The Lay of the Last Minstrel: a Poem: In Six CantosD. Appleton & Company, 1844 - 92 pages |
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... ancient metrical romance was adopted , which allows greater latitude , in this respect , than wor'd be consistent with the dignity of a regular poem . The same model offered other facilities , as it permits an occasional iteration of ...
... ancient metrical romance was adopted , which allows greater latitude , in this respect , than wor'd be consistent with the dignity of a regular poem . The same model offered other facilities , as it permits an occasional iteration of ...
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... ancient lords of Buccleuch , and widow of the unfortu nate James , Duke of Monmouth , who was beheaded in 1685 . + Francis Scott , Earl of Buccleuch , father to the duchess . Walter , Earl of Buccleuch , grandfather to the duchess , and ...
... ancient lords of Buccleuch , and widow of the unfortu nate James , Duke of Monmouth , who was beheaded in 1685 . + Francis Scott , Earl of Buccleuch , father to the duchess . Walter , Earl of Buccleuch , grandfather to the duchess , and ...
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... ancient strain , He never thought to sing again . It was not framed for village churles , ยท But for high dames and mighty earls ; He had played it to King Charles the Good , When he kept court at Holyrood ; And much he wished , yet ...
... ancient strain , He never thought to sing again . It was not framed for village churles , ยท But for high dames and mighty earls ; He had played it to King Charles the Good , When he kept court at Holyrood ; And much he wished , yet ...
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... ancient edifice can still be traced by some vestiges of its foundation , and its strength is obvious from the situation , on a deep bank surrounded by the Teviot , and flanked by a deep ravine , formed by a precipitous brook . CANTO I ...
... ancient edifice can still be traced by some vestiges of its foundation , and its strength is obvious from the situation , on a deep bank surrounded by the Teviot , and flanked by a deep ravine , formed by a precipitous brook . CANTO I ...
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... ancient barons of Buccleuch , retained in their household , at Branksome , a number of gentlemen of their own name , who held lands from their chief for the military service of watching and warding his castle . Satchells gives us the ...
... ancient barons of Buccleuch , retained in their household , at Branksome , a number of gentlemen of their own name , who held lands from their chief for the military service of watching and warding his castle . Satchells gives us the ...
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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