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... lights decay , With such the Seer of Skye1 the eve beguiles ; ' Tis known amid the pathless wastes of Reay , In Harries known , and in Iona's piles , Where rest from mortal coil the Mighty of the Isles . [ MS . " the aged of Skye ...
... lights decay , With such the Seer of Skye1 the eve beguiles ; ' Tis known amid the pathless wastes of Reay , In Harries known , and in Iona's piles , Where rest from mortal coil the Mighty of the Isles . [ MS . " the aged of Skye ...
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... light foot the silken shoe , While on the ankle's slender round Those strings of pearl fair Bertha wound , That , bleach'd Lochryan's depths within , Seem'd dusky still on Edith's skin . But Einon , of experience old , Had weightiest ...
... light foot the silken shoe , While on the ankle's slender round Those strings of pearl fair Bertha wound , That , bleach'd Lochryan's depths within , Seem'd dusky still on Edith's skin . But Einon , of experience old , Had weightiest ...
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... lights his beltane fire , Joy , joy ! each warder's horn hath sung , Joy , joy ! each matin bell hath rung ; The holy priest says grateful mass , Loud shouts each hardy galla - glass , No mountain den holds outcast boor , Of heart so ...
... lights his beltane fire , Joy , joy ! each warder's horn hath sung , Joy , joy ! each matin bell hath rung ; The holy priest says grateful mass , Loud shouts each hardy galla - glass , No mountain den holds outcast boor , Of heart so ...
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... lights of eve were past , 1 And louder sung the western blast On rocks of Inninmore ; Rent was the sail , and strain'd the mast , And many a leak was gaping fast , And the pale steersman stood aghast , And gave the conflict o'er . XIX ...
... lights of eve were past , 1 And louder sung the western blast On rocks of Inninmore ; Rent was the sail , and strain'd the mast , And many a leak was gaping fast , And the pale steersman stood aghast , And gave the conflict o'er . XIX ...
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... light by land and sea , I follow where thou wilt ; Either to bide the tempest's lour , Or wend to yon unfriendly tower , Or rush amid their naval power , 1 With war - cry wake their wassail - hour , And die with hand on hilt . " — XX ...
... light by land and sea , I follow where thou wilt ; Either to bide the tempest's lour , Or wend to yon unfriendly tower , Or rush amid their naval power , 1 With war - cry wake their wassail - hour , And die with hand on hilt . " — XX ...
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Lord of the Isles: With the Author's Introductions, Notes, and Various Readings Walter Scott Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2015 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Alexander Allaster ancient Angus Angus Og Appendix archers Ardnamurchan Argentine Argyleshire arms army Arran Artornish Barbour bark battle battle of Methven beneath blood bold bore brave brother brow called Carrick castle chief chieftain Closeburn Colonsay commanded Comyn dark deep Douglas Duci Hibernicorum Earl Earl of Ross Edith Edward Edward Bruce England English fair fame fate fear fell fierce glance hand hast hath heart Heaven hill host Isabel island Isle of Arran Isles John John de Menteith King Robert Kirkpatrick knight lake land Liege Loch Lord Ronald Lorn Lorn's Mac-Dougal Maid of Lorn minstrel monarch mountain Nigel Bruce noble Note o'er pass'd prince Randolph rock Ross round rude sail Scot Scotland Scottish Seatoun seem'd seid shore slain spear stone sword tell thee thine thou tide tower turn'd Turnberry Twas wake Wallace warriors wave Western Isles wild wind
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 99 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the...
Seite 98 - Maker's praise ! Not for a meaner use ascend Her columns, or her arches bend ; Nor of a theme less solemn tells That mighty surge that ebbs and swells, And still, between each awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, In varied tone prolonged and high, That mocks the organ's melody.
Seite 131 - O ! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound a heart that's broken!
Seite 73 - But here,— above, around, below, On mountain or in glen, Nor tree, nor shrub, nor plant, nor flower, Nor aught of vegetative power, The weary eye may ken. For all is rocks at random thrown, Black waves, bare crags, and banks of stone...
Seite 161 - Was shiver'd to the gauntlet grasp. Springs from the blow the startled horse, Drops to the plain the lifeless corse ; — First of that fatal field, how soon, How sudden, fell the fierce De Boune...