| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1884 - 544 pages
...brow," he left the apartment. CHAPTEE VI. The dews of summer night did fall, The moon, sweet recent of the sky. Silver'd the walls of Cumnor Hall, And many an oak that grew thereby.* MlCKLE. i OUR apartments, which occupied the -western side of the old quadrangle at Cumnor-Place, had... | |
| Henry Martyn Field - Eretz Israel - 1884 - 280 pages
...which is not even now entirely spent." This we can well believe as we read these musical lines : " The dews of Summer night did fall; The moon, sweet regent of the sky, Silvered the walls of Cumnor Hall, And many an oak that grew thereby." Repeating these lines a thousand... | |
| David Charles Bell - 1885 - 344 pages
...live he ; And, when he next doth ride abroad, may I be there to see ! M.— CUMNOR HALL.— WicKU. The dews of summer night did fall, the moon (sweet regent of the sky) Silvered the walls of Cumnor Hall, and many an oak that grew thereby. Now nought was heard beneath... | |
| Cyril L. C. Locke - English language - 1885 - 114 pages
...mounted once again upon his nimble steed, full slowly pacing o'er the stones with caution and good heed. The dews of summer night did fall : the moon, sweet regent of the sky, silvered the walls of Cumnor Hall. But from the mountain's grassy side a guiltless feast I bring :... | |
| Walter Scott - English fiction - 1886 - 908 pages
...muttering, " Now for a close heart, and an open and unruff.ed brow," he left the apartment CHAPTER SIXTH. * The dews of summer night did fall, The moon, sweet regent of the sky, SilverM the wails of Cumnor Hall, And many an oak that grew thereby. MlCKI.E. FOUR apartments, which... | |
| John Veitch - English poetry - 1887 - 388 pages
...exquisite lines — " The dews of summer night did fall ; The moon, sweet regent of the sky, Silvered the walls of Cumnor Hall, And many an oak that grew thereby." The lines in ' Eskdale Braes ' referring to places known in his youth have some fine touches, suggesting... | |
| William Black - 1888 - 284 pages
...Kenilworth, were haunting her brain, it is as likely as not that these were the familiar lines : — " The dews of summer night did fall, The moon, sweet regent of the sky, Silvered the walls of Cumnor Hall, And many an oak that grew thereby." But perhaps it was just as well... | |
| William Black - 1888 - 284 pages
...Kenilworth, were haunting her brain, it is as likely as not that these were the familiar lines : — " The dews of summer night did fall, The moon, sweet regent of the isky, Silvered the walls of Cumnor Hall, And many an oak that grew thereby." But perhaps it was just... | |
| Quotations, English - 1889 - 934 pages
...follow their queen-leader from the depths. i. GEOBGE MACDONALD — Within and Without. Ft. IV. Sc. 9. The dews of summer night did fall: The moon, sweet regent of the sky, Silver'd the walls of Cnmnor Hall, And many an oak that grew thereby. j- MICKLE— Citmiior Mall. To behold the wand'ring... | |
| Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1890 - 394 pages
...dying day, sir, That whatsoever king shall reign, Still I'll be Vicar of Bray, sir. ANONYMOUS. Cumnor THE dews of summer night did fall ; The moon, sweet regent of the sky, Silvered the walls of Cumnor Hall, And many an oak that grew thereby. Now naught was heard beneath... | |
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