...following energetic lines, which show, also, the manner in which he received the suitor and his suit. "Bright in her father's hall Shields gleamed upon the wall, Loud sang the minstrels all, Chanting his glory ; When of Old Hildebrand I asked his daughter's hand, Mute did the minstrels stand...

...maid, Yielding, yet half afraid, And in the forest's shade Our vows were plighted. Under its loosen'd vest Fluttered her little breast, Like birds within their nest By the hawk frighted. He vina the oial. dene heart in ihe forçat. ' Bright in her father's hall Shields gleam'd upon the...

...dark heart of mine Fell their soft splendour. I wooed the blue- eyed maid, Yielding, yet half afraid, And in the forest's shade Our vows were plighted....hand, Mute did the minstrels stand To hear my story. More harmonious and beautiful verse than this we have rarely if ever met with. Every stanza seems to...

...next, and wassail, and then the wooing/ — I wooed the blue-eyed maid, Yielding, yet half afraid, And in the forest's shade Our vows were plighted....Like birds within their nest By the hawk frighted. He told his tale of love, and the story of his life to old Hildebrand, the father, while the minstrels...

...following energetic lines, which show, also, the manner in which he received the suitor and his suit. "Bright in her father's hall Shields gleamed upon the wall, Loud sang the minstrels all, Chanting his glory ; When of Old Hildebrand I asked his daughter's hand, Mute did the minstrels stand...

...yet half afraid, And in the forest's shade Our vows were plighted. Under its loosen'd vest Flutter'd her little breast, Like birds within their nest By...hawk frighted. ' Bright in her father's hall Shields gleam'd upon the wall, Loud sang the minstrels all, Chaunting his glory; When of Old Hildebrand I ask'd...

...dark heart of mine Fell their soft splendor. " I wooed the blue-eyed maid, Yielding, yet half afraid, And in the forest's shade Our vows were plighted....hand, Mute did the minstrels stand To hear my story. * 46 BALLADS. " While the brown ale he quaffed, Loud then the champion laughed, And as the wind-gusts...

...13, p. 26. An imitation of Sappho's ode. 14, p. 26. Esther, ch. ii., ver. 12. 15, p. 27. Under her loosened vest Fluttered her little breast, Like birds within their nest By the hawk frighted. Longfellow. BOOK II. 16, p. 34. " Giavidan Khird," or the " Wisdom of all Times," by Kushang, surnamed...

...dark Norway pine, On that dark heart of mine I wooed the blue-eyed maid, Yielding, yet half afraid, And in the forest's shade Our vows were plighted....gleamed upon the wall, Loud sang the minstrels all, Chanting his glory ; When of old Hildebrand I asked his daughter's hand, Mute did the minstrels stand...

...of mine Fell their soft splendor. '- I wooed the blue-eyed maid, Yielding, yet half afraid, And ia the forest's shade Our vows were plighted. Under its...gleamed upon the wall, Loud sang the minstrels all, Chanting his glory ; When of old Hiklebrand I asked his daughter's hand, Mule did the minstrels stand...