 | 1805 - 540 pages
...by an orphan boy. The lad of all the Bards was he, Who fung of Border chivalry ; For, wtll-a-day ! their date was fled, His tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he, neglected and oppreflod, Wiftied to be with them, and at reft. No more, on prancing palfrey borne, He carolled, light... | |
 | 1815 - 1008 pages
...long, the night was cold, The minstrel was infirm and old, His wither'd cheek and tresses gray Secm'd to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining...The last of all the bards was he Who sung of Border Chivalrie. For, well-a-day, their date was fled ; His tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he, neglected... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1805 - 340 pages
...days. THE LAY OP THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIRST. INTRODUCTION. THE way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old; His withered cheek,...were dead; And he, neglected and oppressed, Wished to be with them, and at rest. No more, on prancing palfrey borne, He carolled, light as lark at morn ;... | |
 | 1810 - 560 pages
...suggested it arc to be found in the introduction to that poem. The way was long, the wind was cold : The minstrel was infirm and old : His withered cheek...and tresses gray, Seemed to have known a better day : His harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy. Perhaps, the character of the minstrel,... | |
 | 1810 - 558 pages
...suggested it are to be found in the introduction to that poem. The way was long, the wind was cold : The minstrel was infirm and old : His withered cheek...and tresses gray, Seemed to have known a better day : His h'arp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy. Perhaps, the. character of the minstrel,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1811 - 456 pages
...Three Days. LAY THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIRST. INTRODUCTION. THE way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old ; His withered cheek,...carried by an orphan boy. The last of all the bards was lie, Who sang of Border chivalry. For, well-a-day ! their date was fled, His tuneful brethren all were... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1812 - 362 pages
...THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIRST. .JL i •-•!.'. INTRODUCTION. THE way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old ;•'./• His withered...tresses gray, . Seemed to have known a better day$ • ••' L The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy.) / .'•':;! «.. A The... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 366 pages
...Three Days. THE LAY THE LAST MINSTREL. CAJSTO FIRST. INTRODUCTION. THE way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old ; His withered cheek,...dead ; •And he, neglected and oppressed, Wished to be with them, and at rest. No more, on prancing palfrey borne, He carolled, light as lark at morn ;... | |
 | James Ford - 1818 - 430 pages
...He is, most probably, the LAST of the Suffolk Minstrels : 331 ' The Last of all the Bards was He ' For, well-a-day ! their date was fled, ' His tuneful brethren all were dead ; ' And he, neglected and oppress'd, ' Wished to be with them, and at rest." He is now in the "Oth year of his age, and has been... | |
 | James Ford - 1818 - 432 pages
...He is, most probably, the LAST of the Suffolk Minstrels : 331 " The Last of all the Bards was He " For, well-a-day ! their date was fled, " His tuneful brethren all were dead ; " And he, neglected aud oppress'd, " Wished to be with them, and at rest." He is now in the "Oth year of his age, and has... | |
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THE way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old; His withered cheek, and tresses gray, Seemed to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy. The last of all the Bards was he, Who sung... 
