...in youth its glance had been; Whose doom discording neighbors sought, Content with equity unbought; To him the venerable priest, Our frequent and familiar...timeless joke ; For I was wayward, bold, and wild, A self-willed imp, a grandame s child ; But half a plague, and half a jest, Was still endured, beloved,...

...in youth its glance had been; Whose doom discording neighbors sought, Content with equity unbought; To him the venerable priest, Our frequent and familiar...timeless joke ; For I was wayward, bold, and wild, A self-willed imp, a grandame s child ; But half a plague, and half a jest, Was still endured, beloved,...

...gambol rude and timeless joke ; For I was wayward, bold, and wild, • A self-willed imp, a grandame s child ; But half a plague, and half a jest, Was still endured, beloved, carest." It was, he said, during his residence at Smallholm crags, that he first imbibed his passion for legendary...

...youth ita glance had been ; Whose doom discording neighbors sought, Content with equity unbought ; To him the venerable priest, Our frequent and familiar...timeless joke ; For I was wayward, bold, and wild, A self-willed imp, a grandame s child ; But half a plague, and half a jest, Was still endured, beloved,...

...familiar face, - < That brightened at our evening fire ; From the old mansion's gray-haired sire — To him, the venerable priest, Our frequent and familiar...well could paint Alike the student and the saint." Following the course of the stream (it could nots, my dear S , be really called "puny"), we came at...

...in youth its glance had been; Whose doom discording neighbors sought, Content with equity unbought ; To him the venerable Priest, Our frequent and familiar...timeless joke For I was wayward, bold, and wild, A self-willed imp, a grandame's child \ But half a plague, and half a jest, Was still endured, beloved,...

...youth its glance had been ; Whose doom discording neighbors sought, Content with equity uubought ;* To him the venerable Priest, Our frequent and familiar...;* Alas ! whose speech too oft I broke With gambol ruile and timeless joke: For I was wayward, bold, and wild, A self-will'd imp, a grandame's child ;...

...youth its glance had been ; Whose doom discording neighbours sought, Content with equity unbought ; To him the venerable Priest, Our frequent and familiar...plague, and half a jest, Was still endured, beloved, caress'd. For me, thus nurtured, dost thou ask The classic poet's well-conn'd task? Nay, Erskine, nay...

...youth its glance had been ; Whose doom discording neighbours sought, Content with equity unbought ;3 To him the venerable Priest, Our frequent and familiar...manners well could paint Alike the student and the saint;4 1 See notes on The F.re of «SV. John, in tho Border Miustrelsy, vol. iv. : and the Author's...

...youth it.s glance had lieen; Whose doom discording neighbors sought, Content with equity unlxiught ;" To him the venerable Priest, Our frequent and familiar guest, Whose life anil manners well could paint Alike the student and the saint ;* Alas! whose speech t<Mi oft I broke...