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" The bold Baron's brow then changed, I trow, From high blood-red to pale— "The grave is deep and dark — and the corpse is stiff and stark — So I may not trust thy tale. "Where fair Tweed flows round holy Melrose, And Eildon slopes to the plain,... "
Tales of Terror and Wonder - Page 218
edited by - 1887 - 283 pages
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Tales of wonder [in verse] written and collected by M.G. Lewis

Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - 268 pages
...From high blood-red to pale. — " The grave is deep and dark, and the corpse is stiff and stark ; " So I may not trust thy tale. " Where fair Tweed flows...varying light deceived thy sight, " And the wild winds drown'd the name, " For the Dryburgh bells ring, and the white monks they sing, " For Sir Richard of...
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Tales of Wonder;, Volume 1

Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - 254 pages
...monastery. Eildon tree was said to be the spot where Thomas the Rhymer uttered his prophecies. ' ' Where fair Tweed flows round holy Melrose, " And Eildon...That gallant knight was slain. " The varying light deceiv'd thy sight, " And the wild winds drown'd the name, " For the Dryburgh bells ring, and the black...
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Tales of Wonder, Volume 2

Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1805 - 264 pages
...the Rhymer uttered his prophecies, " Where fair Tweed flows round holy Melrose , "And Eildon dopes to the plain, "Full three nights ago, by some secret foe, " That galant knight was slain. " The varying light deceiv'd thy sight, "And the wild winds drown'd the name...
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Ballads and Lyrical Pieces

Walter Scott - 1806 - 198 pages
...From high blood-red to pale— " The grave is deep and dark—and the corpse is stiff and stark— So I may not trust thy tale. " Where fair Tweed flows...plain, Full three nights ago, by some secret foe,, That gay gallant was slain. " The varying light deceived thy sight, And the wild winds drowned the name;...
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The Works of Walter Scott, Esq, Volume 3

Walter Scott - 1806 - 512 pages
...high blood-red to pale — " The grave is deep and dark — and the corpse is stiff and stark — " So I may not trust thy tale. " Where fair Tweed flows...Full three nights ago, by some secret foe, " That gay gallant was slain. • Eildon is a high hill, terminating in three conical summits, immediately...
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Ballads and Lyrical Pieces

Walter Scott - 1806 - 200 pages
...Melrose, And Eildon slopes to the plain, Full three nights ago, by some secret foe, That gay gallant was slain. " The varying light deceived thy sight, And the wild winds drowned the name; For the Dry burgh bells ring, and the white monks do sing, For Sir Richard of Coldinghame!" He passed the court-gate,...
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Ballads and Lyrical Pieces

Walter Scott - 1812 - 272 pages
...slayne.' ' * The black-rood of Melrose was a crucifix of black marble, and of superior sanctity. " The varying light deceived thy sight, " And the wild..." For the Dryburgh bells ring, and the white monks do sing, " For Sir Richard of Coldinghame !"— He passed the court-gate, and he oped the tower grate,...
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The Poetical Works of Walter Scott, Esq, Volume 2

Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 306 pages
...magnificent monastery. Eildon tree is said to be fbc spot where Thomas the Rhymer uttered his prophecies. " Where fair Tweed flows round holy Melrose, And Eildon...plain, Full three nights ago, by some secret foe, That gay gallant was slain. " The varying light deceived thy sight, And the wild winds drowned the name;...
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The poetical works of Walter Scott, Volume 2

sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 272 pages
...From high blood-red to pale — " The grave is deep and dark — and the corpse is stiff and stark — So I may not trust thy tale. " Where fair Tweed flows...plain, Full three nights ago, by some secret foe, That gay gallant was slain. " The varying light deceived thy sight, And the wild winds drowned the name...
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Minstrelsy of the Scottish border: consisting of historical and ..., Volume 3

Scottish border - 1821 - 504 pages
...high blood-red to pale — " The grave is deep and dark — and the corpse is stiff and stark — " So I may not trust thy tale. " Where fair Tweed flows...Full three nights ago, by some secret foe, " That gay gallant was slain. " The varying light deceived thy sight, " And the wild winds drown'd the name...
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