No lark more blithe, no flower more gay ; And, like the bird that haunts the thorn, So merrily sung the livelong day. "If that my beauty is but small, Among court ladies all despised, Why didst thou rend it from that hall, Where, scornful earl, it well... Bride of Lammermoor - Peveril of the peak - Page 211by Walter Scott - 1833Full view - About this book
| Andrew Lang - 1891 - 384 pages
...received When happy in my father's hall ; No faithless husband then me grieved, No chilling fears did me appal. ' I rose up with the cheerful morn, No lark...thorn So merrily sung the livelong day. ' If that my beauty is but small, Among court ladies all despised, Why didst thou rend it from that hall, Where,... | |
| Andrew Lang - 1896 - 278 pages
...happy in my father's hall ; No faithless husband then me grieved, No chilling fears did me appal. I 1 rose up with the cheerful morn, No lark more blithe,...thorn So merrily sung the livelong day. 'If that my beauty is but small, Among court ladies all despised, Why didst thou rend it from that hall, Where,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1896 - 510 pages
...received When happy in my father's hall ; No faithless husband then me grieved, No chilling fears did me appal. ' I rose up with the cheerful morn, No lark...the bird that haunts the thorn, So merrily sung the livolong day. ' If that my beauty is but small, Among court ladies all despised, Why didst thou rend... | |
| George Eyre-Todd - 1896 - 256 pages
...happy in my father's hall: No faithless husband then me grieved; No chilling fears did me appall. " I rose up with the cheerful morn, No lark more blithe,...And, like the bird that haunts the thorn, So merrily sang the livelong day. " If that my beauty is but small, Among court ladies all despised; Why didst... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1896 - 794 pages
...husband then me grieved, No chilling fears did me appall. " I rose up with the cheerful morn, No lark so blithe, no flower more gay; And, like the bird that haunts the thorn, I merrily sung the livelong day. " If that my beauty is but small, Among court ladies all despised,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1898 - 936 pages
...In my father's hall; • No faithless husband then me grieved, No chilling fears did mo appall. '* I rose up with the cheerful morn, No lark more blithe,...thorn. So merrily sung the livelong day. " If that my beauty Is but small, Among court ladies all despised, Why didst thou rend it from that hall. Where,... | |
| Edward Arber - 1900 - 482 pages
...received, When happy in my father's Hall! No faithless husband then me grieved! No chilling fears did me appal! ' I rose up with the cheerful morn ; No lark...And, like the bird that haunts the thorn, So merrily sang the life-long day ! ' If that my beauty is but small, Among Court Ladies all despised, Why didst... | |
| Edward Arber - 1901 - 350 pages
...received, When happy in my father's Hall! No faithless husband then me grieved! No chilling fears did me appal! ' I rose up with the cheerful morn ; No lark...And, like the bird that haunts the thorn, So merrily sang the life-long day ! ' If that my beauty is but small, Among Court Ladies all despised, Why didst... | |
| William Alfred Dutt - 1901 - 542 pages
...Norfolk home ; and in other words uttered the complaint Mickle has made for her : " If that my beauty is but small. Among court ladies all despised, Why didst thou rend it from that hall Where (scornful earl) it well was prized?" Though not so closely as with Cumnor,... | |
| John Clark Ridpath - 1903 - 544 pages
...husband then me grieved, No chilling fears did me appall. " I rose up with the cheerful morn, No lark so blithe, no flower more gay ; And, like the bird that...thorn, So merrily sung the livelong day. " If that my beauty is but small, Among court-ladies all despised, Why didst thou rend it from that hall, Where,... | |
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