 | William Holmes McGuffey - Elocution - 1858 - 516 pages
...deign To listen to an old man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought e'en yet, the sooth to speak, That, if she loved the harp to hear, He would make music to her ear. The humble boon was soon obtained; The aged Minstrel audience gained.... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1859 - 120 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 audience gain'd. But when he reach'd the room of state, Where she, with... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1859 - 362 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 audience gain'd. But when he reach'd the room of state, Where she, with... | |
 | Edward McDermott (of Camberwell, Eng.?) - England - 1859 - 224 pages
...favours which he had received by once more wakening the mufic of his harp; for— Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought even yet the...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 - English poetry - 1860 - 656 pages
...noble Duchess deign To listen to an old man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though wefck, He thought even yet, the sooth to speak, That, if...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... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1861 - 128 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 audience gain'd. But when he reach'd the room of state, Where she, with... | |
 | Old age in literature - 1861 - 144 pages
...of Buccleugh j 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,...to speak, — That, if she loved the harp to hear, lie could make music to her ear. The humble boon was soon obtained — The aged minstrel audience gained... | |
 | John Connery - Elocution - 1861 - 416 pages
...Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought e'en yet, the sooth to speak, That if she laved the harp to hear, He could make music to her ear.-'...boon was soon obtained, The aged minstrel audience gain'd ; But when he reach'd the hall of state Where she with all her ladies sate, Perchance he wish'd... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1862 - 706 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,...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... | |
 | John Charles Curtis - 1863 - 178 pages
...deign, To listen to an old man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought e'en yet, the sooth to speak, That, if she loved the harp...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... | |
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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. 
