The Lay of the Last Minstrel: a Poem: In Six CantosD. Appleton & Company, 1844 - 92 pages |
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... steed ; Spare not to spur , nor stint to ride , Until thou come to fair Tweedside ; And in Melrose's holy pile Seek thou the Monk of St Mary's aisle . Greet the father well from me ; Say , that the fated hour is come , And to - night he ...
... steed ; Spare not to spur , nor stint to ride , Until thou come to fair Tweedside ; And in Melrose's holy pile Seek thou the Monk of St Mary's aisle . Greet the father well from me ; Say , that the fated hour is come , And to - night he ...
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... steed , Which drinks of the Teviot clear ; Ere break of day , " the warrior ' gan say , 66 Again will I be here : And safer by none may thy errand be done , Than , noble dame , by me ; Letter nor line know I never a one , Wer't my neck ...
... steed , Which drinks of the Teviot clear ; Ere break of day , " the warrior ' gan say , 66 Again will I be here : And safer by none may thy errand be done , Than , noble dame , by me ; Letter nor line know I never a one , Wer't my neck ...
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... steed ; Drew saddle - girth and corslet - band , And loosened in the sheath his brand . On Minto - crags the moon - beams glint , Where Barnhill hewed his bed of flint ; + Who flung his outlawed limbs to rest , Where falcons hang their ...
... steed ; Drew saddle - girth and corslet - band , And loosened in the sheath his brand . On Minto - crags the moon - beams glint , Where Barnhill hewed his bed of flint ; + Who flung his outlawed limbs to rest , Where falcons hang their ...
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... steed . In vain ! no torrent , deep or broad , Might bar the bold moss - trooper's road . XXIX . At the first plunge the horse sunk low , And the water broke o'er the saddle - bow ; Above the foaming tide , I ween , Scarce half the ...
... steed . In vain ! no torrent , deep or broad , Might bar the bold moss - trooper's road . XXIX . At the first plunge the horse sunk low , And the water broke o'er the saddle - bow ; Above the foaming tide , I ween , Scarce half the ...
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... steed in stall , And sought the convent's lonely wall . HERE paused the harp ; and with its swell The Master's fire and courage fell : Dejectedly , and low , he bowed , And , gazing timid on the crowd , He seemed to seek , in every eye ...
... steed in stall , And sought the convent's lonely wall . HERE paused the harp ; and with its swell The Master's fire and courage fell : Dejectedly , and low , he bowed , And , gazing timid on the crowd , He seemed to seek , in every eye ...
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