...The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's extacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding...thought supplied ; And, while his harp responsive rung, 'Twas thus the LATEST MINSTREL sung. 8 THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIRST. I. THE feast was...

...wild, The old man raised his face and imil'd ; And lighted up his faded eye With all a poet's extacy. 1 In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding...diffidence and age's frost In the full tide of song were lest. Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought supplied ; And, while his harp...

...With all a poet's extacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along ; ^j The present scene, the future lot ; His toils, his...thought supplied } And, while his harp responsive rung, Twas thus the LATEST MINSTREL sung.' p. \6. We must now expect, when we listen to the Minstrel, those...

...With all a poet's ecstacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along j The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his...faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought supplied j And, while his harp responsive rung, 'Twos thus the LATEST MINSTRZI, sung. P. 12. Those, who have...

...The old man raised his face, and smiled, And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding...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...

...lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's extacy 1 In varying cadence, soft or strong, He ^wept the sounding chords along : The present scene, ,the...and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost j Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought supplied ; And, while his harp responsive...

...The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's extacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding...his wants, were all forgot : Cold diffidence, and ages frost, In the full tide of song were lost ; Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing...

...ftiture lot, Hi» toib, his wants, were all forgot ; Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the ftiH tide of song were lost. Each blank, in faithless memory...thought supplied ; And, while his harp responsive rung, Twas thus the LATEST MINSTREL sung. P. 12. Those, who hare any relish for the beautiful and sublime,...

...The Old-Man rais'd his face and smil'd, And lighten'd up his brilliant eye* With all a Poet's extasy. In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding...all forgot ; Cold diffidence and age's frost In the lull tide of song were lost." * HJS sijht is remarkably good. The venerable object of this public testimony...

...The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding...thought supplied ; And> while his harp responsive rung, 'Twas thus the LATEST MINSTREL sung. 10 THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIRST. I THE feast was...