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... Bruce , and fragments of it had been shown to some of my friends , and received with applause . Notwithstanding , there- fore , the eminent success of Byron , and the great chance of his 1 I seek not now the foremost palm to gain ...
... Bruce , and fragments of it had been shown to some of my friends , and received with applause . Notwithstanding , there- fore , the eminent success of Byron , and the great chance of his 1 I seek not now the foremost palm to gain ...
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... Bruce the restorer of Scottish Monarchy ; and of Archdeacon Barbour ; a correct edition of whose Metrical History of Robert Bruce will soon , I trust , appear , under the care of my learned friend , the Rev. Dr. Jamieson . ABBOTSFORD ...
... Bruce the restorer of Scottish Monarchy ; and of Archdeacon Barbour ; a correct edition of whose Metrical History of Robert Bruce will soon , I trust , appear , under the care of my learned friend , the Rev. Dr. Jamieson . ABBOTSFORD ...
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... Bruce's history , unless I had attempted that of Wallace . But I am decidedly of opinion that a popular , or what is called a taking , title , though well qualified to ensure the publishers against loss , and clear their shelves of the ...
... Bruce's history , unless I had attempted that of Wallace . But I am decidedly of opinion that a popular , or what is called a taking , title , though well qualified to ensure the publishers against loss , and clear their shelves of the ...
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... have we nought to show ; But if of royal Bruce thou'dst know , I warn thee he has sworn , Ere thrice three days shall come and go , 1 See Note 80 . His banner Scottish winds shall blow , Despite each mean 265 THE LORD OF THE ISLES.
... have we nought to show ; But if of royal Bruce thou'dst know , I warn thee he has sworn , Ere thrice three days shall come and go , 1 See Note 80 . His banner Scottish winds shall blow , Despite each mean 265 THE LORD OF THE ISLES.
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... Bruce , When the royal robe he tied O'er a heart of wrath and pride ; Thence in triumph wert thou torn By the victor hand of Lorn ! ' When the gem was won and lost , Widely was the war - cry tossed ! Rung aloud Bendourish fell ...
... Bruce , When the royal robe he tied O'er a heart of wrath and pride ; Thence in triumph wert thou torn By the victor hand of Lorn ! ' When the gem was won and lost , Widely was the war - cry tossed ! Rung aloud Bendourish fell ...
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Page 265 - PROUD Maisie is in the wood, Walking so early ; Sweet Robin sits on the bush, Singing so rarely. " Tell me, thou bonny bird, When shall I marry me ? " " When six braw gentlemen Kirkward shall carry ye." " Who makes the bridal bed, Birdie, say truly ? " " The grey-headed sexton That delves the grave duly.
Page 302 - When Israel, of the Lord beloved, Out of the land of bondage came, Her fathers' God before her moved, An awful guide, in smoke and flame. By day, along the astonished lands The cloudy pillar glided slow; By night, Arabia's crimson'd sands Return'd the fiery column's glow.
Page 105 - Yet Allen-a-Dale has red gold for the winning. Come, read me my riddle ! come, hearken my tale ! And tell me the craft of bold Allen-a-Dale. The Baron of Ravensworth prances in pride, And he views his domains upon Arkindale side. The mere for his net, and the land for his game, The chase for the wild, and the park for the tame ; Yet the fish of the lake, and the...
Page 92 - And by your palfrey good, I read you for a ranger sworn To keep the king's greenwood.' 'A Ranger, lady, winds his horn, And 'tis at peep of light; His blast is heard at merry morn, And mine at dead of night.
Page 329 - A Minster to her Maker's praise ! Not for a meaner use ascend Her columns, or her arches bend ; Nor of a theme less solemn tells That mighty surge that ebbs and swells And still, between each awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, In varied tone prolong'd and high, That mocks the organ's melody.
Page 221 - Before my breath, like blazing flax, Man and his marvels pass away; And changing empires wane and wax, Are founded, flourish, and decay.
Page 303 - With priest's and warrior's voice between. No portents now our foes amaze, Forsaken Israel wanders lone : Our fathers would not know Thy ways, And Thou hast left them to their own. But present still, though now unseen, When brightly shines the prosperous day, Be thoughts of Thee a cloudy screen To temper the deceitful ray ! And...
Page 216 - Are lightly made, and lightly broke ; The heather on the mountain's height Begins to bloom in purple light : The frost-wind soon shall sweep away That lustre deep from glen and brae ; Yet Nora, ere its bloom be gone, May blithely wed the earlie's son.
Page 375 - The lark, his lay who thrill'd all day, Sits hush'd his partner nigh ; Breeze, bird, and flower, confess the hour, But where is County Guy ? " The village maid steals through the shade, Her shepherd's suit to hear ; To beauty shy, by lattice high, Sings high-born Cavalier.
Page 106 - shows gallanter still ; 'Tis the blue vault of heaven, with its crescent so pale, And with all its bright spangles!