 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 lay of the last minstrel, a poem - Страница 44по sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1806Пълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Charles Samuel Stewart - 1835 - 578 страници
...imagery And the scrolls that teach theeto live and die: Then go— but go alone the whileThen view Saint David's ruined pile; And home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair!" We passed sufficiently near to Abbotsford, to satisfy, in a degree al least, our curiosity in reference... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1837 - 504 страници
...ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach tbee to live and die; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot...grave, Then go — but go alone the while — Then view Saint David's ruined pile; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair !" The... | |
 | 1838 - 938 страници
...ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot...returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair." The second couplet has no business there — and forcibly brings before us an image which should have... | |
 | 1838 - 876 страници
...When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thec to live and die ; When distant Tweed ia heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead...returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair." The second couplet has no business there — and forcibly brings before us an image which should have... | |
 | Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - 1838 - 496 страници
...ebon and ivory: When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and (fie-j When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot...the dead man's grave, Then go — but go alone the whileThen view Saint David's ruined pile; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad... | |
 | 1841 - 240 страници
...scrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When the distant tweed is heard to rave. And the how let to hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then go — but...pile ; And home returning, soothly swear Was never seen so sad and fair. By a steel clenched postern door, They entered now the chancel tall ; The darken'd... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 848 страници
...and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die ;-' When H g Qu wΞ | r ? Z 5r : t2 Q 4 I$Of= ȹ ڶ ...!GP 57 x ,F PF ; c G: v ͎ ? n A , Һ ` >! U" A/ y I ruin'd pile ;' And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! II. Short halt... | |
 | 1842 - 504 страници
...ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thec to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot...— but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruin'd pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! » * * * The pillar'd... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1842 - 598 страници
...ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot...— but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruin'd pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! " Within the Abbey... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1842 - 746 страници
...ebon and ivory; When silver edges the imagery, And ibe scrolls that leach thee to live and die;T When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man 8 grave, Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruin'd pile ;t And, home... | |
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