 Seemed to have known a better day; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by .an orphan boy. The last of all the Bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry; For, well-a-day! their date was fled, His tuneful brethren all were dead; And he, neglected...  Works - Side 159af Walter Scott - 1923Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1861 - 144 sider
...of auld lang syne ; Immortal soiigs of praise, unknown In days of auld lang syne. THE LAST MINSTKEL. THE way was long, the wind was cold, — The minstrel...was infirm and old ; His withered cheek and tresses gray Seemed to have known a better day. The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 sider
...in their chairs of crimson placed, The Dame and she the warriors graced. SCOTT. &ty fast glinstrtl. THE way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old ; His wither'd cheek, and tresses grey, Seem'd to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1861 - 128 sider
...thoughts thy waters teach — " Eternity, eternity, and power." THE LAST MINSTREL. SIR WALTER SCOTT. THE way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old ; His wither'd cheek, and tresses gray, Seem'd to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining... | |
 | Robert Gordon Latham, Mary Caroline Maberly - 1861 - 164 sider
...in verse at regular, intervals. §. In the following lines every other syllable is accented : — 1. The way was long, the wind was cold, The minstrel was infirm and old. 2. To arms ! to arms ! the clansmen roam O'er hill, and dale, and glen ; The chief is dead, and time... | |
 | John Purdue Bidlake - 1861 - 186 sider
...confidence. 1. The — sailor was found clinging to an — . 2. The trees are covered with — frost. o 3. ' The way was long, the wind was cold, The minstrel was infirm and — .' 4. ' But break my heart, for I muat — my tongue.' 5. ' They launched the long galley, and... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 sider
...on the 21st September 1832 he breathed his last, in the presence of all his children. THE MINSTREL. THE way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old ; His wither'd cheek, and tresses grey, Seem'd to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining... | |
 | James Stuart Laurie - 1863 - 328 sider
...is bless'd, and I lament no more, A wise good man, contented to be poor. Crabbe. THE LAST MINSTREL. THE way was long, the wind was cold, The minstrel...infirm and old ; His withered cheek, and tresses grey, Seem'd to have known a better day ; Was carried by an orphan boy. The harp, his sole remaining joy,... | |
 | John Charles Curtis - 1863 - 178 sider
...noblest thing that perished there, Was that young and faithful heart. THE LAST MINSTREL.— Scott. THE way was long, the wind was cold, The minstrel...was infirm and old ; His withered cheek and tresses gray, Seemed to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan... | |
 | John Cooper Grocott - 1863 - 562 sider
...1. Throw physic to the dogs, 111 none of it. SHARSPERE. — Macbeth, Act V. Scene 8. MINSTREL. — The way was long, the wind was cold, The minstrel was infirm and old ; His wither'd cheek, and tresses grey, Seem'd to have known a better day. WALTER SCOTT. — Introduction... | |
 | Selections - 1863 - 192 sider
...and crown 'd To meet her lord , she took the tax away And built-herself an everlasting name . Scott. THE way was long • the wind was cold , The minstrel was infirm and old ; His wither 'd cheek, and tresses gray , Seeni'd to have known a better day The harp his sole remaining... | |
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