 My spirits flag — my hopes decay — Still that dread death-bell smites my ear ; And many a boding seems to say, ' Countess, prepare, thy end is near...  Lives of Scottish Poets - Page 100by Joseph Robertson - 1822 - 378 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 474 pages
...The village death-bell smote my ear ; They wink'd aside and seemed to say, ' Countess, prepare, thy/ end is near ! ' " And now, while happy peasants sleep, Here I sit lonely and forlorn ; No one to soothe mi; as I weep, Save Philomel on yonder thorn. " My spirits flag — my hopes decay — Still that dread... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 564 pages
...The village death-bell smote my ear ; They wink'd aside, and seemed to say, ' Countess prepare, thy end is near !' " And now, while happy peasants sleep,...Philomel on yonder thorn. " My spirits flag*— my hopes decayStill that dread death-bell smites my ear j And many a boding seems to say, ' Countess, prepare,... | |
 | England - 1840 - 784 pages
...death-bell smote my ear ; Thev wink'd aside, and seemed to say, • Countess, prepare, thy end : , near !' "And now, while happy peasants sleep, Here...Still that dread death-bell smites my ear ; And many a boding seems to say, ' Countess, prepare, thy end is near !' " Thus sore and sad that lady grieved,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 406 pages
...death-bell smote my ear ; They wink'd aside, and seem'd to say, * Countess, prepare, thy end ia near 1* ** And now, while happy peasants sleep, Here I sit lonely...decay — Still that dread death-bell smites my ear 3 And many a boding seems to say, ' Countess, prepare, thy end is near I* Thus sore and sad that lady... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 pages
...and seem'd to say, ' Countess, prepare, thy end is near !' " And now, while happy peasants sleep, " My spirits flag, my hopes decay — Still that dread death-bell smites my ear ; And many a boding seems to say ' Countess, prepare, thy end is near !' " Thus, sore and sad, that lady griev'd,... | |
 | Walter Scott - Historical fiction, Scottish - 1844 - 658 pages
...death-bell smote my ear; They wink'd aside, and seem'd to say, ' Countess, prepare, thy end is near !' 1 And now, while happy peasants sleep, Here I sit lonely and forlorn; No one to sooth me as I weep, Save Philomel on yonder thorn. " My spirit* flag— my hopes decay — Stilt that... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...village death-bell smote my ear ; They winked aside, and seemed to say, " Countess, prepare — thy ^je@ a b>F ߪ X! E5 / _ VlJڐ g G T T M f X ... Z Z% S rr$D s o . ǫ ~ ' vեQ m M ( Ы ( !K body seems to say, " Countess, prepare — thy end is near." ' Thus sore and sad that lady grieved... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1844 - 662 pages
...The village death-hell smote my ear ; They wink'd aside, and seem'd to say, ' Countess, prepare, thy end is near !' • And now, while happy peasants sleep, Here I sit lonely and forlorn; No one to sooth me as I weep, Save Philomel on yonder thorn. " My spirits flag— my hopes decay — Still that... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...village death-bell smote my ear ; They winked aside, and seemed to say, " Countess, prepare — thy dled been before, What thing upon hie back had got Did wonder more and more. Awa ; Тч'о one to soothe me as I weep, Save Philomel on yonder thorn. My spirits flag, my hopes decay... | |
 | Book - English poetry - 1847 - 206 pages
...The village death-bell smote my ear : They wink'd aside, and seem'd to say, ' Countess, prepare ; thy end is near !' And now, while happy peasants sleep,...Still that dread death-bell smites my ear ; And many a boding seems to say, ' Countess, prepare ; thy end is near !' " Thus, sore and sad, that lady griev'd,... | |
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