...whole elaborately finished. Sir Walter Scott describes such an oriel in Melrose Abbey, Scotland: — " The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined j Thou wouldst have thought Borne fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the osier wand In many a freakish...

...admired for its lightness, grace, aud elegant beauty. Sir Walter Scott has thus finely described it : — The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender shafts of shapely stone, . By foliaeed tracery combined : Thou wouldst have thought tome fairy's hand 'Twist poplan straight tho...

...And thine, dark knight of Liddesdale. 4 O fading honours of the dead! 0 high ambition, lowly laid! The moon on the east oriel shone. Through slender...thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed...

...And thine, dark knight of Liddesdale ! O fading honours of the dead ! O high ambition, lowly laid ! The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliage tracery combined ; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's baud 'Twist poplars straight the...

...view St David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair t eed his sacred flame. Oft in my waking dreams do I...the mount I lay, Beside the ruined tower. The moons Twiit poplars straight the ozier wand, In mauy a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed a spell, when...

...perfect, wanting only the stained glass. Here again the description of the poet answers to the reality : "The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender...combined ; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand 'Twist poplars straight the osier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed a spell,...

...high ambition, lowly laid 1 XI. The moon on the cast oriel shone* Through slender shafts of sliapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand 'Twbrt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed a spell,...

...all the striking parts of the building, so picturesquely described in the Lay of the Last Minstrel, " The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender...thought some fairy's hand, 'Twixt poplars straight, the o/ier wand, In many a freakish knot had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed...

...Crossing over to the Eastern or 'Prentice's window, so beautifully described by Sir Walter, who says, " The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts...tracery combined; Thou would'st have thought some fairy hand 'Twixt poplars straight, the osier wand In many a freakish knot had twined, Then framed...

...Each glance at the lovely east window recalled in like manner the stanzas from the same poem : — " The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender...shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou wouliUt have thought some fairy's hand, 'Twixt poplars straight the osier wand, In many a freakish...