 Such dusky grandeur clothed the height, Where the huge castle holds its state, And all the steep slope down, Whose ridgy back heaves to the sky, Piled deep and massy, close and high, Mine own romantic town!  Once a Week - Page 264edited by - 1860Full view - About this book
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1847 - 892 pages
...a thuudor-clomi. Such dusky grandeur clothed the height, Where the huge castle holds its state, And all the steep slope down, Whose ridgy back heaves...and massy, close and high, Mine own romantic town ! Bat northward far, with purer blaze, On Oobil mountains fell the rays, And as each heathy top they... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 356 pages
...a thunder cloud. Such dusky grandeur clothed the height Where the huge castle holds its state, And all the steep slope down, Whose ridgy back heaves to the sky, Piled deep and massy, close and high — Mine own romantic town ! Yonder the shores of Fife you saw,... | |
 | Leitch Ritchie - 1835 - 348 pages
...Restalrig. CHAPTER XIII. A dtuky grandeur clothed the height, Where the huge castle holds its state. And all the steep slope down ; Whose ridgy back heaves to the sky. Piled deep and massy, close and high. Mine own romantic town! After a walk, or a run, or a ride, or... | |
 | 1837 - 236 pages
...Flodden field : " Such dusky grandeur clothed the height, 'Where the huge castle holds its state, And all the steep slope down, Whose ridgy back heaves to the sky, Piled deep and massy, close and high, Mine own romantic town ! " But northward far with purer blaze,... | |
 | 1843 - 350 pages
...a thunder-cloud. Such dusky grandeur clothed the height, Where the huge castle holds its state, And all the steep slope down, Whose ridgy back heaves to the sky, Piled deep and massy, close and high,— MINE OWN romantic town ! But northward far with purer blaze,... | |
 | John Burke, Bernard Burke - 1848 - 634 pages
...1, 1848. REMINISCENCES OF EDINBUEGH CASTLE. « The height Where the huge Castle holds its state, And all the steep slope down, Whose ridgy back heaves to the sky. Piled deep and massy, close and high, Mine own romantic town." So sang Scotland's second poet (for... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 914 pages
...a thunder-cloud. Such dusky grandeur clothed the height, Where the huge castle holds its state, And all the steep slope down, Whose ridgy back heaves to the sky, Piled deep and massy, close and high, Mine own romantic town ! But northward far, with purer blaze,... | |
 | Robert Turnbull - 1847 - 396 pages
...thunder cloud ; Such dusky grandeur clothed the height, Where the huge castle holds its state, And all the steep slope down, Whose ridgy back heaves...and massy, close and high, Mine own romantic town ! But northward far with purer blaie On Ochil mountains fell the rays, And as each heathy top they... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1847
...a thunder-cloud. Such dusky grandeur clothed the height, Where the huge castlo holds its state, And all the steep slope down, Whose ridgy back heaves to the sky, Piled deep and massy, closo and high, Mine own romantic town ! But northward far, with purer blare.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1848 - 754 pages
...a thunder-cloud. Such dusky grandeur clothed the height, Where the huge Castle holds its state, And all the steep slope down, Whose ridgy back heaves to the sky, Piled deep and massy, close and high, Mine own romantic town ! But northward far, with purer blaze,... | |
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