 In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along : The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot: Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost ; Each blank, in...  The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review - Side 515redigeret af - 1806Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Walter Scott - 1805 - 340 sider
...wished, yet feared, to try The long-forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made — And oft he shook his hoary...And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's extacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along; The present scene,... | |
 | 1805 - 570 sider
...encouraged by the kindness of his illustrious hostess, ' Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made; And oft he shook his hoary...the measure wild, The old man raised his face and imil'd ; And lighted up his faded eye With all a poet's extacy. 1 In varying cadence, soft or strong,... | |
 | 1806 - 502 sider
...Minstrel is thus modestly, but auspiciously, introduced. ' Amid the strings his fingers strayed. And an uncertain warbling made, And oft he shook his hoary...measure wild, The old man raised his face and smiled j And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's extacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1811 - 310 sider
....wished yet feared to try 'The long forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made— And oft he shook his hoary head. But when he caught the .measure wHd, The old man raised his face and smiled, And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstacy... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 366 sider
...wished, yet feared, to try The long-forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made, And oft he shook his hoary...man raised his face, and smiled ; And lightened up his-faded eye, With all a poet's ecstacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 sider
...wished, yet feared, to try The long forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made, And oft he shook his hoary...And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's extaey ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along : The present scene,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 354 sider
...unfortunate James, Duke of Moumouth, who was beheaded in 1685. Amid the strings his fingers stray'd, And an uncertain warbling made, And oft he shook his hoary...wild, The Old Man raised his face, and smiled , And lighten'd up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | Benjamin Humphrey Smart - 1826 - 242 sider
...wished, yet feared, to try The long forgotten melody. 19 Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made, And oft he shook his hoary head. But when he 20 caught the measure wild, The old man raised his head and smiled, And lightened up his faded eye,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 sider
...who -•* brhoadrU IB i6IS. > Front it Stolt, Earl of Bancleucb. filtirr lo lbi> durbcu. But when lie caught the measure wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lighten'd up bis faded eye With all a poet's ecstasy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | 1828 - 814 sider
...wished, yet feared, to try The long forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made, And oft he shook his hoary...And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's exstacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords aloug ; The present scene,... | |
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