 | 1805 - 948 sider
...the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruined central tower ; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; When...Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er die dead man's grave ; Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruined pile ; And,... | |
 | 1812 - 762 sider
...shower Streams on the ruin'd central tower, When huttress and buttress, alternately, •Seem fram'd of ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery,...die; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the uwlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave; Then go — but go alone the while— Then view St. David's... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1805 - 344 sider
...light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruined central tower ; THE • • 36 When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; When...owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear,... | |
 | 1805 - 752 sider
...ivory ; When filver edges the imagery, And the fciolls that teach thee to live and die ; When diftant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then gor— but go alone the while^ Then view St. David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, fadly fwear,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1805 - 334 sider
...They never wanted beef nor ale As long as their neighbour's lasted. * Kale, Broth. 2 F NOTES CANTO II. When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die. St. I. p. 56. The buttresses ranged along the sides of the ruins of Melrose, are, according to the... | |
 | 1805 - 570 sider
...light's uncertnin shower Streams on the ruined central towsr ; When butlresaand buttress, alicrnately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory, When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls, that ttach tlice to live and die; When distant Tweed is hi'ard to rave. And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1806 - 362 sider
...the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruined central tower ; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; When...imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die ; Wiien distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave, Then go —... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 sider
...alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory j When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thoc to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave,...the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then pp — but go alone the while — Then view Saint David's ruined pile, And, home returning, soothly... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 796 sider
...the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruined central tower 4 When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of. ebon and ivory.; When...edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee tolive and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o>r the dead mun's grave... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1812 - 362 sider
...neither beef nor ale, As long as their neighbour's lasted. * Kale, Broth. NOTES TO CANTO II. Note I. When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die. — P. 44. The buttresses, ranged along the sides of the ruins of Melrose Abbey, are, according to... | |
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When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers white ; When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruined central tower; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the... 
