| 1923 - 850 sider
...of Melrose Abbey : — If thou would'st view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins gray. 'Where the broken arches are blank in night. And each shafted oriel glimmers white; When the cold light's... | |
| 1844 - 288 sider
...APPEARANCE OF THE RUINS. If thon wonldst view fair Melrose aright Go visit it by the pale moonlight; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the rains grey. "When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers white; When... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 sider
...more ! MELROSE ABBEY. IF thou wouldst view fair Mclrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight : For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout,...When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruin'd central tower; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; When... | |
| John Walker Ord - 1845 - 434 sider
...dropt from his pen : — "If thou wouldst view Melrose aright, Go, visit it by the pale moonlight ; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild but to flout...When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruin'd central tower, When buttress and arch alternately Seem fram'd of ebon and ivory ; When silver... | |
| Aleksander Przezdziecki - 1845 - 276 sider
...ilay Gild, bnt to flont, Ibe ruins y ray. When Ibe broken nrebes are black in ui;;hl, And each suited oriel glimmers white; When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruined central tower; When bnttress and buttress, alternately, Seem fremcd of ehon and ivory; When silver edges the imagery. And... | |
| Valentine Mott - 1845 - 470 sider
...Ivanhoe thus speaks : " If thou wouldst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight ; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild but to flout the ruins gray. " From thence we proceeded a little farther on to Dryburg Abbey, where all that there is of mortal... | |
| Walter Scott - 1845 - 382 sider
...MINSTREL. CANTO SECOND. I. IF thou would'st view fair Mclrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins grey. When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers white ; When the cold... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 sider
...more ! MELROSE ABBEY. Ir thou wouldst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight : For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout,...When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruin'd central tower ; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; When... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 794 sider
...presents to the eye: " If thou wouldst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight: For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout,...are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers while ; When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruin'd central tower; When buttress and... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 692 sider
...presents to the eye : — " If thou wouldsl view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout,...ruins gray. When the broken arches are black in night, Aud each shafted oriel glimmers white ; When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruin'd... | |
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