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... side of the tower . There was a much more ancient castle in its immediate vicinity , called Auldwark , founded , it is said , by Alexander III . Both were designed for the royal residence when the King was disposed to take his pleasure ...
... side of the tower . There was a much more ancient castle in its immediate vicinity , called Auldwark , founded , it is said , by Alexander III . Both were designed for the royal residence when the King was disposed to take his pleasure ...
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... side ? Is it the wind , that swings the oaks ? Is it the echo from the rocks ? What may it be , the heavy sound , That moans old Branksome's turrets round ? XIII . At the sullen , moaning sound , The ban - dogs bay and howl ; And , from ...
... side ? Is it the wind , that swings the oaks ? Is it the echo from the rocks ? What may it be , the heavy sound , That moans old Branksome's turrets round ? XIII . At the sullen , moaning sound , The ban - dogs bay and howl ; And , from ...
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... side of the hill . But round Lord David's tower The sound still floated near ; For it rung in the Ladye's bower , And it rung in the Ladye's ear . She raised her stately head , And her heart throbb'd high with pride : - " Your mountains ...
... side of the hill . But round Lord David's tower The sound still floated near ; For it rung in the Ladye's bower , And it rung in the Ladye's ear . She raised her stately head , And her heart throbb'd high with pride : - " Your mountains ...
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... side he won . Eastward the wooded path he rode , Green hazels o'er his basnet nod ; He pass'd the Peel3 of Goldiland , And cross'd old Borthwick's roaring strand ; Dimly he view'd the Moat - hill's mound , Where Druid shades still ...
... side he won . Eastward the wooded path he rode , Green hazels o'er his basnet nod ; He pass'd the Peel3 of Goldiland , And cross'd old Borthwick's roaring strand ; Dimly he view'd the Moat - hill's mound , Where Druid shades still ...
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... sides of the ruins of Melrose Abbey , are , according to the Gothic style , richly carved and fret ted , containing niches for the statues of saints , and labelled with scrolls , bearing appropriate texts of Scripture . Most of these ...
... sides of the ruins of Melrose Abbey , are , according to the Gothic style , richly carved and fret ted , containing niches for the statues of saints , and labelled with scrolls , bearing appropriate texts of Scripture . Most of these ...
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