For never he knows one hour's repose From his wish to find the dame ; But still he seeks, and aye he seeks, And seeks, and seeks in vain ; And still he repeats to all he meets, — " Could I find the sword again /— " * Which words he follows with a... Romantic Tales - Page 306by Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1808 - 12 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1826 - 654 pages
...the dame. But still he seeks, and aye he seeks, And seeks, and seeks in vain ; Aud still he repeals to all he meets, '• Could I find the sword again...oh ! that groan has so strange a tone, It makes all bearers quake ! The villagers round know well its sound, And when they hear it poured, « Hark ! hark... | |
| Walter White - 1859 - 498 pages
...he seeks, And seeks, and seeks in Tain ; And still he repeats to all he meets, ' Could I find that sword again ! ' Which words he follows with a groan,...villagers round know well its sound, And when they hear it pour'd . 4 Hark ! hark ; ' they cry ; ' the Seeker Guy Groans for the Wizard's sword.' " A deep gully,... | |
| 1888 - 600 pages
...when he died and was buried in the nearest churchyard, his ghost still continued to walk the earth. So still he seeks, and aye he seeks, And seeks, and seeks...cry, " the seeker Guy Groans for the wizard's sword ! " There is not an old crone in the parish of Embleton that has ever heard tell of the lady being... | |
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