 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 282 pages
...rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! TIME. [From " The Antiquary."] WHY sitt'st thou by that ruined hall, Thou aged cade so stern and... | |
 | William Linwood - 1846 - 342 pages
...rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave, Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear Was never scene so sad and fair. Scott. LX. ANTHOLOGIA OXONIENSIS. Si vis Melrosam, quam sit formosa, tueri, I, pete cum coclo pallida... | |
 | William Linwood - 1846 - 372 pages
...to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave, Then go - but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear Was never scene so sad and fair. Scott. LX. Jttelrosa. Si vis Melrosam, quam sit formosa, tueri, I, pete cum ocelo paluda luna nitet... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 pages
...hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then go ! — but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruin'd pile ! And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! 72 dAMES MONTGOMERY. JAMES MONTGOMERY is the most popular of the religious poets who have written... | |
 | Jean Froissart - 1847 - 378 pages
...hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruin'd pile; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair !" The eastern window of this venerable pile, than which it is impossible to conceive a more beautiful specimen... | |
 | 1847 - 582 pages
...rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene «о sad and fair !" Dryburgh abbey, a picturesque and lovely ruin, where rest the remains of Sir Walter... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1848 - 512 pages
...heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave, Then go, but go alone the while, Then view St. David's ruined pile ; And home returning...soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair." " The darkened roof rose high aloof On pillars, lofty, and light, and small ; The keystone, that locked each... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1848 - 330 pages
...hoot o'er the dead man's grave, Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St David's ruin'd pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! 216 SELECT MOTTOES AND IMAGES. REMORSE — she ne'er forsakes us — A bloodhound stanch — she... | |
 | George Harris - 1849 - 540 pages
...heard to rave And the owlet to hoot oe'r the dead man's grave, Then go, but go alone the while, Then view St. David's ruined pile. And home returning,...soothly swear Was never scene so sad and fair." The general dissolution of the English monasteries took place, as we all know, in the reign of Henry VIII.... | |
 | Bernard Barton - 1849 - 454 pages
...instead of the usual ending, " Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruin'd pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear ' Was never scene so sad and fair ! " the poet had penned this amusing variation, Then go — and meditate with awe On scenes the author never... | |
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When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave, Then go— but... 
