Let Brystowe stylle be made thie care; Guarde it fromme foemanne and consumynge fyre; Ne lette a flame enharme the grounde, Tylle ynne one flame all the whole worlde expyre. Song to Ella, Lord of the Castel of Brystowe ynne daies of yore. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. I. LONDON: RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET. 1839. THE PRINCE AND THE PED LAR. CHAPTER I. "And they were young, and fair, and bright, O'er their young brows: unstirr'd, still hung Care had not yet displaced one fold,- WHEN the sun looked down from the hea vens on the morning of the 24th of July 1643, it shone on a spirit-stirring scene. The peace which had so lately reigned amid the lovely VOL. I. B |