...? (h) "The bonny holms of Yarrow." What relation in thought has this to the rest of the stanza > ' And now the bell — the bell -she had so often heard,...listened to with solemn pleasure almost as a living voice — rang its remorseless toll for her, so young, so "beautiful, so good. Decrepit age, and vigorous...

...uncovered while he tottered by, and many cried " God bless him," as he passed along. * # * * * # And anon the bell — the bell she had so often heard, by night...listened to with solemn pleasure almost as a living voice — rang its remorseless toll, for her, so young, so beautiful, so good. Decrepit age, and vigorous...

...eagerly. "Why, then, I'll go where you will," said the old man, turning to the child. " I am quite ready. Come, boy, come, " and so submitted to be led away....listened to with solemn pleasure almost as a living voice — rang its toll, for her, so young, so beautiful, so good. Decrepit age, and vigorous life, and blooming...

...said the old man, meekly. "Come, boy, come—" and so submitted to be led away. And now the bell—the bell she had so often heard, by night and day, and...listened to with solemn pleasure almost as a living voice—rung its remorseless toll, for her, so young, so beautiful, so good. Decrepit age, and vigorous...

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...to do to-day." " Why then, I'll go where you will," said the old man, turning to the child. " You're sure of what you tell me ? You would not deceive me...listened to with solemn pleasure almost as a living voice — rang its remorseless toll for her, so young, so beautiful, so good. Decrepit age, and vigorous...

...to do to-day." " Why then, I'll go where you will," said the old man, turning to the child. " You're sure of what you tell me ? You would not deceive me...listened to with solemn pleasure almost as a living voice — rang its remorseless toll for her, so young, so beautiful, so good. Decrepit age, and vigorous...

...be virtually blank verse — notably that beautiful passage in The Old Curiosity Shop, beginning " And now the bell — the bell She had so often heard by night and day," and ending, " She passed again, and the old church Received her in its quiet shade ;" twentyeight lines...

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...appended exactly as it stands in the book, with tin- exception of a few slight verbal alterations. And now the bell,— the bell She had so often heard...night and day, And listened to with solemn pleasure, E'en as a living voice, — Rung its remorseless toll for her Decrepit age, and vigorous life, And...