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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... Lord Nelson ( 1758-1805 ) is buried in St. Paul's Cathe- dral , London . Southey calls him " the greatest naval hero of our own and of all former times . " 4 Pitt : William Pitt ( 1759-1806 ) , second son of William Pitt , Earl of ...
... Lord Nelson ( 1758-1805 ) is buried in St. Paul's Cathe- dral , London . Southey calls him " the greatest naval hero of our own and of all former times . " 4 Pitt : William Pitt ( 1759-1806 ) , second son of William Pitt , Earl of ...
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A Tale of Flodden Field Walter Scott, Sir. Attention , with fixed eye ; and Fear , That loves the tale she shrinks to hear ; And gentle Courtesy ; and Faith , Unchanged by sufferings , time , or death ; And Valor , lion - mettled 1 lord ...
A Tale of Flodden Field Walter Scott, Sir. Attention , with fixed eye ; and Fear , That loves the tale she shrinks to hear ; And gentle Courtesy ; and Faith , Unchanged by sufferings , time , or death ; And Valor , lion - mettled 1 lord ...
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A Tale of Flodden Field Walter Scott, Sir. And , from the platform , spare ye not To fire a noble salvo - shot ; Lord Marmion waits below ! ' 50 Then to the castle's lower ward 2 Sped forty yeomen 3 tall , The iron - studded gates ...
A Tale of Flodden Field Walter Scott, Sir. And , from the platform , spare ye not To fire a noble salvo - shot ; Lord Marmion waits below ! ' 50 Then to the castle's lower ward 2 Sped forty yeomen 3 tall , The iron - studded gates ...
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A Tale of Flodden Field Walter Scott, Sir. Blue was the charger's broidered rein ; Blue ribbons decked his arching mane ... Lord Marmion's lance so strong , 105 And led his sumpter - mules along , And ambling palfrey , when at need 1 ...
A Tale of Flodden Field Walter Scott, Sir. Blue was the charger's broidered rein ; Blue ribbons decked his arching mane ... Lord Marmion's lance so strong , 105 And led his sumpter - mules along , And ambling palfrey , when at need 1 ...
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... lord's behest.5 Each , chosen for an archer good , Knew hunting - craft by lake or wood ; Each one a six - foot bow could bend , And far a cloth - yard shaft could send ; Each held a boar - spear tough and strong , And at their belts ...
... lord's behest.5 Each , chosen for an archer good , Knew hunting - craft by lake or wood ; Each one a six - foot bow could bend , And far a cloth - yard shaft could send ; Each held a boar - spear tough and strong , And at their belts ...
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