 In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along : The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot: Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost...  The poetical works of sir Walter Scott - Seite 10von sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1874 - 216 Seiten
...When he kept court in Holyrood ; And much he wish'd, yet fear'd, to try The long-forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers stray'd, And an uncertain...lighten'd up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy ! 90 In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along : The present scene, the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1874 - 242 Seiten
...When he kept court in Holyrood ; And much he wish'd, yet fear'd, to trv The long-forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers stray'd, And an uncertain...shook his hoary head. But when he caught the measure wil 1, The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lighten 'd up his faded eye. With all a poet's... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - 828 Seiten
...When he kept court in Holyrood ; And much he wish'd, yet fear'd, to try The long forgotten melody. t are capable of joy be glad ! Henceforth, lighten 'd up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | T W M - 1876 - 264 Seiten
...much he wished, yet feared, to try The long-forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made — And oft he shook...wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lightened up his faded eye With all a poet's ecstasy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 470 Seiten
...long-forgotten melody. Amid the strings his finger slray'd, And an uncertain warbling made, And oft ho shook his hoary head. But when he caught the measure...wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lighten' d up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy f In varying cadence, soft and strong-, Ho swept... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1877 - 688 Seiten
...much he wished, yet feared to try The long-forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made, And oft he shook his...wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled; And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | Code poetical reader - 1877 - 168 Seiten
...long- forgotten melody.* Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made — 85 And oft he shook his hoary * head : But when he caught...wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lightened up his faded eye With all a poet's ecstasy ! * 90 In varying cadence,* soft or strong, He... | |
 | Richard Holt Hutton - 1878 - 202 Seiten
...When he kept Court at Holyrood ; And much he wish'd, yet fear"d, to try The long-forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers stray'd, And an uncertain...wild The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lighten' d up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | W. and R. Chambers (ltd.) - 1878 - 174 Seiten
...gave him heart, and gave him time. , . . THE LAST MINSTREL. 121 Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made, And oft he shook his...wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lightened up his faded eye With all a poet's ecstasy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1878 - 140 Seiten
...The long-forgotten melody. Amid the strings his fingers strayed, And an uncertain warbling made, 85 And oft he shook his hoary head. But when he caught...wild, The old man raised his face, and smiled; And lightened up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy ! 90 In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept... | |
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