 | William Finden, William Brockedon - 1832 - 102 pages
...The lofty Bass. " — Marmion. MELROSE, FROM A DRAWING BY G. BARRET. " If thou wouldst view Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moon-light, For the...beams of lightsome day Gild but to flout the ruins grey." Lay of the last Minstrel. EDINBURGH CROSS, FROM A DRAWING BY G. CATTERMOLE, SKETCHED BY J. SKENE,... | |
 | Walter Scott - English literature - 1833 - 1104 pages
...thus, the Aged Man, After meet rest, again began. CANTO SECOND. I. IF thou would'st view fair Melrose aright,* Go visit it by the pale moonlight : For the...gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the rums gray. When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers white ; When... | |
 | Walter Scott - Waverley novels. Selections - 1833 - 416 pages
...emphasis, the following well-known lines of the poet of Abbotsford:— " If thou wouldst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight, For the gay beams of lightsome day, Gild, but to flaunt the ruins grey. When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafter oriel glimmers white... | |
 | Walter Scott - Waverley novels. Selections - 1833 - 412 pages
...emphasis, the following well-known lines of the poet of Abbotsford:— " If thou wouldst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight, For the gay beams of lightsome day, Gild, but to flaunt the ruins grey. When the broken arches are black in night, And each shatter oriel glimmers white... | |
 | Mr. Forsyth - Characters and characteristics in literature - 1833 - 354 pages
...emphasis, the following well-known lines of the poet of Abbotsford .— 'Ifthou wouldst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight, For the gay beams of lightsome day, Gild, but to flaunt the ruins grey. When the broken arches are black in night, And each shatter oriel glimmers white... | |
 | English literature - 1833 - 372 pages
...ABBEY. BY DELLA CRUSCA. If them wouldst view fair Mclrose aright, G« visit it by the pale moon's light, For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout the ruins grey. SIR WALTER SCOTT. FAIR Abbey, thou art beautiful ! Though time's strong hand hath torn The deckings... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 440 pages
...other over hopes and joys, Whose beauty was as brief. MELROSE ABBEY. IF thou wouldst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight ; For the...beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout the ruins gray. When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers white 3 When the cold... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 432 pages
...other over hopes and joys, Whose beauty was as brief. MELROSE ABBEY. IF thou wouldst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight ; For the...beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout the ruins gray. VENICE. :#r When the broken arches arc black in nighi, And each shafted oriel glimmers white... | |
 | Charles Samuel Stewart - Great Britain - 1834 - 286 pages
...— " If thou woulds't view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight ; ABBOT9FORD. 77 For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins gray. When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted Oriel glimmers white: When the cold... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 432 pages
...brief. MELROSE ABBEY. IF ihou wouldst view fair ftlelrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight 5 For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout the ruins gray. When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers white ; When the cold... | |
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IF thou wouldst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins gray. 
