...light, might have entered the book, to make it a divine blessing to old and young ? THE OLD SHOFAR I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as 'twas said to me. — Scott. It was told in cliff-crowned Seligstadt many years ago. Out there in the summer garden we...

...tale which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney corner. — SIR PHILIP SIDNEY. I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as 'twas said to me. — SIR WALTER SCOTT. SWEN SURPRISES THE PRINCESS (See opposite page) THE YOUTH WHO COULD NOT LIE ALONG...

...the blast ; And through the cloister-galleries small, Which at mid-height thread the chancel wall, Loud sobs, and laughter louder, ran, And voices unlike...fiends kept holiday Because these spells were brought to-day. I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as 't was Said to me. XXIII ' Now, hie thee...

..."Why do people say 'Dame Gossip'?" FATHER — "Because they are too polite to leave off the 'e.' " I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as 'twas said to me. Never tell evil of a man, if you do not know it for a certainty, and if you do know it for a certainty,...

...on the blast; And through the cloister-galleries small, Which at mid-height thread the chancel wall, reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven. But wherefore...co-partners of our loss, Lie thus astonisht on th' xxm "Now, hie thee hence," the Father said, "And when we are on death-bed laid, 0 may our dear Ladye...

...spiriti maligni. And through the cloister-galleries small, Which at mid-height thread the chancel wall, Loud sobs, and laughter louder, ran, And voices unlike...fiends kept holiday, Because these spells were brought to-day. I cannot tell how the truth may be ; I say the tale as 'twas said to me. « Now, hie thee hence...

...perhaps, be reminded that you had not always given him credit for such familiar couplets as these : ' ' I cannot tell how the truth may be ; I say the tale as 'twas told to me." Or, "Her blue eyes sought the west afar, For lovers love the western star." Or, "True...

...of orchard And roadside tree bereft, The nightingales of Flanders Were singing, France is left! II I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as 'twas said to me. Lay of the Last Minstrel, SIR WALTEK SCOTT. IN LEGEND THE HOMAGE OF BEASTS A Persian Fable By Augusta...

...ancestors. That there are errors in this publication there can be no doubt, but not of my making for : "I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as 'twas said to me." (Sir Walter Scott.) The frequent appearance of my name and the very personal nature of this book is...

...and unsophisticated men in the villages around the evening fires. CHAPTER IX LEGENDS AND TRADITIONS I cannot tell how the truth may be ; I say the tale as 'twas said to me. — The Lay of the Last Minstrel. THERE are some ruins in the mountain range of Safaid Koh on the east...