The Lay of the Last Minstrel: a Poem: In Six CantosD. Appleton & Company, 1844 - 92 pages |
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... Crest , an unicorn's head erased proper . The Scotts of Buccleuch bore , Or on a bend azure ; a star of six points betwixt : two crescents of the first . Then , from amid the armed train , She called CANTO LJ 13 LAST MINSTREL .
... Crest , an unicorn's head erased proper . The Scotts of Buccleuch bore , Or on a bend azure ; a star of six points betwixt : two crescents of the first . Then , from amid the armed train , She called CANTO LJ 13 LAST MINSTREL .
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... crest , He entered the cell of the ancient priest , And lifted his barred aventayle , + To hail the Monk of St Mary's aisle . IV . " The Ladye of Branksome greets thee by me ; Says , that the fated hour is come , And that to - night I ...
... crest , He entered the cell of the ancient priest , And lifted his barred aventayle , + To hail the Monk of St Mary's aisle . IV . " The Ladye of Branksome greets thee by me ; Says , that the fated hour is come , And that to - night I ...
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... crest ; * For his ready spear was in his rest . Few were the words , and stern and high , That marked the foemen's feudal hate ; For question fierce , and proud reply , Gave signal soon of dire debate . The crest of the Cranstouns , in ...
... crest ; * For his ready spear was in his rest . Few were the words , and stern and high , That marked the foemen's feudal hate ; For question fierce , and proud reply , Gave signal soon of dire debate . The crest of the Cranstouns , in ...
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... crest has borne : Hence his high motto shines revealed , - Ready , aye ready , " for the field . 66 IX . An aged knight , to danger steed , With many a moss - trooper , cams on : When James had assembled his nobility at Fala , to invade ...
... crest has borne : Hence his high motto shines revealed , - Ready , aye ready , " for the field . 66 IX . An aged knight , to danger steed , With many a moss - trooper , cams on : When James had assembled his nobility at Fala , to invade ...
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... crest , or glove , Memorial of his ladye - love . So rode they forth in fair array , Till full their lengthened lines display ; Then called a halt , and made a stand , And cried , " St George , for merry England ! " Such were the ...
... crest , or glove , Memorial of his ladye - love . So rode they forth in fair array , Till full their lengthened lines display ; Then called a halt , and made a stand , And cried , " St George , for merry England ! " Such were 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