 Seemed to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy. The last of all the bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry ; For, well-a-day ! their date was fled, His tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he, neglected...  The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A Poem - Page 11by Walter Scott - 1806 - 332 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Clarke Lowe - 1868 - 186 pages
...girls were waking, And smiling, and making A prayer at home for me. Thackeray. 21.— THE MINSTREL. THE way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel...day ; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried hy an orphan boy. The last of all the bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry ; For, well-a-day !... | |
 | William L. Robinson - 1868 - 208 pages
...The way of the just2 is uprightness ; thou, most upright4, dost2 weigh the path of the just2. — B. The way was long, the wind was cold,... the Minstrel...and old; his withered cheek, and tresses gray,... seemed2 to have known a better day ; the harp, his sole2 remaining joy,... was carried by2 an orphan... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1868 - 536 pages
...actually Jlonriahfd. The time occupied in the action is Three Night* and Three Days. fag of % fast Hi INTRODUCTION. THE way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old; His wither'd cheek, and tresses grey, Seem'd to have known a better day; The harp, his sole remaining joy,... | |
 | Grenville Kleiser - Elocution - 1911 - 458 pages
...of yore — I am coming to Valhalla, O'er the sea." THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL BY SIB WALTER SCOTT The way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old; His wither 'd cheek, and tresses gray, Seemed to have known a better day; The harp, his sole remaining... | |
 | Larkin Dunton, Augustus Hill Kelley - English language - 1911 - 356 pages
...in trim condition, the anchor was weighed, and the huge steamer started on her homeward journey. 5. The way was long, the wind was cold, The minstrel was infirm and old. 6. Thick clouds of dust afar appeared, And trampling steeds were faintly heard. 7. The air was mild,... | |
 | Augusta Choate, Gertrude Hartman - English language - 1912 - 174 pages
...' 6. He saw that to swim his horse back again would be almost certain death. 7. His withered cheeks and tresses gray Seemed to have known a better day;...sole remaining joy,'' Was carried by an orphan boy. 8. Ulysses tried to catch the bird, but it fluttered nimbly out of his reach, still chirping in a piteous... | |
 | Henry Meade Bland - Children's literature - 1912 - 120 pages
...last of the bards ; bidding him adieu in words that are as sure of immortality as any Scott wrote : The way was long, the wind was cold, The minstrel was infirm and old ; His withered cheek, and trusses gray, Seemed to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by... | |
 | Alma Blount, Clark Sutherland Northup - English language - 1912 - 354 pages
...to the mouldering wall, And at every gust the dead leaves fall, And the day is dark and dreary. 4. The way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old; His wither'd cheek and tresses grey Seem'd to have known a better day. — SCOTT. 5. The day is done, and... | |
 | Jeannette Augustus Marks - Wales - 1912 - 258 pages
...Gorsedd " was no more to be found. A boy scout, perhaps thinking of Scott's minstrel, who said, — " The way was long, the wind was cold, The minstrel was infirm and old," was despatched downhill after him, and found him and the sword, arm in arm, lagging comfortably behind.... | |
 | Lucius Hudson Holt - English poetry - 1915 - 952 pages
...HONORABLE CHARLES, EARL OF DALKEITH, THIS POEM IS INSCKIBED H\ THE AUTHOR INTRODUCTION THE way was Ion;;, wo: She hath no loyal knight and true, The Lady of...For often thro' the silent nights A funeral, with p hoy. The last of all the bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry; For, wcll-a-day! their date was... | |
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