 And in that manor now no more Is cheerful feast and sprightly ball ; For ever since that dreary hour Have spirits haunted Cumnor Hall. The village maids, with fearful glance, Avoid the ancient moss-grown wall ; Nor ever lead the merry dance Among the...  Lives of Scottish Poets - Page 100by Joseph Robertson - 1822 - 378 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Girls - 1883 - 162 pages
...wing Around the towers of Cumnor Hall. The mastiff howled at village door, The oaks were shatter' d on the green ; Woe was the hour, for never more That...seen. And in that manor, now no more Is cheerful feast or sprightly ball ; For ever since that dreary hour Have spirits haunted Cumnor Hall. The village maids,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1883 - 392 pages
...towers of Cumnor Hall. The mastiff howl'd at village door, The oaks were shatter'd on the green ; Wo was the hour— for never more That hapless Countess e'er was seen t And in that Manor now no more Is cheerful feast and sprightly ball 1 For ever since that dreary hour... | |
 | Cyril L. C. Locke - English language - 1883 - 124 pages
...gaunt wolf, all torn and dead, Tremendous still in death. 202. The last of all the bards was he. 203. (And) in that manor now no more Is cheerful feast and sprightly ball. 204 In spite of all temptations To belong to other nations He remains an Englishman. 205. All... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1884 - 544 pages
...of Cumnor Hall. The mastiff howl "d at village door, The oaks were shatter'd on the green ; Woe w as the hour — for never more That hapless Countess...Manor now no more Is cheerful feast and sprightly ball ; For ever since that dreary hour Have spirits haunted Cumnor Hall. The village maids, with fearful... | |
 | John Henry Ingram - Ghosts - 1884 - 340 pages
...dares to visit, at nightfall, the haunts of her past life. Mickle's ballad is still applicable : " And in that Manor now no more Is cheerful feast and sprightly ball ; For ever, since that dreary hour, Have spirits haunted Cumuor Hall. " The village maids, with... | |
 | David Charles Bell - 1885 - 344 pages
...wing around the towers of Cumnor Hall. The mastiff howled at village door, the oaks were shattered ou the green ; Woe was the hour — for never more that...seen! And in that manor, now no more is cheerful feast or sprightly ball ; For, ever since that dreary hour, have spirits haunted Cumnor Hall. The village... | |
 | Cyril L. C. Locke - English language - 1885 - 114 pages
...gaunt wolf, all torn and dead, Tremendous still in death. 202. The last of all the bards was he. 203. (And) in that manor now no more Is cheerful feast and sprightly ball. 204. In spite of all temptations To belong to other nations He remains an Englishman. 205. All... | |
 | John H. Ingram - Ghosts - 1886 - 668 pages
...dares to visit, at nightfall, the haunts of her past life. Micklc's ballad is still applicable : " And in that Manor now no more Is cheerful feast and sprightly ball; For ever, since that dreary hour, Have spirits haunted Cumnor Hall. " The village maids, with... | |
 | William Black - 1888 - 284 pages
...that had taken place during the day) the astute small person chose to hold her peace. CHAPTER II. " And in that Manor now no more Is cheerful feast and sprightly ball ; For ever since that dreary hour Have spirits haunted Cumnor Hall. " The village maids, with... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1890 - 394 pages
...mastiff howled at village door, The oaks were shattered on the green ; Woe was the hour, for nevermore That hapless Countess e'er was seen. And in that manor now no more Is cheerful feast and sprightly ball ; For ever since that dreary hour Have spirits haunted Cumnor Hall. The village maids, with fearful... | |
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