The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A PoemW. S. Orr, 1838 - 216 pages |
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... Scottish cannot boast great skill with the bow , but rather bear axes , with which , in times of need , they give heavy strokes . " The Jedwood axe was a sort of partizan used by horsemen , as appears from the arms of Jedburgh , which ...
... Scottish cannot boast great skill with the bow , but rather bear axes , with which , in times of need , they give heavy strokes . " The Jedwood axe was a sort of partizan used by horsemen , as appears from the arms of Jedburgh , which ...
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... Scottish Latin poet we find the following verses : - VALTERIUS SCOTUS BALCLUCHIUS . Egregio suscepto facinore libertate Regis , ac aliis rebus gestis clarus , sub JACOBO V. AP . Christi 1526 . Intentata aliis , nullique audita priorum ...
... Scottish Latin poet we find the following verses : - VALTERIUS SCOTUS BALCLUCHIUS . Egregio suscepto facinore libertate Regis , ac aliis rebus gestis clarus , sub JACOBO V. AP . Christi 1526 . Intentata aliis , nullique audita priorum ...
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... Scottish Border , vol . 1. But either it never took effect , or else the feud was renewed shortly afterwards . My friend Mr. Thomas Thomson , deputy - register of Scotland , has enabled me to add to this note the following curious ...
... Scottish Border , vol . 1. But either it never took effect , or else the feud was renewed shortly afterwards . My friend Mr. Thomas Thomson , deputy - register of Scotland , has enabled me to add to this note the following curious ...
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... Scottish peasants , to be the prin cipal school of Necromancy . The Earl of Gowrie , slain at Perth in 1600 , pretended , during his studies in Italy , to have acquired some know- ledge of the Cabala , by which he said he could charm ...
... Scottish peasants , to be the prin cipal school of Necromancy . The Earl of Gowrie , slain at Perth in 1600 , pretended , during his studies in Italy , to have acquired some know- ledge of the Cabala , by which he said he could charm ...
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... Scottish air , run thus : - O ! the monks of Melrose made gude kaleā« On Fridays when they fasted ; They wanted neither beef nor ale , As long as their neighbours ' lasted . * Kale , Broth . THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL . CANTO THE ...
... Scottish air , run thus : - O ! the monks of Melrose made gude kaleā« On Fridays when they fasted ; They wanted neither beef nor ale , As long as their neighbours ' lasted . * Kale , Broth . THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL . CANTO THE ...
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ancient arms band bard Baron Beattisons beneath betwixt blaze blood blood-hound bold Border bower Branksome Branksome Hall Branksome's Buccleuch called CANTO castle Cessford chapel chief Clair clan courser Cranstoun crest Cumberland Dame dark dead Douglas dread Earl Earl of Angus English Eskdale Ettricke Ettricke Forest fair on Carlisle father Fawdon fell fire friends hall hand harp Hawick head heard heart highnes hill holy horse Howard Jedburgh John king Kirkwall knight lady Ladye lances lands Lord Dacre loud maid Melrose Melrose Abbey Minstrel moss-trooper Musgrave Naworth Castle ne'er never noble Note o'er pass'd ride river Ettricke rode round Roxburghshire rung sayd Scotland Scots Scottish Scottish Border Seem'd shulde slain spear spirit steed stone stood sword Teviot's Teviotdale thee Thomas Musgrave thou Tinlinn tower Twas tyme Virgilius Walter Scott warden warriors wild William of Deloraine word wound