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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... king is mustering troops for war . " ( See Canto I. , xx . ) The true cause of the Scottish invasion of England , on which the poet has based his story of Marmion , must be sought in the natural ambition 2 William Stewart Rose , Esq ...
... king is mustering troops for war . " ( See Canto I. , xx . ) The true cause of the Scottish invasion of England , on which the poet has based his story of Marmion , must be sought in the natural ambition 2 William Stewart Rose , Esq ...
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... king , in retaliation for the humiliating defeat which he suffered , stirred up the Scots - long the allies of France -to cross the border , and , by attacking the English in Northumberland , compel , if possible , Henry to return to ...
... king , in retaliation for the humiliating defeat which he suffered , stirred up the Scots - long the allies of France -to cross the border , and , by attacking the English in Northumberland , compel , if possible , Henry to return to ...
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... kings ; Where stiff the hand , and still the tongue , Of those who fought , and spoke , and sung ; Here , where the fretted 3 aisles 4 prolong The distant notes of holy song , As if some angel spoke again , 145 ' All peace on earth ...
... kings ; Where stiff the hand , and still the tongue , Of those who fought , and spoke , and sung ; Here , where the fretted 3 aisles 4 prolong The distant notes of holy song , As if some angel spoke again , 145 ' All peace on earth ...
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... King Arthur's circle of knights , - the " Knights of the Round Table . " The romance of King Arthur- — a real or legendary king of Britain in the sixth century - forms the subject of Tennyson's Idylls of the King . Enters Morgana's ...
... King Arthur's circle of knights , - the " Knights of the Round Table . " The romance of King Arthur- — a real or legendary king of Britain in the sixth century - forms the subject of Tennyson's Idylls of the King . Enters Morgana's ...
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... king and court Bade him toil on , to make them sport ; Demanded for their niggard pay , 280 Fit for their souls , a looser7 lay , Licentious satire , song , and play ; 1 Dame Ganore : Guinevere , Arthur's queen . 2 Unconfessed : here ...
... king and court Bade him toil on , to make them sport ; Demanded for their niggard pay , 280 Fit for their souls , a looser7 lay , Licentious satire , song , and play ; 1 Dame Ganore : Guinevere , Arthur's queen . 2 Unconfessed : here ...
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