 Maiden ! a nameless life I lead, A nameless death I'll die ! The fiend, whose lantern lights the mead, Were better mate than I ! And when I'm with my comrades met, Beneath the greenwood bough, What once we were we all forget, Nor think what we are now.  Rokeby; a poem - Seite 64von sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1842Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Alicia Lefanu - 1817 - 374 Seiten
...made her consider her present entanglement in a different and more alarming point of view. CHAP. VI. Maiden, a nameless life I lead, A nameless death I'll...lanthorn lights the mead Were better mate than I. SCOTT. — ROKEBY. " SIR Harold stays very late, ma'am," said old Hanway, one day, as she was dressing... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 312 Seiten
...Brignal banks he fair, And Greta woods he gay, Yet mickle mnst the maiden dare, Wonld reign my qneen of May ! XVIII. " Maiden ! a nameless life I lead, A nameless death I'll die ; The fiend whose lantern lights the mead, Were hetter mate than 1 ! And when I'm with my comrades met, Beneath the greenwood... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 290 Seiten
...the spear. CHORUS. ' And O ! though Brignal banks be fair, And Greta woods be gay, VOL. VII. • F Yet mickle must the maiden dare, Would reign my Queen...lead, A nameless death I'll die ; The fiend, whose lantern lights the mead, Were better mate than I ! And when I'm with my comrades met, Beneath the greenwood... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 342 Seiten
...comrades take the spear. CHORUS. " And O ! though Brignal banks be fair, And Greta woods be gay, L2 Yet mickle must the maiden dare, Would reign my Queen...lead, A nameless death I'll die ; The fiend, whose lantern lights the mead, Were better mate than 1 ! And when I'm with my comrades met, Beneath the greenwood... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 756 Seiten
...sounds his hum, My comrades take the spear. And O though Brignal banks be fair, And Greta woods be gay; Yet mickle must the maiden dare, Would reign my queen of May! Maiden ! a nameless life I lead, A nameless death I'll die; The fiend, whose lantern lights the mead,... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 388 Seiten
...sounds his hum, My comrades take the spear. And O though Brignal banks be fair, And Greta woods be gay ; Yet mickle must the maiden dare, Would reign my queen of May ! Maiden ! a nameless life I lead, A nameless death I'll die; The fiend, whose lantern lights the mead,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 Seiten
...My comrades take the spear. CUORUS. •• And 0 ! though Brignal banks he fair, And Greta woods be gay, Yet mickle must the maiden dare, Would reign my queen of May! XVIII. u Maiden, a nameless life I lead, A nameless deiilh I 'It die; The fiend whose lantern lights the mead... | |
 | 1833 - 456 Seiten
...seized her suddenly by the hand, and repeated in a deep but clear whisper the words of the ballad — " Maiden, a nameless life I lead, A nameless death I'll die — The fiend whose luuthni n lights the mead, Were fitter mate than I! " and pressing her hand convulsively, disappeared... | |
 | 1850 - 584 Seiten
...seized her suddenly by the hand, and repeated in a deep but clear whisper the words of the ballad — - Maiden, a nameless life I lead, A nameless death I'll...— The fiend whose lanthorn lights the mead, Were fitter mate than 1 1" and pressing her hand convulsively, disappeared in an instant. (To be continued.)... | |
 | Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - 1838 - 496 Seiten
...hum, My comrades take the spear. CHORUS. " And O! though Brignal banks be fair, And Greta woods be gay, Yet mickle must the maiden dare, Would reign...queen of May! XVIII. " Maiden! a nameless life I lead, Л nameless death 141 die; The fiend whose lantern lights the mead Were better mate than ll And when... | |
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