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... soon heard enough of Border lore ; among others , an aged gentleman of property , 2 near Langholm , communicated to her ladyship the story of Gilpin Hor- ner , a tradition in which the narrator , and many more of that country , were ...
... soon heard enough of Border lore ; among others , an aged gentleman of property , 2 near Langholm , communicated to her ladyship the story of Gilpin Hor- ner , a tradition in which the narrator , and many more of that country , were ...
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... for some time distinguished by his critical talent . The poem , being once licensed by the critics as fit for the market , was soon finished , proceeding at about the rate of a canto per week . There was 24 INTRODUCTION TO THE.
... for some time distinguished by his critical talent . The poem , being once licensed by the critics as fit for the market , was soon finished , proceeding at about the rate of a canto per week . There was 24 INTRODUCTION TO THE.
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... soon obtain'd ; The Aged Minstrel audience gain'd . But , when he reach'd the room of state , Where she , with all her ladies , sate , Perchance he wish'd his boon denied : For , when to tune his harp he tried , His trembling hand had ...
... soon obtain'd ; The Aged Minstrel audience gain'd . But , when he reach'd the room of state , Where she , with all her ladies , sate , Perchance he wish'd his boon denied : For , when to tune his harp he tried , His trembling hand had ...
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... Soon in his saddle sate he fast , And soon the steep descent he past , Soon cross'd the sounding barbican , And soon the Teviot side he won . Eastward the wooded path he rode , Green hazels o'er his basnet nod ; He pass'd the Peel3 of ...
... Soon in his saddle sate he fast , And soon the steep descent he past , Soon cross'd the sounding barbican , And soon the Teviot side he won . Eastward the wooded path he rode , Green hazels o'er his basnet nod ; He pass'd the Peel3 of ...
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A Poem Walter Scott. And soon he spurr'd his courser keen Beneath the tower of Hazeldean . ' XXVI . 99 The clattering hoofs the watchmen mark ; - " Stand , ho ! thou courier of the dark . " " For Branksome , ho ! " the knight rejoin'd ...
A Poem Walter Scott. And soon he spurr'd his courser keen Beneath the tower of Hazeldean . ' XXVI . 99 The clattering hoofs the watchmen mark ; - " Stand , ho ! thou courier of the dark . " " For Branksome , ho ! " the knight rejoin'd ...
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