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...on the ruin'd central tower; When buttress and buttress alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that...dead man's grave ; Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruin'd pile; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and...

...the ruined central tower ; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that...dead man's grave ; Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St. David's ruined pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene «о sad...

...visiting Mclrose : — " If thou wonidst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave." The owl, also, was formerly supposed to destroy infants. " Striges," remarks Lavaterus, " as they saye,...

...the ruin'd central tower ; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that...dead man's grave, Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St David's ruin'd pile ; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and...

...the ruined central tower ; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that...dead man's grave, Then go, but go alone the while, Then view St. David's ruined pile ; And home returning soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair."...

...buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the .scroll* that teach thee to live and die ; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to boot o'er the dead man's grave ; Then go — but go alone the while — To view St. David's ruined...

...on the ruin'd central tower; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die;1 When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave, 1 The buttresses,...

...on the ruined central tower, When buttress and buttress alternately Seem framed of ebon and ivory, When silver edges the imagery And the scrolls that...dead man's grave, Then go, but go alone the while, Then view St. David's ruined pile. And home returning, soothly swear Was never scene so sad and fair."...

...just quoted, we read : — " When buttress and buttress alternately Seem framed of ebon and ivory, "When silver edges, the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die." If you look at a good engraving of one of the many crosses erected by Edward 1., to perpetuate the...