| 1825 - 412 páginas
...foliage tracery combined: Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hum), 'Twixt poplars straight, the osier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed...was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone." But as I can neither talk of Melrose without spouting Scott's verses, nor write about it without quoting... | |
| James Mitchell - 1825 - 798 páginas
...tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought, some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the osier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow wreattis to stone. Of the whole scene he thus writes : — If thou would'st view fair Melrose... | |
| 1825 - 426 páginas
...tracery combined : Thou wonldst hare thought some fairy's hand. 'TVixt poplars straight, the osier waud. In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the wock was.dooe, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone." But as I can neither talk of Melrose without... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1827 - 412 páginas
...foliaged tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the osier wand In many a freakish knot had twined ; Then framed...was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone. At the time- of the Reformation the inmates of this abbey shared in the general reproach of sensuality... | |
| Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 páginas
...wouldst have thought some fairy's liand Tviit poplars straight the oxierwand, ID many * freakish kuot, had twined; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone. The silver light so pale and faint, Sbow'd many a prophet, and many a saint, Whote image on the glass... | |
| Allan Cunningham - 1831 - 386 páginas
...thought some fairy's hand, 'Twixt poplars straight, the ozier wand In many a freakish knot had twin'd ; Then framed a spell when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone." The fourth and last theory is one highly flattering to our national feelings... | |
| Thomas Allen - 1832 - 230 páginas
...of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand, Twist poplars straight, the ozier wand In many a freakish...framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone." This church has free sittings for 11/1 persons, and accommodation in pews... | |
| Walter Scott - 1833 - 1104 páginas
...ACUHIM U UMltkwn. I!y foliaged tracery combined ; Thou would Bt have thought some fairy s hand 1 Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand. In many a freakish...was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone. The silver light, so pale and faint, Show'd many a prophet, and many a saint, Whose image on me glass... | |
| Henry Blake McLellan - 1834 - 416 páginas
...of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's band, 'Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish...framed a spell when the work was done And changed the willow wreath to stone." The guide conducted us to the " Broad flagstone, Which the bloody cross was... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1835 - 380 páginas
...of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish...framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone. The silver light, so pale and faint, i Shewed many a prophet, and many a saint,... | |
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