douglas Tragedy in the Minstrelsy , vol . iii . p . 3.-ED. And signs to the lovers to ...
Page 95
... coursers seem'd to know That each was other's mortal foe , And snorted fire , when wheel'd around , To give each knight his vantage - ground . V. In rapid round the Baron bent ; He sigh'd a sigh , and pray'd a prayer ; The prayer was to ...
... coursers seem'd to know That each was other's mortal foe , And snorted fire , when wheel'd around , To give each knight his vantage - ground . V. In rapid round the Baron bent ; He sigh'd a sigh , and pray'd a prayer ; The prayer was to ...
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