 When sated with the martial show That peopled all the plain below, The wandering eye could o'er it go, And mark the distant city glow With gloomy splendour red ; For on the smoke-wreaths, huge and slow, That round her sable turrets flow, The morning beams...  The Monthly Magazine - Page 2171808Full view - About this book
 | 1808 - 704 pages
...shield and lanca The tun's reflected ray. Still on the spot Lord Marmion stayed, >"or fairer scene he ne'er surveyed. When sated with the martial show...below, The wandering eye could o'er it go, And mark the distant cicy glow With gloomy splendor red: For on the smoke-wreaths huge and claw That round her sable... | |
 | 1808 - 556 pages
...the fpot Lord Marmion ftayed, For fairer Icene he ne'er furveyed. When fated with the martial (how That peopled all the plain below, The wandering eye could o'er it go, And mark the diltant city glow With gloomy fplendour red ; For on the fmoke-wreaths, huge and flow, That round her... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1808 - 526 pages
...at rest, Than rise perchance to fall.'* XXX. Still on the spot Lord Marmion stayed, For fairer scene he ne'er surveyed. When sated with the martial show...below, The wandering eye could o'er it go, And mark the distant city glow With gloomy splendour red ; For on the smoke-wreaths, huge and slow, That round her... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1809 - 494 pages
...car» By sluggish oxen tugged to war." p. 215 " Still on the spot Lord Marmion stayed, For fairer scene he ne'er surveyed. When sated with the martial show...below, The wandering eye could o'er it go, And mark the distant city glow With gloomy splendour red ; For on the smoke-wreaths, huge arid slow, That round... | |
 | 1809 - 914 pages
...By sluggish oxen tugged to war." p. 21> " Still on the spot \jnrd Marmion stayed, For fairer scene he ne'er surveyed. When sated with the martial show...below, The wandering eye could o'er it go, And mark the distant city glow With gloomy splendour red ; For on the smoke-wreaths, huge and slow, That round lier... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 320 pages
...spot Lord Marmion stayed, For fairer scene he ne'er surveyed, When, sated with the martial showThat peopled all the plain below, The wandering eye could o'er it go, And mark the distant city glow With gloomy splendour red ; For on the smoke-wreaths, huge and slow, That round her... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...rest, Than rise, perchance to fall." — XXX. Still on the spot Lord Marmion stayed, For fairer scene he ne'er surveyed, When, sated with the martial show...below, The wandering eye could o'er it go, And mark the distant city glow With gloomy splendour red ; For on the smoke-wreaths, huge and slow, That round her... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pages
...at rest, Than rise perchance to fall." XXX. Still on the spot Lord Marmion stayed, For fairer scene he ne'er surveyed. When sated with the martial show That peopled all the plain helow, The wandering eye could o'er it go, And mark the distant city glow With gloomy splendour red... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1821 - 596 pages
...perchance to fall."— XXX. Still on the spot Lord Marmion stay'd, For fairer scene he ne'er survey'd. When sated with the martial show That peopled all...below, The wandering eye could o'er it go, And mark the distant city glow With gloomy splendour red ; For on the smoke-wreaths, huge and slow, That round her... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 530 pages
...perchance to fall." — XXX. Still on the spot Lord Marmion stay'd, For fairer scene he ne'er survey'd. When sated with the martial show That peopled all...below, The wandering eye could o'er it go, And mark the distant city glow With gloomy splendour red ; For on the smoke-wreaths, huge and slow, That round her... | |
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