 When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams 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 teach thee to live and die ; When distant Tweed is...  The lay of the last minstrel, a poem - Pagina 44door sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1806Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1805 - 948 pagina’s
...ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er die dead man's grave ; Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruined pile ; And,... | |
 | 1812 - 762 pagina’s
...And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the uwlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave; Then go — 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. . No. 2Ц7, " When... | |
 | 1805 - 540 pagina’s
...And the fcrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When diftant Tweed is heard to rave, And the ow let to hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then go — but go alone the v.-hile — Then view St David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, foothly fwear, Was never fcene... | |
 | 1805 - 570 pagina’s
...edges the imagery, And the scrolls, that ttach tlice to live and die; When distant Tweed is hi'ard to rave. And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's...view St. David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, «oothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair.' He is admitted^and reports his ernmd to the monk... | |
 | 1805 - 752 pagina’s
...ivory ; When filver edges the imagery, And the fciolls that teach thee to live and die ; When diftant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then gor— but go alone the while^ Then view St. David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, fadly fwear,... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 pagina’s
...ebon and ivory j When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thoc to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then pp — but go alone the while — Then view Saint David's ruined pile, And, home returning, soothly... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pagina’s
...surer cdfje* the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live .•md (lie ; When distant Tweed i» heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's ((Tuve ; Then jco— but go r.lonethe while"— Ilien view Saiiit Unvid'a ruined pil«, And, IIOIIM;... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 366 pagina’s
...ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave, Then go—but go alone the while— Then view St David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear,... | |
 | 1838 - 884 pagina’s
...the Imagery, And the scroll) that teach thee to live and die; When distant Tweed is heard (o rnve, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave, Then...go— but go alone the while — Then view St David's mined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair." The second couplet... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1819 - 322 pagina’s
...ehon and ivory; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die , When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave, Then go— hut go alone the while — Then view Saint David's ruined pile ; And home returning, soothly swear,... | |
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