| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 682 páginas
...buttress and buttress, alternately. Seem fram'd of ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, Aud the scrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When...returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair!" — p. 35, 36. In the following passage he is less ambitious ; and confines himself, as an ancient... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 páginas
...the ruin'd central tower ; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery. And the scrolls that...— but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruin'd pile ! And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! 72 dAMES MONTGOMERY.... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 692 páginas
...buttress and buttress, alternately. Seem fram'd of ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, Aud the scrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When...view St. David's ruined pile ! And, home returning, sootb.lv swear, Was never scene so sad and fair!" — p. 35, 36. In the following passage he is less... | |
| 1847 - 582 páginas
...the ruined central tower ; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that...And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene «о sad and fair !" Dryburgh abbey, a picturesque and lovely ruin, where rest the remains of Sir Walter... | |
| Jean Froissart - 1847 - 378 páginas
...on the ruin'd central tower; When buttress and buttress alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that...— but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruin'd pile; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair !" The eastern window... | |
| Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1848 - 512 páginas
...the ruined central tower ; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that...returning soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair." " The darkened roof rose high aloof On pillars, lofty, and light, and small ; The keystone, that locked... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1848 - 330 páginas
...the ruin'd central tower ; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that...— but go alone the while — Then view St David's ruin'd pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! 216 SELECT MOTTOES... | |
| George Harris - 1849 - 540 páginas
...on the ruined central tower, When buttress and buttress alternately Seem framed of ebon and ivory, When silver edges the imagery And the scrolls that...returning, soothly swear Was never scene so sad and fair." The general dissolution of the English monasteries took place, as we all know, in the reign of Henry... | |
| Walter McLeod - 1850 - 170 páginas
...caput. foMi-aged, with leaves cut out on it - - folium. tra'-cer-y, ornamental stone-work - - tracer. When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that...view St. David's ruined pile': And, home returning, eoothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair! Scott's Lay of the Last Minstrel (Canto II.). MELROSE... | |
| John Aikin - 1850 - 764 páginas
...the ruin'd central tower: When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem'd framed of ebon and ivory: (e], gr»vt, Then go—but go alone the while— Then view Saint David's ruin'd pile; And, home returning,... | |
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