...low tone. " Besides," continued Angela, with a half-smile, full of cheerful reassurance, " He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small, Who dares not put it to the touch, And win or lose it all." Laurence smiled, too, as he answered, " I am afraid my deserts are small,...

...and to say to myself, that in litera1 ture, as in war, " He either fears his fate too much, Or hie deserts are small, Who dares not put it to the touch, To win or lose it all." To the particulars explanatory of the plan of these Chronicles, which the reader^is...

...will reign, and I will reign alone ; my thoughts did evermore disdain a rival on my throne. He either fears his fate too much, or his deserts are small,...dares not put it to the touch to gain or lose it all. But if no faithless action stain thy love and constant word, I'll make thee famous by my pen and glorious...

...will reign, And I will reign alone ; My soul did ever more disdain A rival to my throne. He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small, Who dares not put it to the touch To win or lose it all. Then in the empire of thy heart, Where I alone would be, If others should pretend...

...soar so high.* To a Lady sinying a Song of his composing. MARQUIS OF MONTROSE. 1612-1650. He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small,...dares not put it to the touch To gain or lose it all. Song " MtJ Dear and only Looe." I '11 make thee glorious by my pen, And famous by my sword. lb'd. *...

...with impunity." I replied to this affectionate expostulation in the words of Montrose — " He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small,...dares not put it to the touch To gain or lose it all." 1 [The lady with whom Sir Walter Scott held this conversation, was, no doubt, his aunt, Miss Christian...

...pieces in covering the Danish retreat ! CHAPTER V. HOW THE PRUSSIANS LOST AN OPPORTUNITY. " He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small, Who dares not put it to the touch, To win or lose it all." MONTHOSE'B LOVE SONG. RAPIDLY following in their enemies' footsteps, Marshal Wrangel...

...a sort of gay defiance that — " He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small, Wbo dares not put it to the touch, To gain or lose it all!" Of his company are Sir Richard Lovelace, flying to the wars, and consoling his sweet for the inconstancy,...

...will reign, And I will reign alone ; My thoughts did evermore disdain A rival on my throne. He either fears his fate too much Or his deserts are small,...dares not put it to the touch To gain or lose it all. 8* '-V But I will reign and govern still, And always give the law, And have each subject at my will,...

...And I will reign alone ; My thoughts did evermore disdain A rival on my throne. He either fears>his fate too much Or his deserts are small, Who dares not put it to the touch To gain or lose it all. But I will reign and govern still, And always give the law, And have each subject at my will, And all...