The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A PoemW. S. Orr, 1838 - 216 pages |
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... tell That they should tend the old man well : For she had known adversity , Though born in such a high degree ; In pride of pow'r , in beauty's bloom , Had wept o'er Monmouth's bloody tomb ! When kindness had his wants supplied , And ...
... tell That they should tend the old man well : For she had known adversity , Though born in such a high degree ; In pride of pow'r , in beauty's bloom , Had wept o'er Monmouth's bloody tomb ! When kindness had his wants supplied , And ...
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... tell- Jesu Maria , shield us well ! No living wight , save the Ladye alone , Had dared to cross the threshold stone . II . The tables were drawn , it was idlesse all ; Knight , and page , and household squire , Loiter'd through the ...
... tell- Jesu Maria , shield us well ! No living wight , save the Ladye alone , Had dared to cross the threshold stone . II . The tables were drawn , it was idlesse all ; Knight , and page , and household squire , Loiter'd through the ...
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... tell , How Lord Walter fell ! When startled burghers fled afar , The furies of the Border war ; When the streets of high Dunedin Saw lances gleam , and falchions redden , And heard the slogan's deadly yell- Then the Chief of Branksome ...
... tell , How Lord Walter fell ! When startled burghers fled afar , The furies of the Border war ; When the streets of high Dunedin Saw lances gleam , and falchions redden , And heard the slogan's deadly yell- Then the Chief of Branksome ...
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... Tell me , thou who viewest the stars , When shall cease these feudal jars ? What shall be the maiden's fate ? Who shall be the maiden's mate ? " XVII . MOUNTAIN SPIRIT . " Arthur's slow wain his course doth roll , In utter darkness ...
... Tell me , thou who viewest the stars , When shall cease these feudal jars ? What shall be the maiden's fate ? Who shall be the maiden's mate ? " XVII . MOUNTAIN SPIRIT . " Arthur's slow wain his course doth roll , In utter darkness ...
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... tell , How Lord Walter fell.-P. 7 . Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch succeeded to his grandfather , Sir David , in 1492. He was a brave and powerful baron , and warden of the west marches of Scotland . His death was the consequence of a ...
... tell , How Lord Walter fell.-P. 7 . Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch succeeded to his grandfather , Sir David , in 1492. He was a brave and powerful baron , and warden of the west marches of Scotland . His death was the consequence of a ...
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