River where ford there was none: But ere he alighted at Netherby gate The bride had consented, the gallant came late: For a laggard in love, and a dastard in war Was to wed the fair Ellen of brave Lochinvar. Everyday Classics: Primer-eighth Reader - Page 14by Franklin Thomas Baker, Ashley Horace Thorndike - 1918Full view - About this book
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...stone ; He swam the Eske river where ford there was none ; But, ere he alighted at Netherby gate, The bride had consented, the gallant came late : For a...• So boldly he entered the Netherby Hall, Among bride's-men, and kinsmen, and brothers, and all : TVien spoke the bride's father, his hand on his sword,... | |
| 1808 - 416 pages
...river where ford there was none , But, ere, he alighted at Netherby gate, The bride had consented, 1 he gallant came late : For a laggard in love, and a dastard in war, Was to wed the fair Ellen of bravo Lochinvar. So boldly he entered the Netherby Hall, Among bride's men, and kinsmen, and brothers,... | |
| Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1809 - 494 pages
...stone ; He swam the Eske river where ford there was none ; But, ere he alighted at Netherby gate, The bride had consented, the gallant came late ; For a...Among bridesmen, and kinsmen, and brothers, and all ; Then spoke the bride's father, his hand on his sword, (For the poor craven bridegroom said never... | |
| 1809 - 914 pages
...ere he alighted at Netherby gate, The bride h%^consented, the gallant came late ; For я laggard m love, and a dastard in war, Was to wed the fair Ellen of brave Lochinvar. So boldly he entered the Nctherby hall, Among bridesmen, and kinsmen, and brothers, and all ; Then spoke the bride's father,... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1810 - 960 pages
...stone, He swam the Eske river where ford there was rione; But, ere he alighted at Netherby gate, The bride had consented, the gallant came late: For a...Lochinvar. So boldly he entered the Netherby Hall, Among bride's.men, and kinsmen, and brothers, and all; Then spoke the bride's father, his hand on his swonl,... | |
| History - 1810 - 928 pages
...stone, He swam the Eskc river where ford there was лопе ; But, ere he alighted at Netherby cate, The bride had consented, the gallant came late : For a...brave Lochinvar. So boldly he entered the Netherby Kail, Among bride's.men, and kinsmen, and brothers, and all : Then spoke the bride's father, his hand... | |
| John Aikin - Ballads, English - 1810 - 330 pages
...stone, He swam the Eske river where ford there was none ; But, ere he alighted at Netherby gate, The bride had consented, the gallant came late: For a...wed the fair ELLEN of brave LOCHINVAR. So boldly he enter'd the Netherby hall, Among bridesmen and kinsmen, and brothers, and all: Then spoke the bride's... | |
| John Aikin, Robert Harding Evans - Ballads, English - 1810 - 508 pages
...stone, He swam the Eske river, where ford there was none; But, ere he alighted at Netherby gate, The bride had consented, the gallant came late : For a...wed the fair Ellen of brave Lochinvar. So boldly he enter'd the Netherby hall, Among bridesmen, and kinsmen, and brothers, and all : Then spoke the bride's... | |
| Fanny (fict.name.) - 1811 - 228 pages
...Stanhope's hand, who stooping forward, said in a low voice, whilst uu arch smile played on .her lip.: " For a laggard in love, and a dastard in war, " Was to wed the fair Ellen of young *• ' •Lochinvar." The Duke paid but little attention to her words, however, for his whole... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...stone, He swam the Eske river where ford there was none ; But, ere he alighted at Netherby gate, The bride had consented, the gallant came late : For a...Lochinvar. So boldly he entered the Netherby Hall, Among bride's-men, and kinsmen, and brothers, and all: CANTO v. THE COURT. S59 Then spoke the bride's father,... | |
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