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Sayfa 162 - on Monday, the 17th September. On that day Mr. Lockhart was called to Sir Walter's bedside with the news that he had awakened in a state of composure and consciousness, and wished to see him. “Lockhart,' he said, ‘I may have but a minute to speak to you. My dear, be a good man,—be virtuous,—be
Sayfa 174 - From the Adoption of the Federal Constitution to the End of the Sixteenth Congress. By RICHARD HILDRETII. 6 vols., 8vo, Cloth, $18 00; Sheep, $21 00; Half Calf, $31 50. HUME'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND. The History of England, from the Invasion
Sayfa 39 - trembling hand had lost the ease Which marks security to please; And scenes long past, of joy and pain, Came wildering o'er his aged brain,— He tried to tune his harp in vain! 1 Lockhart's Life of Scott, ii. 226. The pitying Duchess praised its chime, And gave him heart, and gave him time,
Sayfa 162 - a good man. Nothing else will give you any comfort when you come to lie here.' He paused, and I said, ‘Shall I send for Sophia and Anne?' ‘No,' said he, ‘don't disturb them. Poor souls II know they were up all night. God bless you all !“ With this he sank into a very tranquil sleep, and, indeed, he scarcely
Sayfa 47 - wind of heaven, The archery appear; For life! for life! their plight they ply, And shriek, and shout, and battle-cry, And plaids and bonnets waving high, And broadswords flashing to the sky, Are maddening in the rear. Onward they drive, in dreadful race, Pursuers and pursued; Before that tide of
Sayfa 31 - Lay of the Last Minstrel, Marmion, and The Lady of the Lake taken together. From those romantic poems you would never guess that Scott entered more eagerly and heartily into the common incidents and common cares of every-day human life than into the most romantic fortunes; from them you would never know how
Sayfa 47 - rugged jaws, And here the horse and spearmen pause, While, to explore the dangerous glen, Dive through the pass the archer-men. “At once there rose so wild a yell Within that dark and narrow dell, As all the fiends from heaven that fell Had peal'd the banner-cry of Hell! Forth from the pass, in tumult driven, Like chaff before
Sayfa 47 - twilight wood? I Down, down, cried Mar, ‘your lances down Bear back both friend and foe!' Like reeds before the tempest's frown, That serried grove of lances brown At once lay levell'd low; And, closely shouldering side to side, The bristling ranks the onset bide,— ‘We'll quell the savage mountaineer, As their Tinehel cows the game! They
Sayfa 46 - No cymbal clash'd, no clarion rang, Still were the pipe and drum; Save heavy tread, and armour's clang, The sullen march was dumb. There breathed no wind their crests to shake, Or wave their flags abroad; Scarce the frail aspen seem'd to quake, ThAt shadow'd o'er their road. 1 Lockhart's Life of Scott, ii. 259.