...simple Lincoln green, The centre of the glittering ring. — And Snowdoun's Knight is Scotland's King ! As wreath of snow, on mountain-breast, " Slides from the rock that gave it rest, 1'oor Ellen glided from her stay, And at the Monarch's feet she lay ; XXVII. TI1K Gl'ARl»-«0(lM....

...compare with this : " As snow upon the mountain's breast Slides from the rock that gave it rest, Sweet Ellen glided from her stay, And at the monarch's feet she lay." Examine the context of this last passage, and its beauty is quite beyond praise ; but note the northern...

...simple Lincoln green, The centre of the glittering ring,— And Snowdoun's Knight is Scotland's King. " As wreath of snow on mountain-breast Slides from the...feet she lay; No word her choking voice commands,— She showed the ring,•—she clasped her hands. Oh ! not a moment could he brook, The generous Prince,...

...simple Lincoln green, The centre of the glittering ring, — And Snowdoun's Knight is Scotland's King. As wreath of snow, on mountain-breast, Slides from...feet she lay ; No word her choking voice commands, — She show'd the ring — she clasp'd her hands. O ! not a moment could he brook, The generous prince,...

...seen in the following passage from the ' Lady of the Lake ' : " As wreath of snow, on mountain breast, Slides from the rock that gave it rest, Poor Ellen...from her stay, And at the monarch's feet she lay."" Inverting these couplets will be found to diminish the effect considerably. There are cases, however,...

...seen in the following passage from the ' Lady of the Lake ' : " As wreath of snow, on mountain breast, Slides from the rock that gave it rest, Poor Ellen...glided from her stay, And at the monarch's feet she lay."2 Inverting these couplets will be found to diminish the effect considerably. There are cases,...

...passage from the ' Lady of the Lake ' : " As wreath of snow, on mountain breast, Slides from the rook that gave it rest, Poor Ellen glided from her stay, And at the monarch's feet she lay."2 Inverting these couplets will be found to diminish the effect considerably. There are cases,...

...glittering ring, — And Snowdoun's3 Knight is Scotland's King! As wreath of snow, on mountain bre;ist, Slides from the rock that gave it rest, Poor Ellen...feet she lay ; No word her choking voice commands, — She showed the ring, she clasped her hands ! O ! not a moment could he brook. The generous Prince,...

...compare with this : " As snow upon the mountain's breast Slides from the rock that gave it rest, Sweet Ellen glided from her stay, And at the monarch's feet she lay." Examine the context of this last passage, and its beauty is quite beyond praise ; but note the northern...

...of these examples, the forcible order is that which places the simile after the literal assertion. " As wreath of snow, on mountain-breast, Slides from...from her stay, And at the Monarch's feet she lay."* i Quoted by Mr. Spencer from Alexander Smith's "Life Drama." a Milton: Paradise Lost, book iv. line...