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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... thought for Britain's weal , 1 The hand that grasped the victor steel ? The vernal 2 sun new life bestows Even on the meanest flower that blows ; But vainly , vainly may he shine 65 Where Glory weeps o'er NELSON's 3 shrine , And vainly ...
... thought for Britain's weal , 1 The hand that grasped the victor steel ? The vernal 2 sun new life bestows Even on the meanest flower that blows ; But vainly , vainly may he shine 65 Where Glory weeps o'er NELSON's 3 shrine , And vainly ...
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... supposed it to refer to the white chalk cliffs of the southeast coast , but the word is now generally thought to be of uncertain meaning . 9 Amain : with might , violently . Showed their fierce zeal a worthier cause , 95 And 6 MARMION .
... supposed it to refer to the white chalk cliffs of the southeast coast , but the word is now generally thought to be of uncertain meaning . 9 Amain : with might , violently . Showed their fierce zeal a worthier cause , 95 And 6 MARMION .
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... thought suppressed , ' Tocsin : an alarm bell . 2 Swains : rustics . 140 * His rival slumbers nigh : an allusion to Fox , whose grave is next to Pitt's . 4 Requiescat : " requiescat in pace , " may he rest in peace . 5 Fox's tomb ...
... thought suppressed , ' Tocsin : an alarm bell . 2 Swains : rustics . 140 * His rival slumbers nigh : an allusion to Fox , whose grave is next to Pitt's . 4 Requiescat : " requiescat in pace , " may he rest in peace . 5 Fox's tomb ...
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... thought to human pride ! - The mighty chiefs sleep side by side . 185 Drop upon Fox's grave the tear , surrender . Fox is here compared to him in his firm refusal of all offers of a dishonorable peace with France . 1 Party race ...
... thought to human pride ! - The mighty chiefs sleep side by side . 185 Drop upon Fox's grave the tear , surrender . Fox is here compared to him in his firm refusal of all offers of a dishonorable peace with France . 1 Party race ...
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... thought upon his cheek Did deep design and counsel speak . His forehead , by his casque 1 worn bare , His thick moustache and curly hair , Coal - black , and grizzled here and there , But more through toil than age ; 70 His square ...
... thought upon his cheek Did deep design and counsel speak . His forehead , by his casque 1 worn bare , His thick moustache and curly hair , Coal - black , and grizzled here and there , But more through toil than age ; 70 His square ...
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