Marmion, and The lord of the Isles. With intr. and notes by F.T. Palgrave. From the Globe ed. of Scott's poetical works |
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... gave , For Britain's sins , an early grave ! His worth , who , in his mightiest hour , A bauble held the pride of power , Spurn'd at the sordid lust of pelf , And served his Albion for herself ; Who , when the frantic crowd amain Strain ...
... gave , For Britain's sins , an early grave ! His worth , who , in his mightiest hour , A bauble held the pride of power , Spurn'd at the sordid lust of pelf , And served his Albion for herself ; Who , when the frantic crowd amain Strain ...
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sir Walter Scott (bart.) Heaven , to reward his firmness , gave A portion in this honour'd grave , And ne'er held marble in its trust Of two such wondrous men the dust . With more than mortal powers en- dow'd , How high they soar'd ...
sir Walter Scott (bart.) Heaven , to reward his firmness , gave A portion in this honour'd grave , And ne'er held marble in its trust Of two such wondrous men the dust . With more than mortal powers en- dow'd , How high they soar'd ...
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... gave . A blithe salute , in martial sort , The minstrels well might sound , For , as Lord Marmion cross'd the court , He scatter'd angels round . " Welcome to Norham , Marmion ! Stout heart , and open hand ! Well dost thou brook thy ...
... gave . A blithe salute , in martial sort , The minstrels well might sound , For , as Lord Marmion cross'd the court , He scatter'd angels round . " Welcome to Norham , Marmion ! Stout heart , and open hand ! Well dost thou brook thy ...
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... gave a squire the sign ; A mighty wassel - bowl he took , And crown'd it high with wine . " Now pledge me here , Lord Marmion : But first I pray thee fair , Where hast thou left that page of thine , That used to serve thy cup of wine ...
... gave a squire the sign ; A mighty wassel - bowl he took , And crown'd it high with wine . " Now pledge me here , Lord Marmion : But first I pray thee fair , Where hast thou left that page of thine , That used to serve thy cup of wine ...
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... gave again the prospect fair . THE Scenes are desert now , and bare , Where flourish'd once a forest fair , When these waste glens with copse were lined , And peopled with the hart and hind . Yon Thorn - perchance whose prickly spears ...
... gave again the prospect fair . THE Scenes are desert now , and bare , Where flourish'd once a forest fair , When these waste glens with copse were lined , And peopled with the hart and hind . Yon Thorn - perchance whose prickly spears ...
Términos y frases comunes
Abbess ancient Argentine arms band banner battle battle of Flodden beneath bold bore bower brand brave breast bright Brodick brow Bruce CANTO castle Clare Colonsay dark deep Douglas Earl Edward Edward Bruce Eigg England English Ettrick Forest fair falchion fame fcap fear fell fierce fight Fitz-Eustace Flodden gallant glance grace hall hand hath head hear heard heart Heaven hill holy Holy Island horse host Isabel Island Isles James King knight Lady lance land light lonely Lord Marmion Lord Ronald Lorn loud maid mark'd minstrel Monarch monks mountain ne'er noble Norham Norham Castle o'er pass'd plain rock round royal rude Saint Saint Hilda scarce Scotland Scott Scottish seem'd shield shore show'd Sir Launcelot slain Somerled spear squire steed stern stood strife sword tale Tamworth tell thee thine thou tide tower Twas vex'd wake warriors wave wild wind
Pasajes populares
Página 53 - I long wooed your daughter, my suit you denied; Love swells like the Solway, but ebbs like its tide; And now am I come with this lost love of mine To lead but one measure, drink one cup of wine. There are maidens in Scotland more lovely by far That would gladly be bride to the young Lochinvar.
Página 68 - Douglas' head. And first I tell thee, haughty peer, He, who does England's message here, Although the meanest in her State, May well, proud Angus, be thy mate. And, Douglas...
Página 14 - DAY set on Norham's castled steep, And Tweed's fair river, broad and deep, And Cheviot's mountains lone ; The battled towers, the donjon keep, The loophole grates where captives weep, The flanking walls that round it sweep, In yellow lustre shone.
Página 72 - They saw Lord Marmion's falcon fly: And stainless Tunstall's banner white, And Edmund Howard's lion bright, Still bear them bravely in the fight; Although against them come, Of gallant Gordons many a one, And many a stubborn Highlandman, And many a rugged Border clan, With Huntly, and with Home.
Página 53 - Oh ! young Lochinvar is come out of the west, Through all the wide Border his steed was the best ; And save his good broadsword he weapons had none, He rode all unarmed and he rode all alone. So faithful in love and so dauntless in war, There never was knight like the young Lochinvar.
Página 10 - Their summer gambols tell, and mourn, And anxious ask: "Will spring return, And birds and lambs again be gay, And blossoms clothe the hawthorn spray?" Yes, prattlers, yes. The daisy's flower Again shall paint your summer bower; Again the hawthorn shall supply The garlands you delight to tie; The lambs upon the lea shall bound, The wild birds carol to the round, And while you frolic light as they, Too short shall seem the summer day.
Página 107 - Where, as to shame the temples deck'd By skill of earthly architect, Nature herself, it seem'd, would raise A Minster to her Maker's praise ! Not for a meaner use ascend Her columns, or her arches bend ; Nor of a theme less solemn tells That mighty surge that ebbs and swells, And still, between each awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, In varied tone prolonged and high, That mocks the organ's melody.
Página 53 - One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear. When they reached the hall door, and the charger stood near; So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So light to the saddle before her he sprung! "She is won! we are gone, over bank, bush, and scaur: They'll have fleet steeds that follow,
Página 73 - O, woman ! in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made ; When pain and anguish wring the brow A ministering angel thou...
Página 11 - NELSON'S shrine ; And vainly pierce the solemn gloom, That shrouds, O PITT, thy hallowed tomb ! Deep graved in every British heart, O never let those names depart ! Say to your sons, — Lo, here his grave, Who victor died on Gadite wave; To him, as to the burning levin.