 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
 | Mrs. Jamieson (Frances Thurtle) - 1820 - 538 pagina’s
...When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet hoots o'er the dead man's grave j Then go—but go alone, the while, Then view St. David's ruined...returning soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair !" " Yes," replied Edward, " and I think, Sir, if you would stay but half an hour longer we might have... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 264 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 ruin'd pile ; And, home returning, soothly... | |
 | Friedrich Johann Jacobsen - 1820 - 796 pagina’s
...silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls tJiat teach thee to live and die ; lVlien distant Tweed in heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grai'e, Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St. David' s ruined pile • And, honte returning... | |
 | Fabius (pseud.) - 1821 - 112 pagina’s
...is heard to rave, Then go—but go alone the while, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave; Then view St. David's ruined pile; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad aud fair. Is it not obvious, from this description of Melrose Abbey, compared with that of the Sibyl's... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1822 - 582 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...returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair. Is it not obvious, from this description of Melrose Abbey, compared with that of the Sibyl's temple,... | |
 | 1822 - 418 pagina’s
...ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thec to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot...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 ! THE LAST SONG,... | |
 | John Bower (of Melrose.) - 1822 - 152 pagina’s
...When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thcc to live and die ; When distant Twted is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then go — but go alone the whileThen view St David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soot hly swear, Was never scene so sad... | |
 | 1822 - 580 pagina’s
...is heard to rave, Then go—but go alone the while, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave; Then view St. David's ruined pile; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair. Is it not obvious, from this description of Melrose Abbey, compared with that of the Sibyl's temple,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 354 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...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 ! n. Short halt did... | |
 | 1823 - 732 pagina’s
...ebon and ivory ; When sDver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die; \Vhen distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave. . • Warton, in his History of Poetry, informs his reader that " there was a species of short measure... | |
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