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 Lady of the Lake: A Poem - Page 122by Walter Scott - 1826 - 282 pagesFull view - About this book
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 468 pages
...succession gay, Deep waving fields and pastures green, With gentle slopes and groves between : — 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. Where dwell we now ! See, rudely swell Crag... | |
| 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 reply,. — ' To you, as-to... | |
| 1811 - 872 pages
...succession gay, Deep waving fields and pastures green, With gentle slope« and groves between ¡— i Those fertile plains, that softened vale. Were, once the birth-right of the Gael; The .stranger саше wiih iron hand. And from our futhers reft the land. Where dwell we now? see rudely swell Cn'.g... | |
| 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 reply — ' To... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 284 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 o'er fell. Ask we this savage hill we tread, For fatten'd steer or household bread ; Ask we for flocks these shingles dry, And well the mountain might... | |
| International peace society - 232 pages
...described in the verse of Sir Walter Scott. The Caffre chief would exclaim, like Roderick Dhu : — " ' These fertile plains, that softened vale, Were once the birthright of the Gael. Where dwells he now ? * * * Think 'st thou we will not sally forth To spoil the spoiler as we may,... | |
| 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
...send delighted eye, O'er waving fields and pastures green, With gentle slopes, and groves 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... | |
| 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 o'er 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... | |
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