 In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along: The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot: Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost : Each blank, in faithless memory void,...  English Men of Letters - Page 46edited by - 1894Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1805 - 344 pages
...varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along; The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot ; Cold...responsive rung, 'Twas thus the LATEST MINSTREL sung. 8 THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIRST. I. THE feast was over in Branksome tower, And the Ladye... | |
 | 1805 - 570 pages
...varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along. The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot. Cold diffidence and age's frost In the full tide of song were lest. Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought supplied ; And, while his harp... | |
 | 1805 - 752 pages
...varying cadence, foft or ftrong, He fwept the founding chords along ; - • The prefent fcene, the future lot, His toils, his wants were all forgot ; Cold diffidence, and age's froft, Jn the full tide of fong were loft. Each blank in faithlefs memory void, The poet's glowing... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1805 - 696 pages
...varying cadence, foft or ftrong, He i'wept the founding chords along ; The prefent fccne, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot ; Cold diffidence, and age's trofr., In the full tide of long were loft. Each blank, in faithlefs memory void, The poet's glowing... | |
 | 1806 - 502 pages
...varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along ; ^j The present scene, the future lot ; His toils, his wants, were all forgot : Cold...responsive rung, Twas thus the LATEST MINSTREL sung.' p. \6. We must now expect, when we listen to the Minstrel, those irregular measures, and that uncontrouled... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 pages
...varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along j The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot ; Cold...faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought supplied j And, while his harp responsive rung, 'Twos thus the LATEST MINSTRZI, sung. P. 12. Those, who have... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 342 pages
...The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot : Cold diffidence, and ages frost, In the full tide of song were lost ; Each blank,...while his harp responsive rung, Twas thus the LATEST MINSTIIEL sung. 1 THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIRST. I. THE feast was over in Branksome tower,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1806 - 350 pages
...varying cadence, soft or strong, He ^wept the sounding chords along : The present scene, ,the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot : Cold...and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost j Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought supplied ; And, while his harp responsive... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 796 pages
...varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along ; The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot ; Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the fall tide of song were lost. Each 1 1! i nk , in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pages
...soft or strong-, He swept the sounding chords along ; The present scene, the ftiture lot, Hi» toib, his wants, were all forgot ; Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the ftiH tide of song were lost. Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought supplied... | |
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