 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
 | bernard barton - 1853
...granted; but instead of the usual ending, " Then go — but go alone the whileThen view St. David's rain'd pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear Was never scene so sad and fair ! " the poet had penned this amusing variation, Then go — and meditate with awe On scenes the author... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Children's poetry - 1854 - 264 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 ! THE TURKEY AND... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1854 - 780 pages
...And ihe scrolls that leach ihce to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And ihe owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave; Then go ! — but go alone the «bile — Then view St. David's ruined pile ! And, home returning, soothly swear, Wns never scene... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1855 - 590 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...returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! ii. Short halt did Deloraine make there ; Little reck'd he of the scene so fair ; With dagger's hilt,... | |
 | Calendar - Calendars - 1893 - 414 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...returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! From The Lay of the Last Minstrel. THE tear, down childhood's cheek that flows, Is like the dew-drop... | |
 | Edward Verrall Lucas - Poets, English - 1893 - 212 pages
...moon. When the accompanying quotation was examined, it was found to end not as was expected, thus : Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St....returning, soothly swear . Was never scene so sad and fair. but in this amended form : Then go — and meditate with awe On scenes the author never saw, Who never... | |
 | Thomas Rhys Vickroy - Readers - 1894 - 296 pages
...And the scrolls lhat 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 ! . . . The moon on... | |
 | Charles Mackay - English poetry - 1896 - 680 pages
...scrolls that teach thee to live and When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'erthe 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 I THE MEMORY OF THE... | |
 | William Wilfred Birdsall, Rufus Matthew Jones - American literature - 1897 - 602 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 ! BOAT SONG. "THE... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1897 - 666 pages
...hoot o'er the dead man's frave, Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St. David's rained pile ; And home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! THE MEMORY OF THE BARD. CALL it not vain : — they do not err, Who say, that when the Poet dies,... | |
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