In the proudly-arch'd chapel the banners are beaming ; Far adown the long aisle sacred music is streaming, Lamenting a Chief of the People should fall. But meeter for thee, gentle lover of nature, To lay down thy head like the meek mountain lamb, When,... The Churchman's companion - Page 3751855Full view - About this book
| Walter Scott - 1806 - 200 pages
...for thee, gentle lover of nature, To lay down thy head like the meek mountain lamb; When, wildered, he drops from some cliff huge in stature, And draws...side of his dam. And more stately thy couch by this desart lake lying, Thy obsequies sung by the grey plover flying, With one faithful friend but to witness... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 pages
...thec, gentle lover of nature, To lay down thy head like the meek mountain Iambi ,.. * When wilderM he drops from some cliff huge in stature, And draws...side of his dam : And more stately thy couch by this desart lake lying1, Thy obsequies sung by the grey plover flying, With but one faithful friend to witness... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 796 pages
...down thy head like the meek mountain lamb, Whrn wildcr'd lie drops from some eliff huge in »tature, And draws his last sob by the side of his dam : And more stately thy couch by this desart lake lying, Thy obsequies sung by the grey plover flying, With but one faithful friend to witness... | |
| 1807 - 592 pages
...for thee, gentle lover of nature, To lay down thy head like the meek mountain lamb; When, wildered, he drops from some cliff huge in stature. And draws...side of his dam. And more stately thy couch by this desart lake lying, Thy obsequies sung by the grey plover flying, With one faithful friend but to w... | |
| Walter Scott - 1812 - 272 pages
...for thee, gentle lover of nature, To lay down thy head like the meek mountain Iamb ; When, wildered, he drops from some cliff huge in stature, And draws...faithful friend but to witness thy dying, In the arms of Hellvellyn and Catchedicam. THE END. •f* ... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 306 pages
...for thee, gentle lover of nature, To lay down thy head like the meek mountain lamb; When, wildcred, he drops from some cliff huge in stature, And draws...this desert lake lying, Thy obsequies sung by the gay plover flying, With one faithful friend but to witness thy dying, In the arms of Hellvellyn and... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 272 pages
...for thee, gentle lover of nature, To lay down thy head like the meek mountain lamb ; When, wildered, he drops from some cliff huge in stature, And draws...side of his dam. And more stately thy couch by this desart lake lying, Thy obsequies sung by the grey plover flying, With one faithful friend but to witness... | |
| 1822 - 206 pages
...fall. But meeter for thce, gentle lover of nature, To lay down thy head like the meek mountain lamb, When wilder'd, he drops from some cliff, huge in stature,...Thy obsequies sung by the grey plover flying, With but one faithful friend to witness thy dying, ID the arms of Helvellyn and Catchedecam. SCOTT. REPOSITORY... | |
| 1822 - 418 pages
...fall. But meeter for thee, gentle lover of nature, To lay down thy head like the meek mountain lamb, When, wilder'd, he drops from some cliff huge in stature,...more stately thy couch, by this desert lake lying, SONG. ANONYMOUS. How many new years have grown old Since first your servant old was new ; How many... | |
| Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 pages
...fall. But meeter for thee, gentle lover of nature, To lay down thy head like the meek mountain lamb ; When, wilder'd, he drops from some cliff huge in stature,...side of his dam. And more stately thy couch by this desart lake lying, Thy obsequies sung by the grey plover flying, With one faithful friend but to witness... | |
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