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" In peace, Love tunes the shepherd's reed; In war, he mounts the warrior's steed; In halls, in gay attire is seen; In hamlets, dances on the green. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above ; For love is heaven, and heaven... "
The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott: With Memoir and Critical ... - Page 35
by Sir Walter Scott - 1857
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Fraser's Magazine, Volume 13

1836 - 808 pages
...then Waller Scott has translated the first strophe, at least, of this chorus. Who can mend this 1 " In peace. Love tunes the shepherd's reed; In war, he mounts the warrior's steed : In balls, in gay attire is Been ; In hamlets, dances on the green : Love rules the court, the camp, the...
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The Works of George Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His ..., Volume 17

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1836 - 342 pages
...And as for " Heaven being Love," why not say honey Is wax? Heaven is not Love, 'tis Matrimony. U) Q" Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above, And love is heaven, and heaven is love." Lay of the Last Minstrel] (2) r_Mr. Malthus tells us, that...
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The Tragedies of Sophocles: Literally Translated Into English Prose, with Notes

Sophocles - 1837 - 324 pages
...highly beautiful, the following lines, on the same subject, from one of the first of modern poets : — In peace, Love tunes the shepherd's reed ; In war,...saints above ; For love is heaven, and heaven is love. Lay of the Last Minstrel, Canto iii. 2. t Antigone, in these beautiful and swan-like dirges, more than...
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Notes Abroad and Rhapsodies at Home, Volume 1

William Rae Wilson - 1837 - 314 pages
...think that if it be good we can never have too much of it. Even Sir Walter Scott himself says — " Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men...saints above; For love is heaven, and heaven is love." And this, it must be confessed, is very neatly and antithetically expressed — that it is particularly...
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Notes abroad and rhapsodies at home. By a veteran traveller [W.R. Wilson].

William Rae Wilson - 1837 - 670 pages
...think that if it be good we can never have too niuch of it. Even Sir Walter Scott himself says — " Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men...saints above ; For love is heaven, and heaven is love. " And this, it must be confessed, is very neatly and antithetically expressed — that it is particularly...
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Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 2

Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1837 - 690 pages
...SUFFERING SENSIBILITY. A TALE. BY A FAIR UNKNOWN. " Love rules the camp, the court, the grove, And man below, and saints above, For love is heaven, and heaven is love." Lay of the Ltat Minstrel. I was highly scented, and sealed in green wax, with a device of Cupid tormenting...
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The Young Man's Book of Elegant Poetry: Comprising Selections from the Works ...

1838 - 332 pages
...false, a recreant prove! How could I name love's very name, Not wake my heart to notes of flame ! ' II. In peace. Love tunes the shepherd's reed ; In war,...hamlets, dances on the green. Love rules the court, the cnmp, the grove, And men below, and saints above; For love is heaven, and heaven is love. SCOTT. MANFRED...
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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Sketch of His Life

Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - 1838 - 496 pages
...false a recreant prove! H-iw could I name love's very name, Nor wake my harp to notes of flame ! II. In peace. Love tunes the shepherd's reed, In war, he mounts the warrior's steed; In halls, in pay ature is seen; In hamlets, dances on the green. Lflve rules the court, the carap, the grove, \nd...
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Flora's Lexicon: An Interpretation of the Language and Sentiment of Flowers ...

Catharine Harbeson Waterman - 1839 - 284 pages
...garlands, from my head ! Ye myrtle wreaths, your fragrance shed Around a younger brow! WORDSWORTH. In peace, love tunes the shepherd's reed ; In war,...saints above ; For love is heaven, and heaven is love. SCOTT. Love the sense of right and wrong confounds, Strong love and proud ambition have no bounds....
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The genius and wisdom of sir Walter Scott, comprising moral, religious ...

sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1839 - 264 pages
...by disappointment, fickleness, and all the pains of blighted hope and unrequited attachment. LOVE. In peace, love" tunes the shepherd's reed ; In war,...saints above ; For love is heaven, and heaven is love. POETS. The harper smiled, well pleased ; for ne'er Was flattery lost on poet's ear. A simple race !...
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