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... hand , his voice though weak , He thought even yet , the sooth to speak , That , if she loved the harp to hear , He could make music to her ear . The humble boon was soon obtained ; The Aged Minstrel audience gained . But , when he ...
... hand , his voice though weak , He thought even yet , the sooth to speak , That , if she loved the harp to hear , He could make music to her ear . The humble boon was soon obtained ; The Aged Minstrel audience gained . But , when he ...
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... hand had lost the ease , Which marks security to please ; And scenes , long past , of joy and pain , Came wildering o'er his aged brain- He tried to tune his harp in vain . The pitying Duchess praised its chime , And gave him heart ...
... hand had lost the ease , Which marks security to please ; And scenes , long past , of joy and pain , Came wildering o'er his aged brain- He tried to tune his harp in vain . The pitying Duchess praised its chime , And gave him heart ...
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... , But he would ride them , one by one ; Alike to him was time or tide , December's snow , or July's pride ; Alike to him was tide , or time , Moonless midnight , or matin prime : Steady of heart , and stout of hand , As 30.
... , But he would ride them , one by one ; Alike to him was time or tide , December's snow , or July's pride ; Alike to him was tide , or time , Moonless midnight , or matin prime : Steady of heart , and stout of hand , As 30.
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A Poem Walter Scott. Steady of heart , and stout of hand , As ever drove prey from Cumberland ; Five times outlawed had he been , By England's king and Scotland's queen . XXII . " Sir William of Deloraine , good at need , Mount thee on ...
A Poem Walter Scott. Steady of heart , and stout of hand , As ever drove prey from Cumberland ; Five times outlawed had he been , By England's king and Scotland's queen . XXII . " Sir William of Deloraine , good at need , Mount thee on ...
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... approved his minstrelsy ; And , diffident of present praise , Somewhat he spoke of former days , And how old age , and wandering long , Had done his hand and harp some wrong . The Duchess , and her daughters fair , And every 38.
... approved his minstrelsy ; And , diffident of present praise , Somewhat he spoke of former days , And how old age , and wandering long , Had done his hand and harp some wrong . The Duchess , and her daughters fair , And every 38.
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