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... blade , His stately mien as well implied A high - born heart , a martial pride , The startled maid , with hasty oar , Push'd her light shallop from the shore . [ MS .- " So o'er the lake the swan would spring . 31 As if a Baron's crest ...
... blade , His stately mien as well implied A high - born heart , a martial pride , The startled maid , with hasty oar , Push'd her light shallop from the shore . [ MS .- " So o'er the lake the swan would spring . 31 As if a Baron's crest ...
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... blade and hilt , That cap with heron plumage trim , And yon two hounds so dark and grim . He bade that all should ready be , To grace a guest of fair degree ; But light I held his prophecy , And deem'd it was my father's horn , Whose ...
... blade and hilt , That cap with heron plumage trim , And yon two hounds so dark and grim . He bade that all should ready be , To grace a guest of fair degree ; But light I held his prophecy , And deem'd it was my father's horn , Whose ...
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... blade Dropp'd from the sheath , that careless flung Upon a stag's huge antlers swung ; For all around , the walls to grace , Hung trophies of the fight or chase : A target there , a bugle here , A battle - axe , a hunting spear , And ...
... blade Dropp'd from the sheath , that careless flung Upon a stag's huge antlers swung ; For all around , the walls to grace , Hung trophies of the fight or chase : A target there , a bugle here , A battle - axe , a hunting spear , And ...
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... blade like this in battle - field . " She sigh'd , then smiled and took the word ; " You see the guardian champion's sword : As light it trembles in his hand , As in my grasp a hazel wand ; My sire's tall form might grace the part Of ...
... blade like this in battle - field . " She sigh'd , then smiled and took the word ; " You see the guardian champion's sword : As light it trembles in his hand , As in my grasp a hazel wand ; My sire's tall form might grace the part Of ...
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... blade in hand . This morning with Lord Moray's train He chased a stalwart stag in vain , Outstripp'd his comrades , miss'd the deer , Lost his good steed , and wander'd here . " XXX . Fain would the Knight in turn require The name and ...
... blade in hand . This morning with Lord Moray's train He chased a stalwart stag in vain , Outstripp'd his comrades , miss'd the deer , Lost his good steed , and wander'd here . " XXX . Fain would the Knight in turn require The name and ...
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Aberfoyle Achray agen Alpine's Appendix aught band bard battle Benvenue blade blood bold brand brave breast broadsword brow called chase chief Chieftain clan Clan-Alpine's copse crest deep deer Douglas dread drew Ellen fairy fear fiery Fiery Cross Fitz-James glance glen grace grey hand harp head hear heard heart heath Highland hill honour'd hounds isle James John Gunn King knight LADY lake land Loch Achray Loch Katrine Loch Voil lone Lord loud maid maiden Malcolm Grĉme Malise mark'd martial mingled Minstrel monarch morning mountain ne'er noble NOTE numbers o'er Perthshire pibroch plaid pride rock Roderick Dhu round rude Saint Modan Saxon Saxon war Scarce Scotland Scottish seem'd shallop side silvan sire song sought sound spear speed stag steed Stirling Stirling Castle stood stranger sudden sway sword tear thee thine thou tide turn'd Twas wave wild wind
Popular passages
Page 65 - The hand of the reaper Takes the ears that are hoary, But the voice of the weeper Wails manhood in glory. The autumn winds rushing Waft the leaves that are searest, But our flower was in flushing, When blighting was nearest.
Page 26 - No rude sound shall reach thine ear, Armour's clang, or war-steed champing Trump nor pibroch summon here Mustering clan, or squadron tramping. Yet the lark's shrill fife may come At the daybreak from the fallow, And the bittern sound his drum, Booming from the sedgy shallow. Ruder sounds shall none be near, Guards nor warders challenge here, Here's no war-steed's neigh and champing, Shouting clans, or squadrons stamping.
Page 94 - Have, then, thy wish!"— he whistled shrill, And he was answered from the hill ; Wild as the scream of the curlew From crag to crag the signal flew. Instant, through copse and heath, arose Bonnets and spears and bended bows ; On right, on left, above, below, Sprung up at once the lurking foe...
Page 120 - The Minstrel came once more to view The eastern ridge of Benvenue, For, ere he parted, he would say Farewell to lovely Loch Achray — Where shall he find, in foreign land, So lone a lake, so sweet a strand...
Page 16 - I little thought, when first thy rein I slacked upon the banks of Seine, That highland eagle e'er should feed On thy fleet limbs, my matchless steed ! Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That costs thy life, my gallant grey !
Page 97 - Who ill deserved my courteous' care, And whose best boast is but to wear A braid of his fair lady's hair.' 'I thank thee, Roderick, for the word! It nerves my heart, it steels my sword ; For I have sworn this braid to stain In the best blood that warms thy vein. Now, truce, farewell! and, ruth, begone!
Page 109 - Who deserves greatness Deserves your hate: and your affections are A sick man's appetite, who desires most that Which would increase his evil. He that depends Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead, And hews down oaks with rushes. Hang ye ! Trust ye ? With every minute you do change a mind; And call him noble, that was now your hate, Him vile, that was your garland.
Page 97 - Chief! can courtesy be shown ; Though not from copse, or heath, or cairn Start at my whistle clansmen stern, Of this small horn one feeble blast Would fearful odds against thee cast But fear not — doubt not — which thou wilt, We try this quarrel hilt to hilt...
Page 3 - He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small, Who dares not put it to the touch, To gain or lose it all.
Page 122 - Forth from the pass in tumult driven, Like chaff before the wind of heaven, The archery appear : For life ! for life ! their flight they ply— And shriek, and shout, and battle-cry, And plaids and bonnets waving high, And broad-swords flashing to the sky, Are maddening in the rear.