How long didst thou think that his silence was slumber? When the wind waved his garment, how oft didst thou start ? How many long days and long weeks didst thou number, Ere he faded before thee, the friend of thy heart ? And oh ! was it meet that —... The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott: Bart - Page 724by Walter Scott - 1866 - 740 pagesFull view - About this book
| Walter Scott - 1806 - 198 pages
...didst thou number, Ere he faded before thee, the friend of thy heart ? And, Oh! was it meet, that,—no requiem read o'er him, No mother to weep, and no friend...shielded, And pages stand mute by the canopied pall: Through the courts, at deep midnight, the torches are gleaming; In the proudly-arched chapel the banners... | |
| 1806 - 448 pages
...number, Ere he faded before thee, the friend of tby hi-art ? And, Oh ! was it meet, that,—no ri-quinn read o'er him, No mother to weep, and no friend to...depart ? When a Prince to the fate of the Peasant bis yielded, Thetapesir waves dark round the dim-lighted hall; Through the courts, at deep midnight,... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1806 - 788 pages
...and long nights didst thou number, Ere he faded before thce....the friend of thy heart ? And all ! was it meet that, no requiem read o'er him, No mother...friend to deplore him, And thou, little' guardian, close stretched before him, Unhonour'd, the pilgrim from life should depart ? When a prince to the... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1806 - 796 pages
...and long nights didst thou number, Ere he faded before thee....the friend of thy heart Ï And ah ! was it meet that, no requiem read o'er him, No mother...weep, and no friend to deplore him, And thou, little guardián, close stretched before him, Unhonour'd, the pilgrim from life should depart ! When a prince-... | |
| David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pages
...stretched before him, Unhonour'd, the'pilgrim from life should depart Ï When a prince to the fate of a peasant has yielded, The tapestry waves dark round...With scutcheons of silver the coffin is shielded, And papes stand mute in the canopied hall. Through the vault at deep midnight the torches are gleaminf,... | |
| 1807 - 592 pages
...days and long weeks didst thou number, Ere he faded before thee,the friend of thy heart ? And, oh ! was it meet, that, — no requiem read o'er him, No...alone stretched before him, — Unhonoured the Pilgrim froifa life should depart ? * In the spring of 1805, a young gentleman of talents, and of a most amiable... | |
| Walter Scott - Ballads, Scots - 1812 - 272 pages
...days and long nights didst thou number, Ere he faded before thee, the friend of thy heart ? And, Oh ! was it meet, that, — no requiem read o'er him, No...shielded, And pages stand mute by the canopied pall : Through the courts, at deep midnight, the torches are gleaming ; In the proudly-arched chapel the... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 306 pages
...wasslumber; When the wind waved his garment, how oft didst thou start ; How many long days and long weeks didst thou number, Ere he faded before thee, the friend...dark round the dim-lighted hall; With scutcheons of sHver the coffin is shielded, And pages stand mute by the canopied pall : Through the courts, at deep... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 272 pages
...days and long weeks didst thou number, Ere he faded before thee, the friend of thy heart ? And, oh ! was it meet, that, — no requiem read o'er him, No...friend to deplore him. And thou, little guardian, alone stretch'd before him, — Unhonour'd the Pilgrim from life should depart ! When a Prince to the fate... | |
| English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...days, and long nights, didst thou number, Ere he faded before thee, the friend of thy heart ? And oh ! was it meet that no requiem read o'er him; No mother...to deplore him ; And thou, little guardian, alone stretch 'dbefore him, Unhonour'd the pilgrim from life should depart ? When a prince to the fate of... | |
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