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" Silver'd the walls of Cumnor Hall, And many an oak that grew thereby. Now nought was heard beneath the skies, The sounds of busy life were still, Save an unhappy lady's sighs, That issued from that lonely pile. " Leicester," she cried, " is this thy love... "
The journey-book of England. Berkshire (Derbyshire, Hampshire, Kent). - Page 126
by England - 1840
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Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Volume 3

George Gilfillan - English poetry - 1860 - 360 pages
...regent of the sky, Silvered the walls of Cumnor Hall, And many an oak that grew thereby. 2 Now nought was heard beneath the skies, The sounds of busy life...unhappy lady's sighs, That issued from that lonely pile. 3 ' Leicester/ she cried, ' is this thy love That thou so oft hast sworn to me, To leave me in this...
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Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Volume 3

George Gilfillan - English poetry - 1860 - 362 pages
...sounds of busy life were still, Save an unhappy lady's sighs, That issued from that lonely pile. 3 ' Leicester,' she cried, ' is this thy love That thou so oft hast sworn to me, To leave mo in this lonely grove, Immured in shameful privity? 4 ' No more thou com'st, with lover's speed,...
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Old English Ballads: A Collection of Favourite Ballads of the Olden Time

Ballads, English - 1863 - 302 pages
...regent of the sky, Silver'd the walls of Cumnor Hall, And many an oak that grew thereby. Now nought was heard beneath the skies — The sounds of busy...hast sworn to me, To leave me in this lonely grove, Immur'd in shameful privity ! " No more thou com'st with lover's speed Thy once beloved bride to see...
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Waverley Novels, Volume 1

Walter Scott - 1867 - 354 pages
...regent of the sky, Silver'd the walls of Cumnor Hall, And many an oak that grew thereby. Now nought was heard beneath the skies, The sounds of busy life...were still, Save an unhappy lady's sighs, That issued from-that lonely pile. " Leicester," she cried, " is this thy love That thou so oft hast sworn to me,...
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Waverly Novels, Volume 23

Walter Scott - 1864 - 356 pages
...regent of the sky, Silver'd the walls of Cumnor Hall, And many an oak that grew thereby. Now nought was heard beneath the skies, The sounds of busy life...with lover's speed, Thy once beloved bride to see j But be she alive, or be she dead, I fear, stern Earl, 's the same to thee. " Not so the usage I received...
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Old English ballads, a collection

English ballads - 1864 - 306 pages
...regent of the sky, Silver'd the walls of Cumnor Hall, And many an oak that grew thereby. Now nought was heard beneath the skies — The sounds of busy...hast sworn to me, To leave me in this lonely grove, Immur'd in shameful privity ! " No more thou com'st with lover's speed Thy once beloved bride to see...
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Old English ballads, favourite ballads of the olden time

English ballads - 1864 - 296 pages
...regent of the sky, Silver'd the walls of Cumnor Hall, And many an oak that grew thereby. Now nought was heard beneath the skies— The sounds of busy...unhappy lady's sighs, That issued from that lonely pile. " I^icester!" she cried, "is this thy love That thou so oft hast sworn to me, To leave me in this lonely...
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A book of favourite modern ballads [ed. by J.C.].

Book - Ballads, English - 1865 - 308 pages
...regent of the sky, Silver'd the walls of Cumnor Hall, And many an oak that grew thereby. Now nought was heard beneath the skies The sounds of busy life...unhappy lady's sighs, That issued from that lonely pile. ' Leieester ! " she eried, " is this thy love, That thou so oft hast sworn to me, To leave me in this...
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Recitations at Whitnash rectory

Whitnash rectory - 1866 - 478 pages
...regent of the sky, Silver'd the walls of Cumnor Hall, And many an oak that grew therby. Now nought was heard beneath the skies, The sounds of busy life...hast sworn to me, To leave me in this lonely grove, Immur'd in shameful privity? " Not such the usage 1 receiv'd When happy in my father's hall ; No faithless...
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Pencilings and Sketches of the Poets: A Record of Memory and Love

Margaret T. Downing - English poetry - 1867 - 394 pages
...thereby. Now nought was heard beneath the skies (The sounds of busy life wers still), Save an unlucky lady's sighs, That issued from that lonely pile. "...Leicester," she cried, " is this thy love That thou so oft has sworn to me, To leave me in this lonely grove, Immured in shameful privacy ? No more thou com'st...
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