...Hilda's priest ye slew." " This, on Ascension-day, each year, While labouring on our harbour-pier, Must Herbert, Bruce, and Percy hear." They told how,...Was changed into a coil of stone, When holy Hilda prayed ; Themselves, within their holy bound, Their stony folds had often found. They told, how sea-fowls'...

...three barons bold Must menial service do; While horns blow out a note of shame, And monks cry " Fye upon your name ! In wrath, for loss of sylvan game,...Was changed into a coil of stone, When holy Hilda prayed ; Themselves, within their holy bound, Their stony folds had often found. They told, how sea-fowls'...

...was then abbess. She afterwards adorned the place of her education with great magnificence. Note X. of thousand snakes, each one Was changed into a coil of stone, Wlien holy Hilda prayed. how sea-fowls' pinions fail, As over Whitby's towers they sail. — P. 93....

...Hilda's priest ye slew." " This, on Ascension-day, each year, While labouring on our harbour-pier, Must Herbert, Bruce, and Percy hear." They told, how...Was changed into a coil of stone, When holy Hilda prayed ; Themselves, within their holy bound, Their stony folds had often found. They told, how sea-fowls'...

...celebrated Poem, as a part of the conversation between the nuns of Whitby and those of Lindisfarue. " They told, how in their convent cell A Saxon princess...thousand snakes, each one. Was changed into a coil ol stone, When holy Hilda prayed; Themselves, within thoir holy bound, Their stony folds had often...

...of the conversation between the nuns of Whitby and those «f Undisfarue. " They told, how in Iheir convent cell A Saxon princess once did dwell. The...thousand snakes, each one Was changed into a coil ot stone. When holy Hilda prayed ; Themsel\es, within their holy bound, Their stony folds had often...

...priest ye slew." " This, on Ascension-day, each year, While lahouring on our harhour-pier, Must Herhert, Bruce, and Percy hear." They told how, in their convent...Was changed into a coil of stone, When holy Hilda prayed; Themselves, within their holy hound, Their stony folds had often found. They told, how sea-fowls'...

...celebrated modern bard, in a supposed conversation between the nuns of Whitby and those of Lindisfarne: " They told, how in their convent cell A Saxon princess...lovely Edelfled ; *. And how, of thousand snakes, each ono Was changed into a coil of stone, When holy Hilda prayed ; Themselves, within their holy hound,...

...She afterwards adorned the place of her education with great magnificence. Note X. nf thousand makes, each one Was changed into a coil of stone, When holy Hilda pray'd. how sea-Jowls' pinions fail, As over Whitby's towers they sail.—St. XIII. p. 97. These two miracles...

...carrying the young child along with her, was induced to emigrate. ' They told how in their convent-cell A Saxon princess once did dwell, The lovely Edelfled....changed into a coil of stone, When holy Hilda pray'd.' — Scott, Marmwn, cant. ii. 13. 8 Aelfled continued, first as ' diacipula,' and afterwards as ' magistra,'...