 But still as wilder blew the wind, And as the night grew drearer, Adown the glen rode armed men — Their trampling sounded nearer. "Oh! haste thee, haste!" the lady cries, "Though tempests round us gather; I'll meet the raging of the skies, But not an...  British Minstrel - Page 37by John Struthers - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Francis William Newman - Epic poetry, Greek - 1861 - 120 pages
...by these indirect methods. I proceed to my own metre. It is exhibited in this stanza of Campbell : By this the storm grew loud apace : The waterwraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heav'n each face Grew dark as they were speaking. Whether I use this metre well or ill, I maintain... | |
 | Eduard Fiedler, Karl Sachs - English language - 1861 - 766 pages
...nicht stets auf l reimt, sondern in sich durch Binnenreim: but still äs wilder blew the wind, and äs the night grew drearer, adown the glen || rode armed men, their trampling sounded nearer. Das zu Heinrichs VIII. Zeit sehr beliebte Poulterer's measure war aus Alexandrinern und Service metre... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - Children's poetry - 1863 - 386 pages
...bird In danger shall not tarry : So though the waves are raging white, I 'll row you o'er the ferry. ' By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith...the lady cries, ' Though tempests round us gather ; I 'll meet the raging of the skies, But not an angry father. ' The boat has left the stormy land,... | |
 | Robert D. Blackman - American literature - 1912 - 1230 pages
...this the storm grew loud apace, The water- wraith was shrieking ; And in the scowl of heaven each fate Grew dark as they were speaking. But still, as wilder...glen rode armed men, Their trampling sounded nearer. — " 0 haste thee, haste ! " the lady cries, " Though tempests round us gather; I'll meet the raging... | |
 | Michael Vincent O'Shea - Teaching - 1912 - 460 pages
...out. T. He spends too much time in talking to the boatman, that is true. P. The seventh verse: — "By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith...Heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking." T. You can't help wondering why they didn't get in the boat, and stop talking. The old ballad writers... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - English poetry - 1912 - 508 pages
...But still as wilder blew the wind, And as the night grew drearer, Adown the glen rode armed men, 15 Their trampling sounded nearer. " O haste thee, haste...the lady cries, " Though tempests round us gather ; I 'll meet the raging of the skies, But not an angry father." 20 The boat has left a stormy land,... | |
 | Chestine Gowdy, Lora M. Dexheimer - English language - 1913 - 352 pages
...bird In danger shall not tarry ; So though the waves are raging white, I'll row you o'er the ferry." By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith...glen rode armed men, Their trampling sounded nearer. "0 haste thee, haste !" the lady cries, "Though tempests round us gather; I'll meet the raging of the... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - English poetry - 1914 - 256 pages
...bird In danger shall not tarry; So though the waves are raging white I'll row you o'er the ferry.' By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith...glen rode arme"d men, Their trampling sounded nearer. '0 haste thee, haste!' the lady cries, 'Though tempests round us gather; I'll meet the raging of the... | |
 | Delbert Moyer Staley - Elocution - 1914 - 378 pages
...bird In danger shall not tarry; So, though the waves are raging white, I'll row you o'er the ferry." By this the storm grew loud apace; The water-wraith...rode armed men — Their trampling sounded nearer. "Oh! haste thee, haste!" the lady cries, "Though tempests round us gather; I'll meet the raging of... | |
 | Martha Adelaide Holton, Charles Madison Curry - Readers - 1914 - 334 pages
...silver bright, ID But for your winsome lady: "And by my word! the bonny bird In danger shall not tarry; By this the storm grew loud apace, «« The water-wraith...wilder blew the wind, And as the night grew drearer, >0 Adown the glen rode armM men, Their trampling sounded nearer. "Oh, haste thee, haste!" the lady... | |
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