...youth its glance had been ; Whose doom discording neighbours sought, Content with equity unbought;8 To him the venerable Priest, Our frequent and familiar...manners well could paint Alike the student and the saint ; * 1 See notes on The Eve of St. John, in the Border Minstrelsy, vol. iv. ; and the Author's Introduction...

...freo'ient and familiar guest. Whose Me and manners well could paint Alike the student and the saint; Alasl whose speech too oft I broke With gambol rude and...timeless joke; For I was wayward, bold, and wild, A self-willed imp, a grandame's child; But hah! a plague, and half a jest, Was still endured, beloved,...

...sought, Content with equity unbought; To him the venerable priest, Our frequent and familiar guest, 219 Whose life and manners well could paint Alike the student and the saint, Alas ! whose speech too eft I broke With gambol rude and timeless joke: For I was wayward, bold, and wild, A self-willed imp,...

...sought, Content with equity unbought; To him the venerable priest, Our frequent and familiar guest, 119 Whose life and manners well could paint Alike the student and the saint, ^Vlas ! whose speech too oft I broke »Vith gambol rude and timeless joke: For I was wayward, bold,...

...With gambol rude and timeless joke: For I was wayward, bold, and wild, A self-willed imp, a graudame's child, But half a plague, and half a jest, Was still endured, beloved, caressed. From me, thus nurtured, dost thou ask The classic poet's well-conned task ? Nay, Erskine,...

...sought, Content with equity unbought ; To him the venerable priest, Onr frequent and familiar gnest, Whose life and manners well could paint Alike the...too oft I broke With gambol rude and timeless joke t For I was wayward, bold, and wild, A self-will'd imp, a grandame's child \ But, half a plague and...

...doctor's plaint. Yet there was no doubt of the place held by the little tyrant in the family affections. " For I was wayward, bold, and wild, A self-will'd imp,...plague, and half a jest, Was still endured, beloved, caress'd."' Other potent influences blended with these of the fireside, for the romantic country about...

...in youth its glance had been) Whose doom discording neighbours sought, Content with equity unbought; To him the venerable priest, Our frequent and familiar guest, Whose life and manners well could point Alike the student and the saint; Alas ! whose speech too oft I broke With gambol rude and timeless...

...doom discording neighbours sought, Content with equity unbought ; To him the venerable priest, Onr frequent and familiar guest, Whose life and manners...plague and half a jest, Was still endured, beloved, caress'd." A picture this of a child of great spirit, though with that spirit was combined an active...

...in youth its glance had been; Whose doom discording neighbors nought, 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,...