 | 1894 - 576 pages
...than the example given from the ' Lady of the Lake.' ' Call it not vain ; — they do not err Who nay, that when the poet dies, Mute Nature mourns her worshipper,...oaks in deeper groan reply ; And rivers teach their rushing wave To murmur dirges round his grave.' He explains this by saying that the voices we attribute... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1805 - 340 pages
...ran. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. I. CALL it not vain — they do not err, Who say, that, when...oaks, in deeper groan, reply; And rivers teach their rushing wave To murmur dirges round his grave. II. Not that, in sooth, o'er mortal urn Those things... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1805 - 334 pages
...LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. I. • CALL it not vain—they do not err, Who say, that, when the poet dies, Mute...oaks, in deeper groan, reply; And rivers teach their rushing wave To murmur dirges round his grave. II. Not that, in sooth, o'er mortal urn Those things... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1805 - 344 pages
...ran. 124 THE LAY THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. OF THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. CALL it not vain — they do not err, Who say, that, when...crystal rill ; That flowers in tears of balm distil ; I. Through his loved groves that breezes sigh, And oaks, in deeper groan, reply ; And rivers teach... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1806 - 362 pages
...CANTO FIFTH. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. CALL it not vain :••— they do not en, Who say, that, when the Poet dies, Mute Nature mourns...oaks, in deeper groan, reply ; And rivers teach their rushing wave To murmur dirges round his grave. II. Not that, in sooth, o'er mortal urn Those things... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 342 pages
...ran. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. . CANTO FIFTH. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. I. CALL it not vain : — they do not err, Who say, that,...the departed bard make moan; That mountains weep in crystall rill ; That flowers in tears of balm distil ; Through his loved groves that breezes sigh,... | |
 | 1806 - 448 pages
...this delightful stanza: " Call it not vain—they do not err, Who say, that, when the poet dies, Mnte Nature mourns her worshipper, And celebrates his obsequies;...say, tall cliff, and cavern lone, For the departed hard make moan; That mountains weep in crystal rill ; That flowers in tears of halm distil; Through... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1807 - 382 pages
...jealousy of song is dead. THE LAY THE LAST MlNSTREL. THE LAY OF THE LAST MlNSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. I. CALL it not vain : — they do not err, Who say, that,...the Poet dies, Mute Nature mourns her worshipper, Through his loved groves that breezes sigh, And oaks, in deeper groan, reply ; And rivers teach their... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1811 - 456 pages
...ran. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. I. CALL it not vain : — they do not err, Who say, that,...worshipper, And celebrates his obsequies ; Who say, tali cliff, and cavern lone, For the departed bard make moan ; That mountains weep in crystal rill... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1811 - 254 pages
...thus his tale eontinued ran. End of Canto Fourth. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CAA'TO V. I. v/ALL it not vain: — they do not err, Who say, that, when...Poet dies, Mute Nature mourns her worshipper, And eelehrates his ohsequies ; Who say, tall eliff, and eavern lone, For the departed hard make moan ;... | |
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CALL it not vain ¡—they do not err, Who say, that when the Poet dies, Mute Nature mourns her worshipper, And celebrates his obsequies : Who say, tall cliff, and cavern lone, For the departed Bard make moan ; That mountains weep in crystal rill ; That... 
