...embattled portal-arch he passed, Whose ponderous grate and massy bar Had offrolled back the tide of war, But never closed the iron door Against the desolate and poor. The Duchess1 marked his weary pace, His timid mien, and reverend face, And bade her page the menials tell,...

...embattled portal-arch he passed, Whose ponderous grate and massy bar Had oft rolled back the tide of war, But never closed the iron door Against the desolate...known adversity, Though born in such a high degree. When kindness had his wants supplied, And the old man was gratified, Began to rise his minstrel pride...

...back the tide of war, But never dosed the iron door Against the desolate and poor. The Duchess' mark'd his weary pace, His timid mien, and reverend face,...tell. That they should tend the old man well: For tlie had known adversity, Though born in such a high degree ; In pride of power, in beauty's bloom,...

...Last Minstrel," and of her a far greater poet than her secretary thus sings : — " The Duchess mark'd his weary pace, His timid mien, and reverend face,...old man well : For she had known adversity, Though boru in such a high degree ; In pride of power, in beauty's bloom, Had wept o'er Monmouth's bloody...

...Wandering Minstrels. 147 As the old man toiled along by " Newark's ftately towers," — The Duchess mark'd his weary pace, His timid mien and reverend face,...menials tell, That they should tend the old man well. The wants of the minftrel were readily fupplied, and the kind attention which he received having pleafed...

...portal-arch he passed Whose ponderous grate, and massy bar. Had oft tolled back the tide of wai INTRODUCTION. But never closed the iron door Against the desolate...the menials tell, That they should tend the old man wells For she had known adversity, Though born in such a high degree; In pride of power, in beauty's...

...embattled portal-arch he passed, Whose ponderous gate and massy bar Had oft rolled back the tide of war, But never closed the iron door Against the desolate...his weary pace, His timid mien, and reverend face, A n,l bade her page the menials tell That they should tend the old man well ; For she had known adversity,...

...embattled portal arch he pass'd, Whose ponderous grate and massy bar Had oft roll'd back the tide of war, But never closed the iron door Against the desolate and poor. The Duchess mark'd his weary pace, His timid mien, and reverend face, And bade her page the menials tell, That...

...embattled portal-arch he pass'd, Whose ponderous grate and massy bar Had oft roll'd back the tide of war, But never closed the iron door Against the desolate and poor. The duchess mark'd his weary pace, His timid mien and reverend face, And bade her page the menials tell, That they...

...embattled portal-arch he passed, Whose ponderous grate and massy bar Had oft rolled back the tide of war, But never closed the iron door Against the desolate and poor. The Duchess * marked his weary pace, * Anne, Duchess of Buccleuch and Monmoutl', representative of the ancient lords of Buccleuch, and widow...