 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1849 - 650 pages
...but they were desolate. The fire had resounded within the halls ; and the voice of the people is now heard no more. The stream of Clutha was removed from its place, by the fali of the walls; the thistle shook there its lonely head ; the moss whistled to the wind. The fox... | |
 | Charles Mackie - Castles - 1850 - 556 pages
...Nomenclature, by Christopher Irvin, 1819. 298 DUMBARTON A ROMAN STATION— SMOLLETT'S ACCOUNT OF IT. has resounded in the halls, and the voice of the people...from its place by the fall of the 'walls. The thistle shakes there its lonely head. The fox looks out from the window, the rank grass of the walls waves... | |
 | James Grant - Great Britain - 1850 - 522 pages
...'tis now so dark, that I cannot see where they CHAPTER XX. ANOTHER NIGHT AT M1CUIDA. " The fire bad resounded in the halls ; and the voice of the people is heard no more Desolate is the dwelling of Moina : silence is in the house of her fathers."— Oman's Poems,— Car... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 594 pages
...Cormac in the same book, and the ruins of Balclutha in Cartho. I have seen the walls of Balclutha, but they were desolate. The fire had resounded in...voice of the people is heard no more. The stream of Clntha was removed from its place by the fall of the walls. The thistle shook there its lonely head... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...Ва1с1иЛа.~\ 1 have wen the walls of Balclutha, but they were desolate. The fire had resounded in the halle ; gainst the panes with sullen roar, That threw their diamond sunlight on the floor; That floor, clean Ы1 of the walla. The thistle shook there its lonely bead ; the moss whistled to the wind. The fox... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1853 - 542 pages
...shake themselves to pieces. I have seen the walls of Balclutha, but they were desolate. The flames had resounded in the halls ; and the voice of the...thistle shook there its lonely head : the moss whistled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows : and the rank grass of the wall waved round his head.... | |
 | John Warner Barber - Belgium - 1855 - 608 pages
...time* of old I the deeds of days of other yeara ! *****•*• I hare leen the walls of Balclutha, but they were desolate. The fire had resounded in...of the walls. The thistle shook, there, its lonely bend ; the moss whistled to the wind. The fox looked out from the window*, the rank grass of the waJl... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Literary Criticism - 1855 - 498 pages
...pieces. I have seen the walls of Balelutha, but they were desolate. — The flame bad resounded iu the halls ; and the voice of the people is heard no...thistle shook there its lonely head ; the moss whistled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows ; and the rank grass of the wall waved round his head.... | |
 | 1857 - 536 pages
...the.sunbeams of other days, the delight of heroes of {]]>].} I have seen the walls of Balclutha, hut tliey were desolate. The fire had resounded in the halls:...was removed from its place by the fall of the walls. l/The thistle shook there its lonely head : the moss whistled to the wind. The fox looked out from... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1858 - 594 pages
...Cormac in the same book, and the ruins of Balelutha in Cartho. I have seen the walls of Balelutha, but they were desolate. The fire had resounded in...thistle shook there its lonely head ; the moss whistled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows; the rank grass of the wall waved round his head.... | |
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I have seen the walls of Balclutha, but they were desolate. The fire had resounded in the halls: and the voice of the people is heard no more. The stream of Clutha was removed from its place, by the fall of the walls. The thistle shook there its lonely... 
