 | William Finden, William Brockedon - 1832 - 102 pages
...A DRAWING BY G. BARRET. " If thou wouldst view Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moon-light, For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild but to flout the ruins grey." Lay of the last Minstrel. EDINBURGH CROSS, FROM A DRAWING BY G. CATTERMOLE, SKETCHED BY J. SKENE,... | |
 | Walter Scott - Waverley novels. Selections - 1833 - 418 pages
...in night, And each shafter oriel glimmers white ; When the cold light's uncertain shower, Streams in the ruined central tower ; When buttress, and buttress alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory." Having performed this piece of respect to the living, and reverence to the dead, the Dominie proceeds... | |
 | Walter Scott - Waverley novels. Selections - 1833 - 412 pages
...in night, And each shatter oriel glimmers white ; When the cold light's uncertain shower, Streams in the ruined central tower ; When buttress, and buttress alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory." Having performed this piece of respect to the living, and reverence to the dead, the Dominie proceeds... | |
 | Mr. Forsyth - Characters and characteristics in literature - 1833 - 354 pages
...And each shatter oriel glimmers white : VOL. I. 15 When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams in the ruined central tower : When buttress, and buttress alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory.' Having performed this piece of respect to the living, and reverence to the dead, the Dominie proceeded... | |
 | William Craig Brownlee - Great Britain - 1833 - 242 pages
...sorrow ! CHAPTER XIV. "If thou wouldst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moon light; "When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers while;" SIR WALTER SCOTT. Master James, meantime, had placed himself opposite the middle tower of the... | |
 | English literature - 1833 - 372 pages
...ABBEY. BY DELLA CRUSCA. If them wouldst view fair Mclrose aright, G« visit it by the pale moon's light, For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout the ruins grey. SIR WALTER SCOTT. FAIR Abbey, thou art beautiful ! Though time's strong hand hath torn The deckings... | |
 | Walter Scott - English literature - 1833 - 1104 pages
...began. CANTO SECOND. I. IF thou would'st view fair Melrose aright,* Go visit it by the pale moonlight : For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the rums gray. When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers white ; When... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 432 pages
...brief. MELROSE ABBEY. IF ihou wouldst view fair ftlelrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight 5 For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout...When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on (he ruined central tower; When buttress and buttress alternately Seem framed of ebon and ivory 3 When... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 432 pages
...brief. MELROSE ABBEY. IF thou wouldst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight ; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout the ruins gray. VENICE. :#r When the broken arches arc black in nighi, And each shafted oriel glimmers white ; When... | |
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IF thou wouldst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild but to flout the ruins gray. 
