...nets are thrown, the evening hymn Steals o'er the trembling waters. SAMUEL ROGERS. MELROSE ABBEY. 'HE moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender shafts...shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou \vouldst have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakisli...

...And thine, dark Knight of I.idclesdale ! О fading honors of the dead ! О high ambition lowly laid ! The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight...

...Scott, even at the " witching time of night." Sir Walter Scott, in describing this part of the building, says,— " The moon on the east oriel shone Through...tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt populars straight the ozier wand In many a freakish knot had twined, Then framed...

...thine, dark Knight of Liddesdale 1 no O fading honors of the dead ! O high ambition, lowly laid I XI. The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender...shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; 115 Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand, 'Twixt poplars straight, the osier wand, 99. Fleur-de-lys...

...blessings pictured here. Thine are those charms that dazzle and endear! — OHier Goldsmith. Melrose Abbey. THE moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender...foliaged tracery combined; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand "Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined; Then framed...

...thine, dark Knight of Lidde; dale ! О fading honours of the dead ! О high ambition, lowly laid ! XI. The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stoni By foliaged tracery combined ; I Thou would'st have thought some fairy hand 'Twixt poplars straight...

...pictured here. Thine are those charms that dazzle and endear! — Oliicr Goldsmith. Melrose Abbey. THE moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender...tracery combined ; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed...

...groined roof, is the heap of rude stones upon which Sir Walter sat "in the pale moonlight" and wrote, " The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender shafts of shapely stone." There are eight side chapels, now roofless. In Reformation times they were used as burial places. The...

...gemmed meads of her habitation. Sir Walter Scott felt the presence of the great teacher when he sang : " The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts...tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand "Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot, hftd twined ; Then framed...

...St. David's ruined pile; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair ! . . . The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender...tracery combined ; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the osier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed...