 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - Readers - 1850 - 292 pages
...of Buccleugh ; And, would the noble duchess deign To listen to an old man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought, even yet,...room of state, Where she, with all her ladies, sate, Perchance he wished his boon denied ; For, when to tune his harp he tried, His trembling hand had lost... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1850 - 442 pages
...of Buccleugh ; And, would the noble duchess deign To listen to an old man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought even yet,...could make music to her ear. The humble boon was soon 'i!nui-«d, The aged minstrel audience gained. But, when he reached the room of s'«*» Where she,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1850 - 764 pages
...deign To listen to an old man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak He thought, e'en erant obtain'd; The aged minstrel audience gain'd. But, when he reach'd the room of state, Where she, with... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1851 - 768 pages
...of Buccleuch; And would the noble duchess deign To listen to an old man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought even yet,...could make music to her ear. The humble boon was soon obtain'd ; The aged minstrel audienee gain'd. But, when he reach 'd the room of state, Where she, with... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1851 - 780 pages
...of Buccleuch; And would the noble duchess deign To listen to an old man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought even yet,...loved the harp to hear, He could make music to her car. The humble boon was soon obtain'd ; The aged minstrel audience gain'd. But, when he reach 'd the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1852 - 594 pages
...noble Duchess deign To listen to an old man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though weakj He thought even yet, the sooth to speak, That, if she loved the harp to hear, The humble boon was soon obtained ; The Aged Minstrel audience gained. But, when he reached the room... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 pages
...bloody tomb ! And would the noble duchess deign To listen to an old man's strain ? Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought even yet,...could make music to her ear. The humble boon was soon obtain'd ; The aged minstrel audience gain'd. But, when he reach'd the room of state, Where she, with... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1854 - 892 pages
...Buccleuch : And, would the noble Duchess deign To listen to an old man's strain, Though sii.T lus liana, his voice though weak, He thought even yet, the sooth to speak, Tliai, if she loved the harp to hear, He could make music to her car. The humble boon was soon obtain1... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1854 - 426 pages
...of Buccleugh ; And, would the noble duchess deign To listen to an old man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought even yet,...make music to her ear. < The humble boon was soon obtai««d, The aged minstrel audience gained. But, when he reached the room of st*** Where she, with... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1855 - 590 pages
...of Buccleuch : And, would the noble Duchess deign To listen to an old man's strain, Though stiff hia hand, his voice though weak, He thought even yet,...could make music to her ear. The humble boon was soon obtain'd; The Aged Minstrel audience gain'd. But, wlieu he reach'd the room of state, Where she, with... | |
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And, would the noble Duchess deign To listen to an old man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought even yet, the sooth to speak, That, if she loved the harp to hear, He could make music to her ear. 
