The Lay of the Last Minstrel: a Poem: In Six CantosD. Appleton & Company, 1844 - 92 pages |
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In Six Cantos Walter Scott. 262 356 13 332008 THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL : A Poemz IN SIX CANTOS . ! TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES , EARL OF DALKEITH ,
In Six Cantos Walter Scott. 262 356 13 332008 THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL : A Poemz IN SIX CANTOS . ! TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES , EARL OF DALKEITH ,
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In Six Cantos Walter Scott. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES , EARL OF DALKEITH , THIS POEM IS INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR . ADVERTISEMENT . Tus Poem , now offered to the Public , is intended to illustrate the customs and manners , which ...
In Six Cantos Walter Scott. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES , EARL OF DALKEITH , THIS POEM IS INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR . ADVERTISEMENT . Tus Poem , now offered to the Public , is intended to illustrate the customs and manners , which ...
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... Earl Walter ‡ , rest him God ! A braver ne'er to battle rode : And how full many a tale he knew , Of the old ... Earl of Buccleuch , father to the duchess . Walter , Earl of Buccleuch , grandfather to the duchess , and a celebrated ...
... Earl Walter ‡ , rest him God ! A braver ne'er to battle rode : And how full many a tale he knew , Of the old ... Earl of Buccleuch , father to the duchess . Walter , Earl of Buccleuch , grandfather to the duchess , and a celebrated ...
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... earls ; He had played it to King Charles the Good , When he kept court at Holyrood ; And much he wished , yet feared , to try The long forgotten melody . Amid the strings his fingers strayed , And an uncertain warbling made , And oft he ...
... earls ; He had played it to King Charles the Good , When he kept court at Holyrood ; And much he wished , yet feared , to try The long forgotten melody . Amid the strings his fingers strayed , And an uncertain warbling made , And oft he ...
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... Earl of Douglas . The Scots won the day , dearly purchased by the death of their gallant general , the Earl of Douglas , who was slain in the action . He was buried at Melrose beneath the high altar . William Douglas , called the knight ...
... Earl of Douglas . The Scots won the day , dearly purchased by the death of their gallant general , the Earl of Douglas , who was slain in the action . He was buried at Melrose beneath the high altar . William Douglas , called the knight ...
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