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" When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruined central tower; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die; When distant Tweed is heard... "
Description of the Abbeys of Melrose and Old Melrose, with Their Traditions - Page 29
by John Bower (of Melrose.) - 1822 - 125 pages
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The Monthly Magazine, Volume 33

Art - 1812 - 762 pages
...And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the uwlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave; Then go — but go alone the while— Then view St. David's ruin'd pile ; And, home returning, soothly Swear, Was never scene so...
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 6

1805 - 540 pages
...And the fcrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When diftant Tweed is heard to rave, And the ow let to hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then go — but go alone the v.-hile — Then view St David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, foothly fwear, Was never fcene...
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The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A Poem

Walter Scott - Minstrels - 1805 - 340 pages
...When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave; Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so...
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The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature

English literature - 1805 - 570 pages
...edges the imagery, And the scrolls, that ttach tlice to live and die; When distant Tweed is hi'ard to rave. And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then go, but go alone the while Then view St. David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, «oothly swear, Was never scene so sad...
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The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A Poem

Walter Scott - Minstrels - 1805 - 334 pages
...When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave; Then go—but go alone the while— Then view St David's ruined pile; And, home returning, soothly swear,...
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The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review, Volume 26

1805 - 752 pages
...When filver edges the imagery, And the fciolls that teach thee to live and die ; When diftant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then gor— but go alone the while^ Then view St. David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, fadly fwear,...
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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 3

Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1806 - 788 pages
...When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thoc to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then pp — but go alone the while — Then view Saint David's ruined pile, And, home returning, soothly...
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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 3

David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pages
...surer cdfje* the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live .•md (lie ; When distant Tweed i» heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's ((Tuve ; Then jco— but go r.lonethe while"— Ilien view Saiiit Unvid'a ruined pil«, And, IIOIIM;...
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The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A Poem

Walter Scott - Love poetry, Scottish - 1807 - 382 pages
...When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead...view St David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! II. . Short halt did Deloraine make there ; Little...
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The Lay of the Last Minstrel, a Poem

Walter Scott - 1811 - 254 pages
...When silver edges the imagery, And the serolls that teaeh thee to live and die "U hr'ii distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead muu grave, Then go— hut go alone the while — Then view Saint David's ruined pile ; And, home returning,...
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