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" With gloomy splendour red ; For on the smoke-wreaths, huge and slow, That round her sable turrets flow, The morning beams were shed, And tinged them with a lustre proud, Like that which streaks a thunder-cloud. Such dusky grandeur clothed the height,... "
Chambers's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts - Page 9
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The Monthly Magazine, Or, British Register, Volume 26

1808 - 704 pages
...proud Like that which streaks a thunder-cloud, Sucrndusky grandeur clothed the height Where the hug; castle holds its state} And all the steep slope down, Whose ridgy back heaves to the sky, PiUd deep an<i massy close and higtt Mine own roountic town. CASTO V. On descending from the hills...
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The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany, Volume 70

1808 - 1016 pages
...morning beams were shed, And tinged them with a lustre proud, Like that which streaks a thunder cloud. Such dusky grandeur clothed the height, Where the...the steep slope down, Whose ridgy back heaves to the slcy, Viled deep and massy, close and high, Mine own romantic town. But northward far, with purer blaze,...
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Marmion;: A Tale of Flodden Field, Volume 1

Walter Scott - 1808 - 526 pages
...morning beams were shed, And tinged them with a lustre proud, Like that which streaks a thunder-cloud. Such dusky grandeur clothed the height, Where the...amethyst. Yonder the shores of Fife you saw ; Here Treston-Bay, and Berwick- Law; And, broad between them rolled, The gallant Firth the eye might note,...
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Select Reviews, and Spirit of the Foreign Magazines, Volume 1

Enos Bronson - 1809 - 494 pages
...with a lustre proud Like that which streaks a thunder cloud Such dusky grandeur clothed the heightj Where the huge castle holds its state, And all the...sky, Piled deep and massy, close and high, Mine own romantick, town ! Hut northward far, with purer blaze, V On Ochil mountains fell the rays, And as each...
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Select Reviews, Volumes 1-2

1809 - 914 pages
...morning beams were shed, And tinged them with a lustre proud Like that which streaks a thunder cloud. Such dusky grandeur clothed the height, Where the...slope down, Whose ridgy back heaves to the sky, Piled dee]) and massy, close and high. Mine own romantick town! But northward far, with purer blaze, On Ochil...
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Marmion

sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 532 pages
...morning beams were shed, And tinged them with a lustre proud, Like that which streaks a thunder-cloud. Such dusky grandeur clothed the height, Where the...the shores of Fife you saw ; Here Preston-Bay, and Berwick- Law; And, broad between them rolled, The gallant Firth the eye might note, Whose islands on...
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The Works of Walter Scott, Esq: Marmion; a tale of Flodden field

Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...morning beams were shed, And tinged them with a lustre proud, Lake that which streaks a thunder-cloud. Such dusky grandeur clothed the height, Where the...the shores of Fife you saw ; Here Preston-Bay, and Berwick- Law ; And, broad between them rolled, The gallant Firth the eye might note, Whose islands...
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The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany, Volume 76

1814 - 1032 pages
...most singular and striking description. " Well might our poet, in viewing such scenes, exclaim : iurh dusky grandeur clothed the height, Where the huge castle holds its state, And ยป11 the steep' slope down. Whose ridgy back heares to fhe sky, TUed deep and mossy, close and high,...
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The Poetical Works of Walter Scott, Esq, Volume 3

Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pages
...morning heams were shed, And tinged them with a lustre proud, Like that which streaks a thunder-cloud. Such dusky grandeur clothed the height, Where the...its state, And all the steep slope down, Whose ridgy hack heaves to the sky, Piled deep and massy, close and high, Mine own romantic town ! But northward...
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The poetical works of Walter Scott, Volume 4

sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 306 pages
...gloomy splendour red ; For on the smoke-wreaths, huge and slow, That round her sable turrets flow, Such dusky grandeur clothed the height, Where the...mountains fell the rays, And as each heathy top they kiss'd, It gleam*tl a purple amethyst. Yonder the shores of Fife you saw; Here Preston-Bay, and Berwick-Law...
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