 | English essays - 1826 - 722 pages
...the evening sky, is really surprising, — an idea of which is not unaptly given in these lines : " The moon on the East oriel shone, Through slender shafts of shapely (tone By foliaged tracery combin'd ; Thou would'st have thought lome Fairy's hand Twist poplars straight,... | |
 | 1805 - 948 pages
...the projections from which the arches spring, usually cut in a {antastk face, or wask. XI. The XI. The -moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand, 'Twixt poplars straight, the... | |
 | Walter Scott - Minstrels - 1805 - 334 pages
...thine, dark knight of Liddesdale ! O fading honours of the dead ! O high ambition, lowly laid ! XL The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand, 'Twixt poplars straight,... | |
 | 1806 - 502 pages
...view of the abbey. A Gothic cathedral, with its painted windows, never looked better in song. XI. • The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined; Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand, 'Twixt poplars straight, the... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1812 - 362 pages
...thine, dark Knight of Liddesdale ! O fading honours of the dead ! O high ambition, lowly laid ! XL The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 366 pages
...And thine, dark knight of Liddesdale! O fading honours of the dead! O high ambition, lowly laid ! XL The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1819 - 322 pages
...thine, dark knight of Liddesdale ! O fading honour? of the dead ! O high amhition l-iwly laid ! XI. The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery comhined ; Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 264 pages
...thine, dark Knight of Liddesdale ! O fading honours of the dead ! O high ambition, lowly laid! XI. The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined; Thou vrould'st have thought some fairy's hand 'Twijct poplars straight the... | |
 | James Duncan - Roads - 1820 - 250 pages
...offering up Isaac. The whole re. minds the visitor of Scott's beautiful description of Melrcisn Abbey:— The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stone, Hy foliaged tracery comhined ; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's band "Twixt poplars straight,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 354 pages
...thine, dark Knight of Liddesdale ! O fading honours of the dead ! O high ambition, lowly laid ! XI. The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou would' st have thought some fairy's hand 'Twist poplars straight the... | |
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The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the osier wand In many a freakish knot had twined; Then framed a spell, when the... 
