 In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along : The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot: Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost...  Sir Walter Scott - Стр. 48авторы: Richard Holt Hutton - 1907 - Страниц: 182Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Walter Scott - 1805 - Страниц: 334
...much he wished, yet feared, to try The long-forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made— And oft he shook...wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled; And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's extacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | 1805 - Страниц: 570
...length, encouraged by the kindness of his illustrious hostess, ' Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made; And oft he shook his...the measure wild, The old man raised his face and imil'd ; And lighted up his faded eye With all a poet's extacy. 1 In varying cadence, soft or strong,... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - Страниц: 788
...which the names and actions of her ancestors are commemorated. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made — And oft he shook...wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled, And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | 1806 - Страниц: 502
...Liist Minstrel is thus modestly, but auspiciously, introduced. ' Amid the strings his fingers strayed. And an uncertain warbling made, And oft he shook his...measure wild, The old man raised his face and smiled j And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's extacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - Страниц: 796
...the names and actions of her ancestors are commemorated. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, Andan uncertain warbling made — And oft he shook his hoary...wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled, And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1811 - Страниц: 310
...much he .wished yet feared to try 'The long forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made— And oft he shook his hoary head. But when he caught the .measure wHd, The old man raised his face and smiled, And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstacy... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1812 - Страниц: 362
...much he wished, yet feared, to try The long-forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made, And oft he shook his...wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - Страниц: 366
...much he wished, yet feared, to try The long-forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made, And oft he shook his...wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lightened up his-faded eye, With all a poet's ecstacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1819 - Страниц: 322
...feared, to try The long-forgotten melody. Amid the strings his lingers strayed, And an uncertain warhling made, And oft he shook his hoary head. But when he...wild, The old man raised his face and smiled ; And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - Страниц: 264
...much he wished, yet feared, to try The long-forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made, And oft he shook his...wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
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