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" The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed a spell, when... "
The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A Poem - Page 39
by Walter Scott - 1811 - 295 pages
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The New annual register, or General repository of history ..., Volume 25

1805 - 948 pages
...osier wand, In many a freakish knot, liad twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, Дnd changed the willow wreaths to stone. The silver light, so pale and faint, Shewed many a prophet and many a saint, Whose image on the glass was dyed ; Full in th» midst his...
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th], Volume 2, Part 1

1806 - 502 pages
...thought some fairy's hand, 'Twixt poplars straight, the osier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed...wreaths to stone. The silver light, so pale and faint, Shewed many a prophet and many a saint, Whose image on the glass was dyedj Full in the midst his Cross...
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The lay of the last minstrel, a poem. With Ballads and lyrical pieces

sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1812 - 362 pages
...thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone. The silver light, so pale and faint, Shewed many a prophet, and many a saint,...
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The Works of Walter Scott, Esq: The lay of the last minstrel. Ballads and ...

Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 366 pages
...thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone. The silver light, so pale and faint, Shewed many a prophet, and many a saint,...
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The Border Antiquities of England & Scotland: Comprising Specimens of the ...

Walter Scott (sir).) - Borders Region (Scotland) - 1814 - 592 pages
...thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight, the osier wand In many a freakish knot, had twined, Then framed a spell when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone." The roof of the chancel, of which a part is still remaining, was supported...
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Letters on England: Comprising Descriptive Scenes ; with Remarks ..., Volume 1

Joshua E. White - England - 1816 - 382 pages
...fairy's hand., 'Twist poplars straight, the osier wand, In many a freakish knot had twin'd; Then form'da spell, when the work, was done, And changed the willow...and many a saint, Whose image on the glass was dyed. The moon-beam kissed the holy pane, And threw on the pavement a bloody stain." The grandeur, majesty,...
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 44

England - 1838 - 884 pages
...some fairy's hand, "I" \vi\t poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow -wreaths to stone." Sir Walter says in a note, that it is impossible to conceive a more beautiful specimen of the lightness...
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The Pocket magazine of classic and polite literature. [Continued as] The ...

1832 - 612 pages
...thought some fairy's hand, 'Twixt poplars straight, the ozier wand In many a freakish knot had twined ; Then framed a spell when the work was done. And changed the willow wreath to stone.' The harharous hand of man, however, had been here, and Nature seemed endeavouring...
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The Poetical Works of Walter Scott, Esq, Volume 1

Walter Scott - 1819 - 322 pages
...thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the osier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed a spell when the work was done, And changed...prophet and many a saint Whose image on the glass was died ; Full in the midst, his cross of red Triumphant Michael hrandished, And trampled the apostate's...
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Duncan's Itinerary of Scotland: With the Principal Roads to London, Copious ...

James Duncan - Roads - 1820 - 250 pages
...thought some fairy's band "Twixt poplars straight, the ozier wand, In many a frrakUi knot had twined; Then framed a spell when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone. Lay of the Last Minstrel, Canto II. St. 10. Roslin was the scene of much bloodshed, in former times;...
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