 | William Hutchinson - Borders Region (Scotland) - 1778 - 544 pages
...ftrangers now ufurp their lands, And bear their wealth away. Not far from hence, where yon full ftream Runs winding down the Lea, Fair Warkworth lifts her lofty towers, And overlooks the fea. ' The towers, alas, now ftand forlorn, With noifome weads oerfpread, Where feafted Lords, and... | |
 | Thomas Evans - Ballads, English - 1784 - 346 pages
...ftrangers now ufurp their lands, And bear their wealth away. Nor far from hence, where yon full ftream Runs winding down the lea, Fair WARKWORTH lifts her lofty towers, And overlooks the fea. ThoTe towers, alas ! now ftand forlorn, With noifome weeds o'erfpread, Where feaftcd lords, and... | |
 | Thomas Evans - Ballads, English - 1784 - 352 pages
...ftrangers now ufurp their lands, And bear their wealth away. Nor far from hence, where yon full ftream Runs winding down the lea, Fair WARKWORTH lifts her lofty towers, And overlooks the fea. Thofe towers, alas ! now ftand forlorn, With noifome weeds o'erfpread, Where feafted lords, and... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 316 pages
...flrangers now ufurp their lands, And bear their wealth away. Nor far from hence where yon full ftream Runs winding down the lea, Fair WARKWORTH lifts her lofty towers, And overlooks the fea. Thofe towers, alas ! now ftand forlorn, With noifome weeds o'erfpread, Where feafted lords and... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...overlooks the fea. Thofe towers, alas ! now ftand forlorn, With noifome weeds o'erfpread, Where feafted lords and courtly dames, And where the poor were fed. Meantime far off mid Scottifh hills, The PERCY lives unknown : On ftranger's bounty he depends, And may not claim his own.... | |
 | Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - English poetry - 1790 - 308 pages
...ftrangers now ufurp their lands, And bear their wealth away. Nor far from hence, where yon full ftream Runs winding down the lea, Fair WARKWORTH lifts her lofty towers, And overlooks the fea. Thofe towers, alas! now ftand forlorn, With noifome weeds o'erfpread, "Where feafted lords and... | |
 | Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - English poetry - 1790 - 308 pages
...ftrangers now ufurp their lands, And bear their wealth away. Nor far from hence, where yon full ftream Runs winding down the lea, Fair WARKWORTH lifts her lofty towers, And overlooks the fea. Thofe towers, alas ! now ftand forlorn, With noifome weeds o'erfpread, "Where feafted lords and... | |
 | 1796 - 246 pages
...overlooks the fea. Thofe towers, alas! now Hand forlorn, With noifome weeds o'erfpread, Where feaftcd lords and courtly dames, And where the poor were fed. Meantime far off, mid Scuttifh hills, The PERCY lives unknown : On ftrangers' bounty he depends, And may not claim his own.... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1807 - 250 pages
...fair, Now moulder in decay; Proud strangers now usurp their lands, And bear their wealth away. Not far from hence, where yon full stream Runs winding down...On stranger's bounty he depends, And may not claim his own. O might I with these aged eyes And is the Percy still so lov'd Of all his friends and thee... | |
 | Ancient historic ballads - Ballads, English - 1807 - 256 pages
...fair, Now moulder in decay; Proud strangers now usurp their lands, And bear their wealth away. Not far from hence, where yon full stream Runs winding down...On stranger's bounty he depends, And may not claim his own. O might I with these aged eyes But live to see him here, Then should my soul depart in bliss!—... | |
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No chieftain of that noble house Now leads our youth to arms ; The bordering Scots despoil our fields, And ravage all our farms. Their halls and castles, once so fair, Now moulder in decay ; Proud strangers now usurp their lands, And bear their wealth... 
