When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruined central tower; 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... The picture of Scotland - Página 122por Robert Chambers - 1827Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| William Bedell Stanford - 1873 - 122 páginas
...And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die, When distant Tweed is lieard 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 ruin'd pile ; And home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so... | |
| Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 782 páginas
...And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die; When distant Tweed is hoard to rave, And the owlet er'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natura while — Then view St. David's ruiu'd pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so... | |
| William Ballingall - 1874 - 104 páginas
...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 go alone the while — Then view St David's ruin'd pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 630 páginas
...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 go alone the while, — Then view St. David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene... | |
| Walter Scott - 1877 - 688 páginas
...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 go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1878 - 140 páginas
...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 go alone the while — 1 5 Then view St David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 páginas
...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 go alone the while— Then view St. David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so... | |
| Jabez Marrat - 1879 - 250 páginas
...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 go alone the while ; Then view St. David's ruined pile ; And home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad... | |
| Moffatt and Paige - 1880 - 414 páginas
...the scrolls that teach thee to live and die ; 43 When distant Tweed is 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 ; MELROSE ABBEY. And, home returning, "soothly swear,... | |
| 1880 - 292 páginas
...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 go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruin'd pile." It has been often remarked that the ancient monks, who... | |
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