 And lighten'd up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along : The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot: Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the full...  The lay of the last minstrel, a poem - Page 14by sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1806Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1805 - 570 pages
...toils, his wants, were all forgot. Cold diffidence and age's frost In the full tide of song were lest. Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing...responsive rung, Twas thus the latest minstrel sung.' J lis l.-iy is a fictitious story of the Buccleuch family, in which, however, some historical truths... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pages
...his wants, were all forgot ; Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the ftiH tide of song were lost. Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing...responsive rung, Twas thus the LATEST MINSTREL sung. P. 12. Those, who hare any relish for the beautiful and sublime, will be'' charmed with his desci-iption... | |
 | 1806 - 502 pages
...his wants, were all forgot : Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost ; Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing...responsive rung, Twas thus the LATEST MINSTREL sung.' p. \6. We must now expect, when we listen to the Minstrel, those irregular measures, and that uncontrouled... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1806 - 796 pages
...all forgot ; Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the fall tide of song were lost. Each 1 1! i nk , in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought...And, while his harp responsive rung, Twas thus the LATZST MINSTREL sung. P. 12. Those, who have any relish for the beautiful and sublime, will be charmed... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1812 - 362 pages
...his wants, were all forgot : Cold diffidence and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost ; Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing...responsive rung, 'Twas thus the LATEST MINSTREL sung. 10 THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIRST. I THE feast was over in Branksome tower, And the Ladye... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1819 - 322 pages
...were all forgot: Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost; Each hlank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought...rung, 'Twas thus the LATEST MINSTREL sung. THE LAY CANTO FIRST. I. 1 HE feast was over in Branksome tower, And the Lady< had gone to her secret hower... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...his wants, were all forgot : Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost ; Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing...thought supplied ; And, while his harp responsive rung, "f was thus the LATEST MINSTREL sung. BENDEMEEK S STREAM. • T. Moore. THERE'S a bower of roses by... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 354 pages
...his wants, were all forgot : Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost ; Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing...thought supplied ; And while his harp responsive rung, T\vas thus the LATEST MINSTREL sung. m'dkvK.M«nk.-. R AND WliH.K tlIS RAKI' RKSl'ONSIVK RI'Nii. 'TWAS... | |
 | Benjamin Humphrey Smart - Elocution - 1826 - 242 pages
...his wants, were all forgot j Cold diffidence and age's frost, In the lull tide of song were lost ; Each blank in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing...thought supplied ; And while his harp responsive rung, The last of border minstrels sung. SIB WALTER SCOTT. Popular, Senatorial, Forensic, and Pulpit Elocution.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 pages
...were all forgot: Cold diffidence and age's frost In the full tide of song were lost; Each blank, iu faithless memory void. The poet's glowing thought supplied ; And, while his harp responsive rung, T was thus the LATEST MINST»EL sung. LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO I. i. THE feast was over in Brauksome... | |
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