The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A PoemW. S. Orr, 1838 - 216 pages |
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... true , Kinsmen to the bold Buccleuch . IV . Ten of them were sheathed in steel , With belted sword , and spur on heel : They quitted not their harness bright , Neither by day , nor yet by night : They lay down to rest With corslet laced ...
... true , Kinsmen to the bold Buccleuch . IV . Ten of them were sheathed in steel , With belted sword , and spur on heel : They quitted not their harness bright , Neither by day , nor yet by night : They lay down to rest With corslet laced ...
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... true , his voice was clear , And much they long'd the rest to hear Encouraged thus , the Aged Man , After meet rest , again began . END OF CANTO THE FIRST . NOTES TO CANTO FIRST . Note I. The feast was 18 THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL ...
... true , his voice was clear , And much they long'd the rest to hear Encouraged thus , the Aged Man , After meet rest , again began . END OF CANTO THE FIRST . NOTES TO CANTO FIRST . Note I. The feast was 18 THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL ...
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... true ! Ah , give me my sheep , and my sheep - hook restore , And I'll wander from love and Amynta no more Alas ! ' tis too late at thy fate to repine , Poor shepherd , Amyuta no more can be thine ! Thy tears are all fruitless , thy ...
... true ! Ah , give me my sheep , and my sheep - hook restore , And I'll wander from love and Amynta no more Alas ! ' tis too late at thy fate to repine , Poor shepherd , Amyuta no more can be thine ! Thy tears are all fruitless , thy ...
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... true knight . XXVIII . The Knight and Ladye fair are met , And under the hawthorn's boughs are set . A fairer pair were never seen To meet beneath the hawthorn green . He was stately , and young , and tall ; Dreaded in battle , and ...
... true knight . XXVIII . The Knight and Ladye fair are met , And under the hawthorn's boughs are set . A fairer pair were never seen To meet beneath the hawthorn green . He was stately , and young , and tall ; Dreaded in battle , and ...
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... true lovers in a dale ; And how the Knight , with tender fire , To paint his faithful passion strove ; Swore , he might at her feet expire , But never , never cease to love ; And how she blush'd , and how she sigh'd , And , half ...
... true lovers in a dale ; And how the Knight , with tender fire , To paint his faithful passion strove ; Swore , he might at her feet expire , But never , never cease to love ; And how she blush'd , and how she sigh'd , And , half ...
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