 The way was long, the wind was cold, The 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 orphan boy. The last of all the Bards was he, Who sung of...  The Saturday Magazine - Стр. 591837Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - 1838 - Страниц: 496
...by an orphan hoy. The last of all the bards was he, Who s«ng of Border chivalry; For, well-a-day ! their date was fled, His tuneful brethren all were dead; And he, neglected and oppressed, Wished tu be with them, and at rest No more, on prancing; palfrey borne, He carolled, light as lark at morn;... | |
 | Страниц: 738
...carried by an orphan boy. The last of all the bards was heWho sang of border Chivalry ; For well-a-day, their date was fled, His tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he, neglected and oppress'd, Wished to be with them and at rest: No more, on pranciug palfrey borne, He carolled light... | |
 | 1840 - Страниц: 610
...figures being such as had been used by all his predecessors, or were of easy occurrence, such as— "No more on prancing palfrey borne, He carolled light as lark at morn." In Byron's higher flights, Comparison usually appears inwoven with general reflection, as is strikingly... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - Страниц: 848
...author, enamoured of The last ot all the Bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry ; For, welladay ! u oppress'd, Wish'd to be with them, and at rest.1 No more on prancing palfrey borne, He caroll'd, light... | |
 | Readings - 1843 - Страниц: 466
...carried by an orphan boy. The last of all the bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry. For, well-a-day! their date was fled, His tuneful brethren all were...light as lark at morn: No longer courted and caressed, He poured, to lord and lady gay, High placed in hall, a welcome guest, Old times were changed, old... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1843 - Страниц: 732
...hards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry ; For, well-a-day ! their date was fled, His tuneful hrethren all were dead ; And he, neglected and oppressed. Wished...with them, and at rest. No more, on prancing palfrey horne, He carolled, light as lark at morn; No longer courted and caressed, High placed in hall, a welcome... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - Страниц: 746
...by an orphan boy. The last of all the bards was he Who sung of Border chivalry ; Kor, well-a-day ! bride, and come with me.' ' With you ! and quit my...cried ; ' Young as I am, 'tis monstrous hard ! Bes palfry borne, He carolled, light as lark at mom ; No longer courted and caressed, High placed in hall... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - Страниц: 738
...by an orphan boy. The last of all the bards was he Who sung of Border chivalry ; For, well-a-day ! His tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he, neglected...to be with them, and at rest. e No more on prancin e No more on prancing palfry borne, He carolled, light as lark at morn ; No longer courted and caressed,... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1844 - Страниц: 540
...by an orphan boy. The last of all the Bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry ; For, well-a-day ! their date was fled, His 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 carol1'd, light... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - Страниц: 464
...by an orphan boy ; The last of all the Bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry. For well-a-day ! their date was fled His tuneful brethren all were...as lark at morn ; No longer courted and caressed, High-placed in hall, a welcome guest, He poured to lord and lady gay, The unpremeditated lay ; Old... | |
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