But scarce again his horn he wound, When lo ! forth starting at the sound. From underneath an aged oak, That slanted from the islet rock, A Damsel guider of its way, A little skiff shot to the bay, That round the promontory steep Led its deep line in... United States Girls Across the Atlantic - Sida 25efter Maria Welch Harris, H. D. Rumsey - 1876 - 204 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 454 sidor
...that may betide, Ere now this faulchion has been tried." — XVII. But scarce again his horn he wound, When lo ! forth starting at the sound, From underneath...promontory steep Led its deep line in graceful sweep, Eddying, in almost viewless wave, The weeping willow twig to lave, And kiss, with whispering sound... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 444 sidor
...the worst that may betide, Ere now this falchion has been tried." But scarce again his horn he wound, When lo ! forth starting at the sound, ;'. From underneath...promontory steep Led its deep line in graceful sweep, Eddying, in almost viewless wave, The weeping willow twig to lave, And kiss, with whispering sound... | |
| 1810 - 482 sidor
...that may betide, " lire now this falchion has been tried.'" " But scare again his horn he wound, " When lo ! forth starting at the sound, " From underneath an aged oak, " That slanted from the islet roik, " A damsel guider of its way, " A little skifl' shot to the bay, " That round the promontory... | |
| Margaret Oswald - 1811 - 76 sidor
...down, and stretching out their lateral branches, so as to touch the surface of the deep. «« Prom underneath an aged oak, «' That slanted from the islet rock ; «* A damsel guider of its way, t ft A little skiff shot to the bay. «« The boat had touch'd the silver strand, « Just as the hunter... | |
| Stirling town - 1812 - 328 sidor
...hanging down, and stretching out their lateral branches, so as to touch the surface of the deep, " From underneath an aged oak, That slanted from the...damsel, guider of its way, . A little skiff shot to $ie buy. The boat had touched the silver strand, Just as the hunter left his stand, And stood concealed... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 410 sidor
...worst that may hetide, Ere now this falchion has heen tried." XVII. Bat scarce again his horn he wound, When lo ! forth starting at the sound, From underneath...Damsel guider of its way, A little skiff shot to the hay, That round the promontory steep Led its deep line in graceful sweep, Eddying, in almost viewless... | |
| 1819 - 274 sidor
...pehhly heach, opposite to the island, where Fair Elleu, shooting, in her little skiff, to the hay " That round the promontory, steep, Led its deep line in graceful sweep," and had her first interview with the Knight of Snowdou. Ahout a mile helow the farm house of Brenchoil,... | |
| James Duncan - 1820 - 250 sidor
...reach the pebbly beach opposite to the island where the fair Ellen, shooting in her " little skiff" to the bay, " That round the promontory steep Led its deep line in graceful sweep," had her first interview with the Knight of Snowdoun. " To enjoy this view in its full extent, the Traveller... | |
| Scotland. [Appendix. - Descriptions, Topography & Travels.] - 1821 - 378 sidor
...coming to a pebbly beach, opposite to the island, where Fair Ellen, shooting, in her little skiff, to the bay " That round the promontory, steep, Led its deep line in graceful sweep," had her first interview with the Knight of Snowdon. About a mile below the farm-house of Brenchoil,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1826 - 294 sidor
...worst that may betide, Ere now this falchion has been tried.' XVII. But scarce again his horn he wound, When lo ! forth starting at the sound, From underneath...the islet rock, A damsel guider of its way, A little skirt' shot to the bay, That round the promontory steep Led its deep line in graceful sweep, Eddying,... | |
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