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" And would the noble duchess deign To listen to an old man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought even yet, the sooth to speak, That if she loved the harp to hear, He could make music to her ear. "
The Poetical Works of Walter Scott - Page 12
by sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820
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The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A Poem

Walter Scott - 1805 - 344 pages
...man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought even yet, the sooth to speak, That, if she loved the harp to hear, He could make...state, Where she, with all her ladies, sate, * Francis Scot, earl of Buceleuch, father to the duchess. | Walter, earl of Buceleuch, grandfather to the duchess,...
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The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature

1805 - 570 pages
...Buccleuch's presence, may perhaps serve as a fair specimen of Mr. Scott's best style of modera poetry. ' But when he reached the room of state, Where she with all her maidens sate, Perchance he wish'd his boon denied ; For when to tune his harp he tried, His trembling...
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The lay of the last minstrel, a poem

sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1806 - 350 pages
...man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought even yet, the sooth to speak, That, if she loved the harp to hear, He could make...Francis Scott, Earl of Buccleuch, father to the duchess, t Walter, Earl of Buccleuch, grandfather to the duchess, and a celebrated warrior. Perchance he wished...
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The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A Poem

Walter Scott - 1806 - 342 pages
...man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought even yet, the sooth to speak, That, if she loved the harp to hear, He could make...ladies, sate, * Francis Scott, Earl of Buccleuch, father of the duchess, f Walter, Earl of Buccleuch, grandfather of the duchess, and a celebrated warrior....
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The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A Poem

Walter Scott - 1807 - 382 pages
...man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought even yet, the sooth to speak, That, if she loved the harp to hear, He could make...room of state, Where she, with all her ladies, sate, INTRODUCTION. l5 Perchance he wished his boon denied : For, when to tune his harp he tried, His trembling...
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The lay of the last minstrel, a poem. With Ballads and lyrical pieces

sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1812 - 362 pages
...man's strain, Though stiff li is hand, his voice though weak, He thought, even yet, the sooth to speak, That, if she loved the harp to hear, He could make...Francis Scott, Earl of Buccleuch, father to the Duchess. t Walter, Earl of Buccleuch, grandfather to the Duchess, and a celebrated warrior. Perchance he wished...
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The Works of Walter Scott, Esq: The lay of the last minstrel. Ballads and ...

Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 366 pages
...man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought even yet, the sooth to speak, That, if she loved the harp to hear, He could make...ladies, sate, * Francis Scott, Earl of Buccleuch, father of the Duchess, f Walter, Earl of Buccleuch, grandfather of the Duchess, and a celebrated warrior....
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The Poetical Works of Walter Scott, Esq, Volume 1

Walter Scott - 1819 - 322 pages
...man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought, even yet, the sooth to speak, That, if she loved the harp to hear, He could make music to her ear. The humhle hoon was soon .htained ; The Aged Minstrel audience gzined. But, when he reached the room jf...
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British melodies, extracts from the modern poets [signed J.H.R.].

British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...man's strain, Though stiff his hand, his voice though weak, He thought even yet, the sooth to speak, That, if she loved the harp to hear, He could make...room of state, Where she, with all her ladies, sate, Perchance he wished his boon denied : For, when to tune his harp he tried, His trembling hand had lost...
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The Practice of Elocution, Or A Course of Exercises for Acquiring the ...

Benjamin Humphrey Smart - 1826 - 242 pages
...man's strain, Though stiffhis hand, his voice though weak, He thought even yet, the sooth to speak, That if she loved the harp to hear, He could make music to her ear. 14 The humble boon was soon obtained, The aged minstrel audience gained ; 15 But when he reached the...
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