 When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruined central tower; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When distant Tweed is...  The Monthly Magazine - Page 4431812Full view - About this book
 | 1805 - 948 pages
...that teach thee to live and die; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er die dead man's grave ; Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! II. Short halt... | |
 | 1805 - 540 pages
...And the fcrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When diftant Tweed is heard to rave, And the ow let to hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then go — but go alone the v.-hile — Then view St David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, foothly fwear, Was never fcene... | |
 | 1805 - 570 pages
...the scrolls, that ttach tlice to live and die; When distant Tweed is hi'ard to rave. And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then go, but go alone the while Then view St. David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, «oothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair.' He is admitted^and... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1805 - 340 pages
...And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave; Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! II. Short halt... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1805 - 334 pages
...to hoot o'er the dead man's grave; Then go—but go alone the while— Then view St David's ruined pile; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair! II. Short halt did Deloraine make there; Little recked he of the scene so fair. With dagger's hilt,... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 pages
...hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then pp — but go alone the while — Then view Saint David's ruined pile, And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! P. 33. But the imagery and language in the following pages are awful and tenifick in the extreme,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1807 - 382 pages
...And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave, Then go — but go alone the whileThen view St David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1811 - 310 pages
...And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave, Then go — but go alone the while — Then view Saint David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! II.... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1812 - 362 pages
...And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave, Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad- and fair ! II. Short halt... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 366 pages
...to hoot o'er the dead man's grave, Then go—but go alone the while— Then view St David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! II. Short halt did Deloraine make there ; Little recked he of the scene so fair: With dagger's hilt... | |
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