 | Ancient historic ballads - Ballads, English - 1807 - 256 pages
...lands, And bear their wealth away. Not far from hence, wiiere yon full stream Runs winding down the tea, Fair Warkworth lifts her lofty towers, And overlooks...the poor were fed. Meantime far off, 'mid Scottish hiii.i The Percy lives unknown: On stranger's bounty he depends, And may not claim his own. O might... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1814 - 328 pages
...Nowmoulderin deeay ; Proud strangers now usurp their lands, And hear their wealth avigy. ' Nor far from henee, where yon full stream Runs winding down the lea, Fair...towers, And overlooks the sea. * Those towers, alas I now lie forlorn, With noisome weeds o'erspread, Where feasted lords and eourtly dames, And where... | |
 | Thomas Christopher Banks - 1817 - 254 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 the lea, Fair WARKWORTH lifts her lofty tow'rs, Those towers, alas ! now stand forlorn, With noisome weeds o'erspread, Where feasted lords... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 300 pages
...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...And overlooks the sea. ( Those towers, alas ! now lie forlorn, With noisome weeds o'erspread, \ Where feasted lords and courtly dames, And where the... | |
 | John Docwra Parry - Ballads, English - 1829 - 460 pages
...Now moulder in decay ; Proud strangers now usurp their lands, And bear their wealth away. " Nor far from hence, where yon full stream Runs winding down...And overlooks the sea. " Those towers, alas ! now lie forlorn, With noisome weeds o'erspread ; Where feasted lords and courtly dames, And where the poor... | |
 | James Abraham Hillhouse - 1839 - 272 pages
...Now moulder in decay ; Proud strangers now usurp their lands, And bear their wealth away. " Nor far from hence, where yon full stream Runs winding down...'mid Scottish hills, The Percy lives unknown ; On strangers' bounty he depends, And may not claim his own. " O might I with these aged eyes But live... | |
 | English poetry - 1839 - 374 pages
...Now moulder in decay ; Proud strangers now usurp their lands, And hear their wealth away. " Nor far from hence, where yon full stream Runs winding down...And overlooks the sea, " Those towers, alas ! now lie forlorn, With noisome weeds o'erspread. Where feasted lords and courtly dames, And where the poor... | |
 | William Howitt - Durham (England) - 1842 - 634 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. It is pleasant to think that the house of Percy owed its restoration to the intercession of... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1844 - 858 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 peace... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1845 - 846 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...'mid Scottish hills, The Percy lives unknown ; On strangers bounty he depends, And may not claim his own. O might I with these aged eyes But live to... | |
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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... 
