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Page 131
They leave the amber fields of day : Soft as the cadence of the wave , That
murmurs round the mermaid's grave , They mingle in the magic lay . Sweet siren ,
breathe the powerful strain ! Lochroyan's Damsel ' sails the main ; The crystal
tower ...
They leave the amber fields of day : Soft as the cadence of the wave , That
murmurs round the mermaid's grave , They mingle in the magic lay . Sweet siren ,
breathe the powerful strain ! Lochroyan's Damsel ' sails the main ; The crystal
tower ...
Page 163
And what's the little boat , ” she said , 6 Can sail the world all round ? ”“ O hey ,
how mony small pennies Make thrice three thousand pound ? Or hey , how mony
small fishes Swim a ' the salt sea round ? ” PROUD LADY MARGARET .
And what's the little boat , ” she said , 6 Can sail the world all round ? ”“ O hey ,
how mony small pennies Make thrice three thousand pound ? Or hey , how mony
small fishes Swim a ' the salt sea round ? ” PROUD LADY MARGARET .
Page 199
Fair Annie turn'd her round about" Weel ! since that it be sae , May never a
woman that has borne a son , Hae a heart sae fou o wae ! Or are ye the Lass of
Lochroyan , Seekin ' Lord Gregory ? ” — “ I am neither the queen , ” she said , “
Nor sic I ...
Fair Annie turn'd her round about" Weel ! since that it be sae , May never a
woman that has borne a son , Hae a heart sae fou o wae ! Or are ye the Lass of
Lochroyan , Seekin ' Lord Gregory ? ” — “ I am neither the queen , ” she said , “
Nor sic I ...
Page 229
It when any rancorous enmity subsisted between two clans , to leave also
contained the banner of St. Cuthbert , round which were disthe right hand of male
children unchristened , that it might deal the played those of St. Peter of York , St.
John ...
It when any rancorous enmity subsisted between two clans , to leave also
contained the banner of St. Cuthbert , round which were disthe right hand of male
children unchristened , that it might deal the played those of St. Peter of York , St.
John ...
Page 303
... But now is come th ' appointed hour , And vassals shout , “ An heir ! an heir ! ”
And round the fire , with many a tale , The well - spiced bowl the damnes prolong
, Save when the chieftain's shouts prevail , Or war's wild chorus swells the song .
... But now is come th ' appointed hour , And vassals shout , “ An heir ! an heir ! ”
And round the fire , with many a tale , The well - spiced bowl the damnes prolong
, Save when the chieftain's shouts prevail , Or war's wild chorus swells the song .
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| Title | The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott: First Series, Containing Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border ; Sir Tristrem ; and Dramatic Pieces |
| Author | Sir Walter Scott |
| Publisher | Baudry's European Library, 1838 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Feb 2007 |
| Length | 532 pages |
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