 In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along : The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot: Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost...  The poetical works of sir Walter Scott - Page 10by sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - Minstrels - 1805 - 334 pages
...much he wished, yet feared, to try The long-forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made— And oft he shook...wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled; And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's extacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | English literature - 1805 - 570 pages
...length, encouraged by the kindness of his illustrious hostess, ' Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made; And oft he shook his...the measure wild, The old man raised his face and imil'd ; And lighted up his faded eye With all a poet's extacy. 1 In varying cadence, soft or strong,... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1806 - 788 pages
...which the names and actions of her ancestors are commemorated. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made — And oft he shook...wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled, And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | 1806 - 502 pages
...Liist Minstrel is thus modestly, but auspiciously, introduced. ' Amid the strings his fingers strayed. And an uncertain warbling made, And oft he shook his...measure wild, The old man raised his face and smiled j And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's extacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1806 - 796 pages
...the names and actions of her ancestors are commemorated. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, Andan uncertain warbling made — And oft he shook his hoary...wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled, And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | Walter Scott - Clans - 1811 - 310 pages
...much he .wished yet feared to try 'The long forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made— And oft he shook his hoary head. But when he caught the .measure wHd, The old man raised his face and smiled, And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstacy... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1812 - 362 pages
...much he wished, yet feared, to try The long-forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made, And oft he shook his...wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 366 pages
...much he wished, yet feared, to try The long-forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made, And oft he shook his...wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lightened up his-faded eye, With all a poet's ecstacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1819 - 322 pages
...feared, to try The long-forgotten melody. Amid the strings his lingers strayed, And an uncertain warhling made, And oft he shook his hoary head. But when he...wild, The old man raised his face and smiled ; And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...much he wished, yet feared, to try The long forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made, And oft he shook his...wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's extaey ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
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