 | 1894 - 576 pages
...than the example given from the ' Lady of the Lake.' ' Call it not vain ; — they do not err Who nay, that when the poet dies, Mute Nature mourns her worshipper,...loved groves that breezes sigh, And oaks in deeper groan reply ; And rivers teach their rushing wave To murmur dirges round his grave.' He explains this... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1805 - 340 pages
...continued ran. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. I. CALL it not vain — they do not err, Who say, that,...loved groves that breezes sigh, And oaks, in deeper groan, reply; And rivers teach their rushing wave To murmur dirges round his grave. II. Not that, in... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1805 - 334 pages
...LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. I. • CALL it not vain—they do not err, Who say, that, when the poet dies, Mute...loved groves that breezes sigh, And oaks, in deeper groan, reply; And rivers teach their rushing wave To murmur dirges round his grave. II. Not that, in... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1805 - 344 pages
...continued ran. 124 THE LAY THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. OF THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. CALL it not vain — they do not err, Who say, that,...crystal rill ; That flowers in tears of balm distil ; I. Through his loved groves that breezes sigh, And oaks, in deeper groan, reply ; And rivers teach... | |
 | 1805 - 752 pages
...that when ¡the poet dies Mute Nature mourns her wor ihipper, And celebrates his obfcquks. Who fay tall cliff and cavern lone For the departed bard make moan That mountains weep in cryftal rill, & That flowers in tear of balm diftill ; Through his loved groves that breezes Cgh, And... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1806 - 362 pages
...CANTO FIFTH. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. CALL it not vain :••— they do not en, Who say, that, when the Poet dies, Mute Nature mourns...loved groves that breezes sigh, And oaks, in deeper groan, reply ; And rivers teach their rushing wave To murmur dirges round his grave. II. Not that,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 342 pages
...continued ran. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. . CANTO FIFTH. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. I. CALL it not vain : — they do not err, Who say, that,...the departed bard make moan; That mountains weep in crystall rill ; That flowers in tears of balm distil ; Through his loved groves that breezes sigh,... | |
 | 1806 - 448 pages
...this delightful stanza: " Call it not vain—they do not err, Who say, that, when the poet dies, Mnte Nature mourns her worshipper, And celebrates his obsequies;...say, tall cliff, and cavern lone, For the departed hard make moan; That mountains weep in crystal rill ; That flowers in tears of halm distil; Through... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1807 - 382 pages
...jealousy of song is dead. THE LAY THE LAST MlNSTREL. THE LAY OF THE LAST MlNSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. I. CALL it not vain : — they do not err, Who say, that,...the Poet dies, Mute Nature mourns her worshipper, Through his loved groves that breezes sigh, And oaks, in deeper groan, reply ; And rivers teach their... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1811 - 456 pages
...continued ran. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. I. CALL it not vain : — they do not err, Who say, that,...worshipper, And celebrates his obsequies ; Who say, tali cliff, and cavern lone, For the departed bard make moan ; That mountains weep in crystal rill... | |
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CALL it not vain ¡—they do not err, Who say, that when the Poet dies, Mute Nature mourns her worshipper, And celebrates his obsequies : Who say, tall cliff, and cavern lone, For the departed Bard make moan ; That mountains weep in crystal rill ; That... 
