 | 1852 - Страниц: 782
...Minstrel was infirm and old ; His wiiher'd cheek, and tresses gray, Seem'd to have known a better day ; but ihe earle of Sirafford wanted not any accomplishment that could be desir'd in Barde was he, Who sung of Border chivalry ; For, well-a-day ! their date was fled, His tunelul brethren... | |
 | 1852 - Страниц: 782
...Minstrel was infirm and old ; His wither'd cheek, and treaees gray, Seem'd to have known а betler day ; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy. The last of all ihc Bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry ; For, well-a-day ! their date was fled, His tuneful... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - Страниц: 800
...minstrel was infirm and old ; His wither'd cheek and tresses gray Seem'd to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an...well-a-day ! their date was fled ; His tuneful brethren ivll were dead ; And he, neglected and oppress'd, Wish'd to be with them, and at rest. A wandering... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - Страниц: 772
...minstrel was infirm and old; His withered cheek and tresses grey 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 sang of border chivalry; For well-a day their date was fled, His tuneful brethren all were dead, And... | |
 | Theodore Alors W. Buckley - 1854 - Страниц: 208
...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...tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he, neglected and opprest, Wished to be with them at rest. No more on prancing palfrey borne, He carolled light as lark... | |
 | George Croly - 1854 - Страниц: 426
...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 sunjr of Border chivalry. For, well- ;iy ! their date was fled, His tuneful brethren all were dead... | |
 | Charles Bernard Gibson - 1854 - Страниц: 382
...Minstrel was infirm and old ; His withered cheek and tresses grey, Seemed to have known a better day ; The last of all the bards was he, Who sung of border chivalry." LAY OF THE LAST MINSTKEL. IT was a longer time than he expected, before the explanation came. He met... | |
 | Charles Bernard Gibson - 1854 - Страниц: 392
...Minstrel was infirm and old ; His withered cheek and tresses grey, Seemed to have known a better day ; The last of all the bards was he, Who sung of border chivalry." LAY OF THE LAST MINSTRJJL. IT was a longer time than he expected, before the explanation came. He met... | |
 | Seacome Ellison - 1854 - Страниц: 120
...singular number only; as, " And I know a grove Of large extent, hard by a castle huge." COLEBIDGE. " The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy." SCOTT. It is joined also to a collective noun ; as, " A crowd drew near the place, Awe in each eye,... | |
 | William Russell - 1854 - Страниц: 398
...minstrel was infirm and old ; His wither'd cheek and tresses gray Seem'd to have known a better day. The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy." , A very common form of "iambic verse, is the quatrain or stanza of four lines, in which the rhyme... | |
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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... 
