These fertile plains, that softened vale, Were once the birthright of the Gael ; The stranger came with iron hand, And from our fathers reft the land. Where dwell we now ? See, rudely swell Crag over crag, and fell o'er fell. Ask we this savage hill we... The poetical works of Walter Scott - Page 11by sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820Full view - About this book
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 444 pages
...and pastures green, With gentle slopes and groves between : — These fertile plains, that softened vale, Were once the birth-right of the Gael ; The...fell o'er fell. Ask we this savage hill we tread, For fattened steer or household bread ; Ask we for flocks these shingles dry, And well the mountain might... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 454 pages
...and pastures green, With gentle slopes and groves between :— These fertile plains, that softened vale, Were once the birth-right of the Gael ; The...fell o'er fell. Ask we this savage hill we tread, For fattened steer or household bread ; Ask we for flocks these shingles dry, And well the mountain might... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 468 pages
...These fertile plains, that softened vale, Were once the birth-right of the Gael ; The stranger come with iron hand, And from our fathers reft the land....fell o'er felL Ask we this savage hill we tread, For fattened steer or household bread ; Ask we for flocks these shingles dry, And well the mountain might... | |
| 1811 - 868 pages
...stranger came with iron hand, A nd fi am our fathers reft the laud. Where dwell we now? see rudely swcU Crag over crag, and fell o'er fell. Ask we this savage hill we tread. For fattened steer or household breed; Ask we lor flucks these shingle» dry, And well the mountain might... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 410 pages
...The stranger came with iron hand, And from onr fathers reft the land. Where dwell we now! See rndely swell Crag over crag, and fell o'er fell. Ask we this savage hill we tread, For fattened steer or honsehold hread ; Ask we for flocks Ihcse shingles dry, And well the mountain might... | |
| Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 pages
...and pastures green. With gentle slopes and groves between : — These fertile plains, that soften'd vale, Were once the birth-right of the Gael ; The stranger came with iron hand, V And from our fathers reft the land. Where dwell we now ! See, rudely swell Crag over crag, and fell... | |
| Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 pages
...birth-right of the (¡ael ; The stranger came with iron hand, And from our father* reft the lamí. Where dwell we now? See, rudely swell Crag over crag, and fell o'er fell. Ask we Ibis savage hill we tread, For fatten'd steer or household bread; Ask we for Hocks these shingles dry,... | |
| Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pages
...between; These fertile plains, that softened vale Were once the birthright of the Gael. The Saxons came with iron hand, And from our fathers reft the land. Where dwell we now? see rudely swell Crag o'er crag, and fell o'er fell. Ask we this savage hill we tread, For fattened steer, or household bread;... | |
| Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 pages
...and pastures green, With gentle slopes and groves between : — These fertile plains, that soften'd vale, Were once the birth-right of the Gael; The stranger...fell. Ask we this savage hill we tread, For fatten'd sleer or household bread; Ask we for flocks these shingles dry, And well the mountain might reply,—... | |
| Walter Scott - 1834 - 280 pages
...and pastures green, With gentle slopes and groves between • • These fertile plains, that softened vale. Were once the birthright of the Gael ; The stranger,...See rudely swell Crag over crag, and fell o'er fell. As we this savage hill we tread, For fattened steer or household bread ; Ask we for flocks these shingles... | |
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