Marmion: A Tale of Flodden FieldCosimo, Inc., 2005 M11 1 - 292 páginas And now the midnight draught of sleep, Where wine and spices richly steep, In massive bowl of silver deep, The page presents on knee.Lord Marmion drank a fair good rest, The captain pledged his noble guest, The cup went through among the rest, Who drained it merrily...-from MarmionFantastically successful when it was first published in 1808 and a bestseller throughout the 19th-century, this is Scott's epic poem of the 1513 Battle of Flodden Field, an enormous military disaster for Scotland in which the English killed King James IV and most of his nobles, and "all was lost," Scott said of the debacle, "but our honour." With a hero, Lord Marmion, who is by turns both upright and villainous, and its sweeping air of romantic and political intrigue, this rich tapestry of verse remains favorite of Scott devotees today.Scottish novelist and poet SIR WALTER SCOTT (1771-1832), a literary hero of his native land, turned to writing only when his law practice and printing business foundered. Among his most beloved works are The Lady of the Lake (1810), Rob Roy (1818), and Ivanhoe (1820). |
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... : an attendant on a Knight . 9 Errant : roving ; perhaps an allusion to Una , the heroine of Spenser's Faery Queene . 10 Palfrey : here a lady's riding - horse . Attention , with fixed eye ; and Fear , That INTRODUCTION TO CANTO I 15.
... : an attendant on a Knight . 9 Errant : roving ; perhaps an allusion to Una , the heroine of Spenser's Faery Queene . 10 Palfrey : here a lady's riding - horse . Attention , with fixed eye ; and Fear , That INTRODUCTION TO CANTO I 15.
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... lady fair . 90 95 100 6 VIII . Four men - at - arms came at their backs , With halbert , bill , and battle - axe ; They bore Lord Marmion's lance so strong , 105 And led his sumpter - mules along , And ambling palfrey , when at need 1 ...
... lady fair . 90 95 100 6 VIII . Four men - at - arms came at their backs , With halbert , bill , and battle - axe ; They bore Lord Marmion's lance so strong , 105 And led his sumpter - mules along , And ambling palfrey , when at need 1 ...
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... lady - love , And to the king his land . 170 175 Ourselves beheld the listed field , A sight both sad and fair ; 180 We saw Lord Marmion pierce his shield , And saw his saddle bare ; We saw the victor win the crest He wears with worthy ...
... lady - love , And to the king his land . 170 175 Ourselves beheld the listed field , A sight both sad and fair ; 180 We saw Lord Marmion pierce his shield , And saw his saddle bare ; We saw the victor win the crest He wears with worthy ...
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... lady's suit and minstrel's strain By knight should ne'er be heard in vain . 210 1 Sir Hugh the Heron : Sir Hugh is represented as commander of the castle in behalf of King Henry VIII . , who held it as a border fortress . 2 Twisell ...
... lady's suit and minstrel's strain By knight should ne'er be heard in vain . 210 1 Sir Hugh the Heron : Sir Hugh is represented as commander of the castle in behalf of King Henry VIII . , who held it as a border fortress . 2 Twisell ...
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... lady's grace ! ' Lord Marmion's brow grew stern . 215 220 225 XV . The captain marked his altered look , And gave the squire the sign ; A mighty wassail - bowl 4 he took , And crowned it high with wine . 1 Breathe rest . 230 2 Joust : a ...
... lady's grace ! ' Lord Marmion's brow grew stern . 215 220 225 XV . The captain marked his altered look , And gave the squire the sign ; A mighty wassail - bowl 4 he took , And crowned it high with wine . 1 Breathe rest . 230 2 Joust : a ...
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