 | 1861 - Страниц: 846
...and thus alludes to the altered state of himself and his caste : — " The last of all the bards wns he, Who sung of border chivalry. For, well-a-day !...tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he, neglected and opprcss'd, Wished to be with them and at rest. No more, on prancing palfrey borne, He caroll'd light... | |
 | Robert Gordon Latham, Mary Caroline Maberly - 1861 - Страниц: 164
...minstrel was infirm and old ; His haggard cheek and tresses gray, SeemM to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy, The last of all the bards was he That sung of ancient chivalry. — SCOTT. 6. Elegiac Octosyllabics. — Same as the last ; except that... | |
 | 1905 - Страниц: 584
...Minstrel was infirm and old ; His wither'd cheek, and tresses gray, Seem'd to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an...tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he, neglected and oppress'd, Wish'd to be with them, and at rest. No more on prancing palfrey borne He caroll'd, light... | |
 | Henry Stephens Salt - 1906 - Страниц: 136
...neglected old porker, like Scott's " Last Minstrel," would be left out in the cold. For, well a-day ! their date was fled, His tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he, neglected and oppressed, Longed to be with them and at rest. But no ; for look at the case of the donkey. We do not... | |
 | Henry Spackman Pancoast - 1907 - Страниц: 718
...were the first result of his labours. But Scott wa* himself a Minstrel of the Scottish Border, — "The last of all the bards was he Who sung of Border chivalry." After translating German ballads and collecting Scottish ones, it was but natural that he should take... | |
 | Joseph Henry Wade, Emma Sylvester - 1908 - Страниц: 360
...Minstrel was infirm and old; His withered cheek, and tresses grey, Seemed to have known a better day; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an...tuneful brethren all were dead; And he, neglected and oppressed, Wished to be with them, and at rest. No more, on prancing palfrey borne, He carolled, light... | |
 | Joseph Henry Wade, Emma Sylvester - 1908 - Страниц: 360
...cheek, and tresses grey, Seemed to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining joy, 287 Was carried by an orphan boy : The last of all the Bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry ; Eor, well-a-day ! their date was fled, His tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he, neglected and... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1908 - Страниц: 992
...Minstrel was infirm and old ; His wither1 d cheek, and tresses gray, Seem'd to have known a better day ; Jast of all the Bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry ; For, welladay 1 their date was fled, His... | |
 | George James Smith - 1908 - Страниц: 200
...the monk in rapture lost. 2. His withered cheek and tresses gray Seemed to have known a better day. The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy. 3. All day the low hung clouds ( Have dropped their garnered fullness down. 4. Sweet Auburn, loveliest... | |
 | Robert Maynard Leonard - 1909 - Страниц: 636
...Minstrel was infirm and old ; His withered cheek, and tresses grey, Seemed to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an...tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he, neglected and oppressed, Wished to be with them, and at rest. No more, on prancing palfrey borne, He carolled, light... | |
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THE way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old; His withered cheek, and tresses gray, Seemed to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy. The last of all the Bards was he, Who sung... 
