Lord of the Isles |
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Lord of the Isles: With the Author's Introductions, Notes, and Various Readings Walter Scott Affichage du livre entier - 1896 |
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ancient appear Appendix Argentine arms army Barbour battle bear beneath blow body bold bore brother brow Bruce called castle chief close commanded course dark death deep descended Douglas Earl Edward England English fair fear fell field fierce fight followers force gave give given glance hall hand hath head hear heard heart Heaven hill hold host hundred Isabel island Isles John kind King knight known lake land light look Lord Lorn lost maid meet mountain noble Note o'er once pass person poor prince raised ranks rest Robert rock Ronald round sail scene Scotland Scottish seems seen shore side soon sound spear stone sword tell thee thine thou thought tide took tower train turn wake wave wild wind
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Page 99 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the...
Page 98 - Maker's praise ! Not for a meaner use ascend Her columns, or her arches bend ; Nor of a theme less solemn tells That mighty surge that ebbs and swells, And still, between each awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, In varied tone prolonged and high, That mocks the organ's melody.
Page 133 - O ! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound a heart that's broken!
Page 73 - But here,— above, around, below, On mountain or in glen, Nor tree, nor shrub, nor plant, nor flower, Nor aught of vegetative power, The weary eye may ken. For all is rocks at random thrown, Black waves, bare crags, and banks of stone...
Page 163 - Was shiver'd to the gauntlet grasp. Springs from the blow the startled horse, Drops to the plain the lifeless corse ; — First of that fatal field, how soon, How sudden, fell the fierce De Boune...