Who shunned to stem the flooded Teith, — For twice that day, from shore to shore, The gallant stag swam stoutly o'er. Few were the stragglers, following far, That reached the lake of Vennachar ; And when the Brigg of Turk was won, The headmost horseman... The Lady of the Lake - Página 5por Walter Scott - 1926 - 238 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1856 - 826 páginas
...the lonely old-fashioned bridge with the peculiar name, now so renowned from the simple couplet— " And when the Brigg of Turk was won, The headmost horseman rode alone." The spot, lonely enough in the days when Scott wandered past it, has been well peopled by his magic... | |
| English poetry - 1857 - 334 páginas
...reins were tighten'd in despair, When rose Benledi's ridge in air ; Who flagg'd upon Bochastle's heath, Who shunn'd to stem the flooded Teith, — For twice...following far, That reach'd the lake of Vennachar ; And when the Brigg of Turk was won, The headmost horseman rode alone. Alone, but with unbated zeal,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1857 - 372 páginas
...etymologists, signifies The Mountain of God.~] 4 [Two mountain streams — the one flowing from Loch Voil, For twice that day, from shore to shore, The gallant...following far, That reach'd the lake of Vennachar ; * And when the Brigg of Turk was won,2 The headmost horseman rode alone. VII. Alone, but with unbated... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1857 - 444 páginas
...unwearied race, And left behind the panting chase. Who flagged upon Bochastle's heath, Who shunned to stem the flooded Teith, — For twice, that day,...o'er. Few were the stragglers, following far, That reached the lake of Vennachar ; And when the Brigg of Turk was won, The headmost Horseman rode alone.... | |
| Walter Scott - 1857 - 362 páginas
...northwest from Callender. The name, according to Celtic etymologists, signifies The Mountain of God.] For twice that day, from shore to shore, The gallant...stragglers, following far, That reach'd the lake of Venriachar ; 1 And when the Brigg of Turk was won,2 The headmost horseman rode alone. VII. Alone, but... | |
| Walter Scott - 1857 - 440 páginas
...Stag swam stoutly o'er. Few were the stragglers, following far, That reached the lake of Vennachar ; And when the Brigg of Turk was won, The headmost Horseman rode alone. 7 Alone, but with unbated zeal, That horseman plied the scourge and steel ; For, jaded now, and spent... | |
| Adam and Charles Black (Firm), Charles Black - 1859 - 834 páginas
...the beautiful bridge with the peculiar name, now so renowned from the simple couplet — «*-. '• And when the Brigg of Turk was won, The headmost horseman rode alone." On reaching Loch Achray, we continue -" Up the margin of the lake, Between the precipice and brake,"... | |
| Walter Scott - 1860 - 656 páginas
...through Cambus-more; When rose Benledi's ridge in air; Who nagged upon Bochastle's heath, Who shunned to stem the flooded Teith— For twice, that day,...o'er, Few were the stragglers, following far, That reached the lake of Vennachar; And when the Brigg of Turk was won, The headmost horseman rode alone.... | |
| Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1861 - 788 páginas
...this is the beautiful bridge with the peculiar name, now so renowned from the simple couplet — " And when the Brigg of Turk was won, The headmost horseman rode alone." On reaching Loch Achray, we continue ' Up the margin of the lake, Between the precipice and brake,"... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1864 - 680 páginas
...through Cambus-more; When rose Benledrs ridge in air; Who flagged upon Bochastle's heath, Who shunned to stem the flooded Teith, — For twice, that day,...o'er. Few were the stragglers, following far, That reached the lake of Vennachar; And when the Brig of Turk was won, The headmost horseman rode alone.... | |
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