 The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand, 'Twixt poplars straight, the osier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed a spell,...  The Spell of Scotland - Side 32af Keith Clark - 1916 - 345 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Walter Scott (sir).) - 1814 - 592 sider
...slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined, Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight, the osier wand In many...framed a spell when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone." The roof of the chancel, of which a part is still remaining, was supported... | |
 | 1838 - 884 sider
...tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand, "I" \vi\t poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot had twined ; Then framed...was done, And changed the willow -wreaths to stone." Sir Walter says in a note, that it is impossible to conceive a more beautiful specimen of the lightness... | |
 | 1832 - 612 sider
...tracery was beautiful. ' Thou would'sthave thought some fairy's hand, 'Twixt poplars straight, the ozier wand In many a freakish knot had twined ; Then framed...spell when the work was done. And changed the willow wreath to stone.' The harharous hand of man, however, had been here, and Nature seemed endeavouring... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 264 sider
...tracery combined; Thou vrould'st have thought some fairy's hand 'Twijct poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined • Then...framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone. The silver light, so pale and faint, Shewed many a prophet, and many a saint,... | |
 | James Duncan - 1820 - 250 sider
...Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's band "Twixt poplars straight, the ozier wand, In many a frrakUi knot had twined; Then framed a spell when the work...was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone. Lay of the Last Minstrel, Canto II. St. 10. Roslin was the scene of much bloodshed, in former times;... | |
 | John Bower (of Melrose.) - 1822 - 152 sider
...slender shafts, of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined : Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand Twixt poplars straight the osier wand, In many...framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stotie. SIR W. SCOTT, Bart. 73 The grand altar stood about the chancel or head of... | |
 | George Wilkins - 1823 - 376 sider
...Thro' slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; One would have thought some fairy hand, Twixt poplars straight the osier wand In many...was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone.' " " Here," said Duncan, stamping his foot upon a large flag-stone, " here ' A Scottish monarch sleeps... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 354 sider
...tracery combined ; Thou would' st have thought some fairy's hand 'Twist poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone. The silver-light, so pale and faint, Shew'd many a prophet, and many a saint,... | |
 | George Wilkins - 1824 - 298 sider
...poet's description !— ' The moon on the eastern orial shone Thro' slender shafts of shapely stone, In many a freakish knot had twined; Then framed a...was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone."" By foliaged tracery combined; One would have thought some fairy hand, Twixt poplars straight the osier... | |
 | James Mitchell - 1825 - 798 sider
...slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliated tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought, some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the osier wand, In many...spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow wreattis to stone. Of the whole scene he thus writes : — If thou would'st view fair Melrose aright,... | |
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