Poetical WorksNelson, 1868 - 327 pages |
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... turn'd him now from Teviotside , And , guided by the tinkling rill , Northward the dark ascent did ride , And gained the moor at Horsliehill ; Broad on the left before him lay , For many a mile , the Roman way . " XXVII . A moment now ...
... turn'd him now from Teviotside , And , guided by the tinkling rill , Northward the dark ascent did ride , And gained the moor at Horsliehill ; Broad on the left before him lay , For many a mile , the Roman way . " XXVII . A moment now ...
Page 65
... turn'd at Priesthaugh Scrogg , And shot their horses in the bog , Slew Fergus with my lance outright --- I had him long at high despite : He drove my cows last Fastern's night . " VII . Now weary scouts from Liddesdale , Fast hurrying ...
... turn'd at Priesthaugh Scrogg , And shot their horses in the bog , Slew Fergus with my lance outright --- I had him long at high despite : He drove my cows last Fastern's night . " VII . Now weary scouts from Liddesdale , Fast hurrying ...
Page 87
... my own , my native land ! Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd , As home his footsteps he hath turn'd , From wandering on a foreign strand ! If such there breathe , go , mark him well CANTO VI . 87 THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL .
... my own , my native land ! Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd , As home his footsteps he hath turn'd , From wandering on a foreign strand ! If such there breathe , go , mark him well CANTO VI . 87 THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL .
Page 115
... turn'd joints , and strength of limb , Show'd him no carpet knight so trim , But in close fight a champion grim , In camps a leader sage . VI . Well was he arm'd from head to heel , In mail and plate of Milan steel ; 7 But his strong ...
... turn'd joints , and strength of limb , Show'd him no carpet knight so trim , But in close fight a champion grim , In camps a leader sage . VI . Well was he arm'd from head to heel , In mail and plate of Milan steel ; 7 But his strong ...
Page 132
... turn'd arm and slender waist . Light was each simple bosom there , Save two , who ill might pleasure share , - The Abbess , and the Novice Clare . III . The Abbess was of noble blood , But early took the veil and hood , Ere upon life ...
... turn'd arm and slender waist . Light was each simple bosom there , Save two , who ill might pleasure share , - The Abbess , and the Novice Clare . III . The Abbess was of noble blood , But early took the veil and hood , Ere upon life ...
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