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... sittings . Of originals more than four - and - twenty were executed during the last fourteen or fifteen years of his life the busiest of all - indeed , one may say that every year after 1815 was marked by the appearance of at least one ...
... sittings . Of originals more than four - and - twenty were executed during the last fourteen or fifteen years of his life the busiest of all - indeed , one may say that every year after 1815 was marked by the appearance of at least one ...
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... sittings . This , which hangs in the drawing - room at Abbots- ford , is in every respect a finer picture than its predecessor , now the property of the Duke of Buccleuch , from which From a photo by Jno . Clapperton , Galashiels THE ...
... sittings . This , which hangs in the drawing - room at Abbots- ford , is in every respect a finer picture than its predecessor , now the property of the Duke of Buccleuch , from which From a photo by Jno . Clapperton , Galashiels THE ...
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... sittings for another , which was afterwards acquired by Sir Robert Peel . Quite as interesting in its way is the ... sitting , was one of wonder that " Sir Thomas had made so much out of an old weather - beaten block " ; and Lockhart ...
... sittings for another , which was afterwards acquired by Sir Robert Peel . Quite as interesting in its way is the ... sitting , was one of wonder that " Sir Thomas had made so much out of an old weather - beaten block " ; and Lockhart ...
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... sittings for at least three new portraits . Newton's , of which versions exist at Abbotsford and Mr. John Murray's , was considered the best domestic portrait ever done ; but the other American , Leslie , was less fortunate , and missed ...
... sittings for at least three new portraits . Newton's , of which versions exist at Abbotsford and Mr. John Murray's , was considered the best domestic portrait ever done ; but the other American , Leslie , was less fortunate , and missed ...
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... sitting by a ruined wall , with Camp at his feet and the mountains of Liddes dale in the background . In 1799 Scott was appointed Sheriff - depute of Selkirkshire , having the support of the Duke of Buccleuch in applying for the office ...
... sitting by a ruined wall , with Camp at his feet and the mountains of Liddes dale in the background . In 1799 Scott was appointed Sheriff - depute of Selkirkshire , having the support of the Duke of Buccleuch in applying for the office ...
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Page 44 - IF thou would'st view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moon-light; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins gray.
Page 18 - And when we came to Clovenford, Then said my ' winsome Marrow,' " Whate'er betide, we'll turn aside, And see the Braes of Yarrow." " Let Yarrow folk, frae Selkirk town, Who have been buying, selling, Go back to Yarrow, 'tis their own ; Each maiden to her dwelling ! On Yarrow's banks let herons feed, Hares couch, and rabbits burrow ! But we will downward with the Tweed, Nor turn aside to Yarrow.
Page 44 - The Summer dawn's reflected hue To purple changed Loch Katrine blue ; Mildly and soft the western breeze Just kissed the lake, just stirred the trees, And the pleased lake, like maiden coy, Trembled but dimpled not for joy...
Page 44 - NOVEMBER'S sky is chill and drear, November's leaf is red and sear : Late, gazing down the steepy linn, That hems our little garden in, Low in its dark and narrow glen, You scarce the rivulet might ken, So thick the tangled greenwood grew, So feeble...
Page 43 - Without the features of a regular beauty, she was rich in personal attractions; "a form that was fashioned as light as a fay's"; a complexion of the clearest and lightest olive; eyes large, deep-set and dazzling, of the finest Italian brown ; and a profusion of silken tresses, black as the raven's wing; her address hovering between the reserve of a pretty young Englishwoman who has not mingled largely in general society, and a certain natural archness and gaiety that suited well with the accompaniment...
Page 11 - It was a barren scene and wild, Where naked cliffs were rudely piled, But ever and anon between Lay velvet tufts of loveliest green; And well the lonely infant knew Recesses where the wall-flower grew, And honeysuckle loved to crawl Up the low crag and ruined wall. I deemed such nooks the sweetest shade The sun in all its round surveyed...
Page 14 - Tis with the thankful glance of parting praise; More mighty spots may rise, more glaring shine, But none unite in one attaching maze The brilliant, fair, and soft, — the glories of old days...
Page 42 - She joined to a light and happy temper of mind a strong turn to study poetry and works of imagination. She was sincerely devout, but her religion was, as became her sex, of a cast less austere than my father's. Still, the discipline of the Presbyterian Sabbath was severely strict, and I think injudiciously so.
Page 30 - I am as tired of the operation as old Maida, who had been so often sketched that he got up and walked off with signs of loathing whenever he saw an artist unfurl his paper, and handle his brushes.
Page 16 - The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Marmion, and The Lady of the Lake taken together.