The Lay of the Last Minstrel: a Poem: In Six CantosD. Appleton & Company, 1844 - 92 pages |
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... Buccleuch ; And , would the noble Duchess deign To listen to an old man's strain , Though stiff his hand , his voice ... Buccleuch and Monmouth , representative of the ancient lords of Buccleuch , and widow of the unfortu nate James ...
... Buccleuch ; And , would the noble Duchess deign To listen to an old man's strain , Though stiff his hand , his voice ... Buccleuch and Monmouth , representative of the ancient lords of Buccleuch , and widow of the unfortu nate James ...
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... Buccleuch , chief of the clan bearing that name , exchanged , with Sir Tho mas Inglis of Manor , the estate of Murdiestone , in Lanarkshire , for one - half of the barony of Branksome , or Branxholm , lying upon the Teviot , about three ...
... Buccleuch , chief of the clan bearing that name , exchanged , with Sir Tho mas Inglis of Manor , the estate of Murdiestone , in Lanarkshire , for one - half of the barony of Branksome , or Branxholm , lying upon the Teviot , about three ...
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... Buccleuch . IV Ten of them were sheathed in steel , With belted sword , and spur on heel : They quitted not their harness bright , Neither by day , nor yet by night : They lay down to rest With corslet laced , Pillowed on buckler cold ...
... Buccleuch . IV Ten of them were sheathed in steel , With belted sword , and spur on heel : They quitted not their harness bright , Neither by day , nor yet by night : They lay down to rest With corslet laced , Pillowed on buckler cold ...
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... Buccleuch , succeeded to his grandfather , Sir David , in 1492. He was a brave and powerful baron , and warden of the west marches of Scotland ; and was slain by the Kerrs in the streets of Edinburgh , in 1552. This is the event alluded ...
... Buccleuch , succeeded to his grandfather , Sir David , in 1492. He was a brave and powerful baron , and warden of the west marches of Scotland ; and was slain by the Kerrs in the streets of Edinburgh , in 1552. This is the event alluded ...
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... Buccleuch , in 1557 , beset the laird of Cranstoun , seeking his life . Nevertheless , the same Cranstoun , or perhaps his son , was married to a daughter of the same lady . + The Bethunes were of French origin , and the name was ac ...
... Buccleuch , in 1557 , beset the laird of Cranstoun , seeking his life . Nevertheless , the same Cranstoun , or perhaps his son , was married to a daughter of the same lady . + The Bethunes were of French origin , and the name was ac ...
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ancient arms band banners bard Baron beneath blaze blood blood-hound bold Border bower Branksome Hall Branksome's towers brave breast breath broken lance Buccleuch CANTO Carlisle wall castle cheer chief clan coursers crest cross dark dead Douglas dread Duchess Dwarf Earl elvish English Ettrick Forest Fair Margaret fair on Carlisle feudal fight gallant Gothic architecture hand harp Hawick heard heart holy Howard iron Jedburgh knight Ladye Ladye's lance Liddesdale lofty lonely Lord Cranstoun Lord Dacre loud Melrose Michael Scott Minstrel Monk moss-trooper Musgrave ne'er noble Dame o'er pale prayed pride raven's nest ride rode Roslin round rung scarce Scotland Scott Scottish Seneschal slain song soul sound spear spur St Clair St Mary's steed stone stood stout sun shines fair sung tear tell thee thou tomb Twas Twixt warrior Watt Tinlinn wave ween wild William of Deloraine