| 1805 - 948 pages
...The havoc of the feudal war, Shall never, never be forgot WILLIAM of DELORAIX£, [From the same.] I. IF thou wouldst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit...gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins gray. When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers white; When... | |
| 1812 - 762 pages
...Melrose in the first stanza of the second canto, the poet finely observes : " Ir'thou would'st view fa:r Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moon-light ; For the gay beams of lightsome day, did but to flout, the ruins gr-y ; When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel... | |
| Walter Scott - 1805 - 334 pages
...again began. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO SECOND. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO SECOND. I. IF thou would'st view fair Melrose aright, Go visit...gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins gray. When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers white; When... | |
| 1805 - 570 pages
...as the work which it pourtraysj If thou would'st view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pal ц moon-light ; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins grey, When the broken arches arc black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers white; When... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 796 pages
...the beautiful and sublime, will be charmed with his description of Mel rose abbey. If thou wonldst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale...When the 'broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers white ; When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruined central... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 pages
...for the beautiful and sublime, will be charmed with his description of Melrose abbey. If thou wonHst View fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale...gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins gray. When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers white ; When... | |
| Walter Scott - 1807 - 382 pages
...began. THE LAY OP THE LAST MlNSTREL. CANTO SECOND. THE LAY OF THE LAST MlNSTREL. CANTO SECOND. I. 1F thou would'st view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it...gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins gray. When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers -white ; . When... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1811 - 456 pages
...OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO SECOND. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO SECOND. I. IF thou wonld'st view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale...gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins gray. When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers white ; When... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1812 - 362 pages
...again began. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO SECOND. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO SECOND. I. IF thou would'st view fair Melrose aright, Go visit...gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins gray. When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers white ; When... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 366 pages
...again began. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO SECOND. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO SECOND. 1. IF thou would'st view fair Melrose aright, Go visit...gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins gray. When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers white; When... | |
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