The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A PoemW. S. Orr, 1838 - 216 pages |
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... heard the slogan's deadly yell- Then the Chief of Branksome fell . VIII . Can piety the discord heal , Or staunch the death - feud's enmity ? Can Christian lore , can patriot zeal , Can love of blessed charity ? No ! vainly to each holy ...
... heard the slogan's deadly yell- Then the Chief of Branksome fell . VIII . Can piety the discord heal , Or staunch the death - feud's enmity ? Can Christian lore , can patriot zeal , Can love of blessed charity ? No ! vainly to each holy ...
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... heard . that his father lay there buried , and offered a hundred crowns to any who could show him his grave . A very old man appeared before Sir Walter , and informed him of the manner of his father's death , and the place of his ...
... heard . that his father lay there buried , and offered a hundred crowns to any who could show him his grave . A very old man appeared before Sir Walter , and informed him of the manner of his father's death , and the place of his ...
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... heard to say , It is not here , it is not here , That ye shall build the church of Deer ; But on Taptillery , Where many a corpse shall lie . The site of the edifice was accordingly transferred to Taptillery , an eminence at some ...
... heard to say , It is not here , it is not here , That ye shall build the church of Deer ; But on Taptillery , Where many a corpse shall lie . The site of the edifice was accordingly transferred to Taptillery , an eminence at some ...
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... heard still louder . The champion descended , sword in hand , and at the gate of the tower , was encountered by the headless spectre of Fawdon , whom he had slain so rashly . Wallace , in great terror , fled up into the tower , tore ...
... heard still louder . The champion descended , sword in hand , and at the gate of the tower , was encountered by the headless spectre of Fawdon , whom he had slain so rashly . Wallace , in great terror , fled up into the tower , tore ...
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... heard to rave , And the owlet to hoot c'er the dead man's grave , Then go - but go alone the while Then view St. David's ruin'd pile ; And , home returning , soothly swear , Was never scene so sad and fair ! II . Short halt did ...
... heard to rave , And the owlet to hoot c'er the dead man's grave , Then go - but go alone the while Then view St. David's ruin'd pile ; And , home returning , soothly swear , Was never scene so sad and fair ! II . Short halt did ...
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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