The Lay of the Last Minstrel: With a Memoir of the AuthorLittle, Brown and Company, 1863 - 300 pages |
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... warriors of Buccleuch : And , would the noble Duchess deign To listen to an old man's strain , Though stiff his hand ... warrior . The Aged Minstrel audience gain'd . But , when he 40 LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL .
... warriors of Buccleuch : And , would the noble Duchess deign To listen to an old man's strain , Though stiff his hand ... warrior . The Aged Minstrel audience gain'd . But , when he 40 LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL .
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... warriors , arm'd , by night ? — They watch , to hear the bloodhound baying ; They watch , to hear the war - horn braying ; To see St. George's red cross streaming , To see the midnight beacon gleaming : They watch , against Southern ...
... warriors , arm'd , by night ? — They watch , to hear the bloodhound baying ; They watch , to hear the war - horn braying ; To see St. George's red cross streaming , To see the midnight beacon gleaming : They watch , against Southern ...
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... warrior's bloody bier The Ladye dropp'd nor flower nor tear ! ' Vengeance , deep - brooding o'er the slain , Had lock'd the source of softer woe ; And burning pride , and high disdain , Forbade the rising tear to flow ; Until , amid his ...
... warrior's bloody bier The Ladye dropp'd nor flower nor tear ! ' Vengeance , deep - brooding o'er the slain , Had lock'd the source of softer woe ; And burning pride , and high disdain , Forbade the rising tear to flow ; Until , amid his ...
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... warrior , con- cerning whom many stories are current in Roxburghshire . The Duke of Roxburghe represents Kerr of Cessford . A distinct and powerful branch of the same name own the Marquis of Lothian as their chief . Hence the ...
... warrior , con- cerning whom many stories are current in Roxburghshire . The Duke of Roxburghe represents Kerr of Cessford . A distinct and powerful branch of the same name own the Marquis of Lothian as their chief . Hence the ...
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... warriors prophesied , How the brave boy , in future war , Should tame the Unicorn's pride , 3 Exalt the Crescent and the Star.1 1 See Appendix , Note G. 2 Foray , a predatory inroad . 8 [ This line , of which the metre appears defective ...
... warriors prophesied , How the brave boy , in future war , Should tame the Unicorn's pride , 3 Exalt the Crescent and the Star.1 1 See Appendix , Note G. 2 Foray , a predatory inroad . 8 [ This line , of which the metre appears defective ...
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ancient appeared Appendix arms ballad band Bard Baron Beattisons beneath betwixt blood Border Branksome Branksome Hall Branksome's Buccleuch called CANTO castle chief Clair clan courser Cranstoun Dacre Dame dead Deloraine Douglas dread Duke Earl Earl of Angus Edinburgh English Eskdale Ettrick Ettrick Forest father friends hall hand Harden harp heard highnes horse James Jedburgh King knight Knight of Liddesdale Lady Ladye lands LAST MINSTREL Liddesdale literary Lord manner Melrose Melrose Abbey Mickledale Minstrelsy moss-troopers Musgrave Naworth Castle ne'er noble Note o'er pass'd poem poet poetical poetry ride rode romance Roslin round rung sayd scene Scotland Scots Scottish Scottish Border Seem'd Selkirkshire shulde Sir Walter Sir William slain song spear spirit stanzas steed stood sword Teviot's Teviotdale theyme Thomas Musgrave thou Tinlinn tion tower tyme Virgilius Walter Scott warriors wild William of Deloraine wound