| Walter Scott - 1810 - 454 pages
...hardihood against a host. The rugged mountain's scanty cloak Was dwarfish shrubs of birch and oak, With shingles bare, and cliffs between, And patches...And oft both path and hill were torn, Where wintry torrent down had borne, And heaped upon the cumbered land Its wreck of gravel, rocks, and sand. So... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 468 pages
...hardihood against a host. us The rugged mountain's scanty cloak Was dwarfish shrubs of birch and oak, With shingles bare, and cliffs between, And patches...And oft both path and hill were torn, Where wintry torrent down had borne, And heaped upon the cumbered land Its wreck of gravel, rocks, and sand. So... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 410 pages
...oak, With shingles hare, and cliffs hetween, And patches hright of hracken green, And heather Hack, that waved so high, It held the copse in rivalry....still, Dank osiers fringed the swamp and hill ; And oft hoth path and hill were torn, Where wintery torrent down had horne, And heaped upon the cumhered land... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 284 pages
...hardihood against a host. The rugged mountain's scanty cloak Was dwarfish shrubs of birch and oak, With shingles bare, and cliffs between, And patches...And oft both path and hill were torn, Where wintry torrent down had borne, And heap'd upon the cumber'd land Its wreck of gravel, rocks, and sand. So... | |
| Walter Scott - 1826 - 294 pages
...rugged mountain's scanty cloak Was dwarfish shrubs of birch and oak. With shingles bare and dill's between, And patches bright of' bracken green, And...And oft both path and hill were torn, Where wintry torrent down had borne, And heaped upon the cumber'd land Its wreck of gravel, rocks, and sand. So... | |
| Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 pages
...scanty cloak \Vas dwarfish shrubs of birch and oak. With shingles bare, and cliffs between, And patehes bright of bracken green, And heather black, that waved so high. It held the copse in riv.ilry. But where the lake slept deep and still, Dank osiers fringed tin: swamp ami hill , And oft... | |
| Thomas Rose - 1832 - 242 pages
...rugged mountain's scanty cloak Was dwarfish shrubs of birch and oak, With shingles bare, and clifls between, And patches bright of bracken green, And...that waved so high, It held the copse in rivalry." Leaving the scene before us, we now briefly refer to the tales of other times, in order to illustrate... | |
| Thomas Rose - 438 pages
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| Emma Willard - 1833 - 514 pages
...rugged mountain's scanty cloak Waa dwarfish shrubs ol birch and oak — Wilh shingles bare, and cliSs between, And patches bright of bracken green, And...so high It held the copse in rivalry. But where the luke slept steep and still Dunk osiers fringed the swamp and hill." This character of scenery continues... | |
| Emma Willard - 1833 - 412 pages
...shrubs ut birch and onk — With shingles bare, and cliffs between, And patches bright ofbracken gretvi, And heather black, that waved so high It held the copse in rivalry. But where the lake slept steep and still Dank osiers fringed the bwamp and hill." This character of scenery continues " as far... | |
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