 | 1805 - 540 oldal
...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 oldal
...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... | |
 | 1810 - 558 oldal
...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,... | |
 | 1810 - 560 oldal
...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,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1811 - 456 oldal
...MINSTREL. CANTO FIRST. INTRODUCTION. THE way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old ; His withered cheek, and tresses gray, Seemed to have...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 oldal
...•-•!.'. INTRODUCTION. 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$ • ••' L The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy.) / .'•':;! «.. A The... | |
 | James Ford - 1818 - 430 oldal
...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 oldal
...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... | |
 | Alexander Balfour, Campbell (fict. name.) - 1819 - 972 oldal
...preference. CHAPTER XXXIII. . / 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. SCOTT. AFTER leaving Dtmkeld, we proceeded to the pass of Killicrankie, celebrated as the spot where... | |
 | Friedrich Johann Jacobsen - 1820 - 796 oldal
...Minnesängers foJgendermafsen an : "The way was long , tlie wind WOB cold, The Minstrel was inßrm and old; His withered cheek , and tresses gray, Seemed to have...all the bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry. Fur, well- a- day! their date was fled, Sis tuneful brethren all were dead ; t j4nd he neglected and... | |
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THE way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old ; His wither'd cheek, and tresses grey, Seem'd 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... 
