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 imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee... The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature - Side 2311805Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| Readings - 1843 - 466 sider
...When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the 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, Was never scene so sad and fair! BATTLE OF BEAL' AN DUINE. From THE LADY OF THK LAKE.... | |
| 1844 - 288 sider
...silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and dio When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's...view St. David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear Wan never scene so sad and fair ! Sui WALTER SCOTT. Lag of the Lait Minttrtl. IN a beautiful... | |
| English poetry - 1844 - 110 sider
...silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's...view St. David's ruined pile : And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! SCOTT'S LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL, (CANTO n.) MELROSE... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1844 - 540 sider
...silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's...view St. David's ruined pile! And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair!" — p. 35, 36. In the following passage he is less... | |
| 1866 - 956 sider
...silver edges the imagery And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's...go ; but go alone the while, Then view St. David's ruin'd pile, And home returning, soothly swear Was never scene so sad and fair." The sentiment soon,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 sider
...teach thee to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the demi man's g 0. soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair 1 The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 sider
...thee to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man'» ould endow them with every species of virtue, and...free them from every species of vice, ibis concerns soothly swear, Was never scene so nad and fair ! The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender... | |
| 1923 - 850 sider
...shafted oriel glimmers white; When the cold light's uncertain power Streams on the ruined central tower. Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruined pile; And home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair! . . . The art of his novels is an equally superficial... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 sider
...silver edges the imagery. And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When distant Tweed \s heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's...— but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruin'd pile ! And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! JAMES MONTGOMERY.... | |
| John Walker Ord - 1845 - 434 sider
...imagery, And the scrolls that teach us to live or die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owl to hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruin'd pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene, so sad, so fair." Lay of the Last... | |
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