The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged 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 a spell when the... The Poetical Works of Walter Scott - Página 48por sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Arthur Biggs Wright - 1823 - 262 páginas
...them—painted glass—is totally wanting. That beautiful and appropriate medium through which in former ages " The silver light, so pale and faint, Shewed many a prophet, and many a saint, Whose image on the glass was dyed ;— Full in the midst, his cross of red Triumphant Michael brandished,... | |
| Andrew Biggs Wright - 1823 - 276 páginas
...glass — is totally wanting. That beautiful and appropriate medium through which in former ages " The silver light, so pale and faint, Shewed many a prophet, and many a saint; Whose image on the glass was dyed ; — Full in the midst, his cross of red Triumphant Michael brandished,... | |
| George Wilkins - 1824 - 298 páginas
...poet's description !— ' The moon on the eastern orial shone Thro' slender shafts of shapely stone, In many a freakish knot had twined; Then framed a spell when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone."" By foliaged tracery combined; One would have thought some fairy hand, Twixt... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1825 - 346 páginas
...which occurs in the Lay of the Last Minstrel : " Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish...was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone." Canto ii. St. 11. Ver. 11. My grave Lord-Keeper led the brawls.] Sir Christopher Hatton, promoted by... | |
| 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... | |
| Mrs. Blackford (Martha) - 1828 - 206 páginas
...shapely stone, By foliated tracery combined ; Thou wouldst have thought, some fairy's hand, "I'wixi poplars straight, the ozier wand, In many a freakish...was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone. CHAPTER IX. WHEN Mrs. Martin and Captain Elliott arrived at Kelso, they went directly to Mr. Lamont's.... | |
| 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...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 was dyed; Full in the midst bis cross... | |
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