...poet's description !— ' The moon on the eastern orial shone Thro' slender shafts of shapely stone, In many a freakish knot had twined; Then framed a...was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone."" By foliaged tracery combined; One would have thought some fairy hand, Twixt poplars straight the osier...

...moon in the east oriel shone, Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliated tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought, some fairy's hand 'Twixt...spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow wreattis to stone. Of the whole scene he thus writes : — If thou would'st view fair Melrose aright,...

...shafts of shapely stone, By foliage tracery combined: Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hum), 'Twixt poplars straight, the osier wand, In many a...framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone." But as I can neither talk of Melrose without spouting Scott's verses, nor...

...the Last Minstrel : " Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone." Canto ii. St. 11. Ver. 11. My grave Lord-Keeper led the brawls.] Sir Christopher...

...stately stone, By ioliaged tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought, some fairy's hand "Twist poplars straight the osier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed a spoil, when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone. Of the whole scene he thus...

...tracery combined : Thou wonldst hare thought some fairy's hand. 'TVixt poplars straight, the osier waud. In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the wock was.dooe, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone." But as I can neither talk of Melrose without...

...moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt...framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone. At the time- of the Reformation the inmates of this abbey shared in the general...

...aisle, has not been compelled to think of the wicker temples of the Saxons, and that some magician " 'Twixt poplars straight, the osier wand, In many a freakish knot had tied, Then framed a spell when the work was done, That changed the willow wreath to stone ?" Among...

...tracery combined ; Thou wouldst have thought, some fairy's hand, "I'wixi poplars straight, the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone. CHAPTER IX. WHEN Mrs. Martin and Captain Elliott arrived at Kelso, they went...

...slender shafts of shapely stone By fulinge tracery combined ; Thou wouklst havo thought some fairy's 'Twixt poplars straight, the osier wand In many a freakish knot had twined ; Then formed a spell, when the work waa done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone. The silver light so...