 Had'st thou but lived, though stripp'd of power, A watchman on the lonely tower, Thy thrilling trump had roused the land, When fraud or danger were at hand ; By thee, as by the beacon-light, Our pilots had kept course aright ; As some proud column, though...  Sir Edward Thomason's memoirs during half a century - Sida 88efter Sir Edward Thomason - 1845Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1808 - 732 sidor
...bnt liv'd, though ftripp'^ of Cower, A watchman on the lonely tower, Thy thrilling tramp had roufed the land, When fraud or danger were at hand; By thee, as by the beacon light, Our pilots had kept courfe aright; As forae proud column, though alone, Thy ftrength had propp'd the tottering throne.... | |
 | 1808 - 728 sidor
...caufe, And brought the freeman's arm to aid the freeman's laws, « Hadft thou bnt liv'd, though ftripp'd of power, A watchman on the lonely tower, Thy thrilling trump had roufed the land, When fraud "or danger were at hand } By the«, as by the beacon light, Our pilots... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 532 sidor
...Shewed their fierce zeal a worthier cause, And brought the freeman's arm to aid the freeman's laws. Had'st thou but lived, though stripped of power, A...fraud or danger were at hand ; . By thee, as by the beacon-light, Our pilots had kept course aright ; As some proud column, though alone, Thy strength... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 280 sidor
...cause, And brought the freeman's arm to aid the freeman' § laws. Had'st thou but lived, though stripp'd of power, A watchman on the lonely tower, Thy thrilling...fraud or danger were at hand ; By thee, as by the beacon-light, Our pilots had kept course aright ; As some proud column, though alone, Thy strength... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 sidor
...Shewed their fierce zeal a worthier cause, And brought the freeman's arm to aid the freeman's laws. Had'st thou but lived, though stripped of power, A...fraud or danger were at hand ; By thee, as by the beacon-light, Our pilots had kept course aright ; As some proud column, though alone, Thy strength... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 sidor
...fierce zeal a worthier cause, And hrought the freeman's arm to aid the freeman's laws. Had'st thou hut lived, though stripped of power,. A watchman on the...land, When fraud or danger were at hand ; By thee, as hy the heacon light, Our pilots had kept course aright ; As some proud column, though alone, Thy strength... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 256 sidor
...cause, And brought the freeman's arm to aid the freeman's laws. , Had'st thou but lived, though stripp'd of power, A watchman on the lonely tower, Thy thrilling...fraud or danger were at hand ; By thee, as by the beacon-light, Our pilots had kept course aright ; As some proud column, though alone, Thy strength... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 sidor
...Had'st them but liv'd, though strippM of power, A watchman on the lonely tower, Thy thrilling tramp had roused the land, When fraud or danger were at hand ; By thee, as by the beacon-light, Our pilots had kept course aright ; As some prowl column, though alone, Thy strength... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 sidor
...thou but liv'd, though stripp'd of power, A watchman on a lonely tower, Thy thrilling trump had rous'd the land , ' When fraud or danger were at hand ; By thee, as by the beacon-light, Our pilots had kept course aright : ' ., .-.'. ", \ ;a As some proud column, though alone,... | |
 | Friedrich Johann Jacobsen - 1820 - 796 sidor
...though stripped of power, A watthman on the lonely tower, Thy thrilling trump had roused the land, Wlien fraud or danger were at hand; By thee as by the beacon- light, Our pilotes had kept course aright ; As some proud column, though alone, Thy strength had propp'd the tottering... | |
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