These fertile plains, that softened vale, Were once the birthright of the Gael; The stranger came with iron hand, And from our fathers reft the land. Where dwell we now ? See rudely swell Crag over crag, and fell o'er fell. Ask we this savage hill we... Missions in South India - Page 150by Joseph Mullens - 1854 - 191 pagesFull view - About this book
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 454 pages
...in succession gay, Deep waving fields and pastures green, With gentle slopes and groves between :— These fertile plains, that softened vale, Were once...stranger came with iron hand, And from our fathers reft the land. Where dwell we now ! See, rudely swell Crag over crag, and fell o'er fell. Ask we this... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 444 pages
...Were once the birth-right of the Gael ; The stranger came with iron hand, And from our fathers reft the land. Where dwell we now ! See, rudely swell Crag over crag, and fell o'er fell. Ask we this savage hill we tread, For fattened steer or household bread ; Ask we for flocks these shingles... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 468 pages
...succession gay, Deep waving fields and pastures green, With gentle slopes and groves between : — These fertile plains, that softened vale, Were once the birth-right of the Gael ; The stranger come with iron hand, And from our fathers reft the land. Where dwell we now ! See, rudely swell Crag... | |
| 1811 - 872 pages
...succession gay, Deep waving fields and pastures green, With gentle slope« and groves between ¡— i Those fertile plains, that softened vale. Were, once the birth-right of the Gael; The .stranger саше wiih iron hand. And from our futhers reft the land. Where dwell we now? see rudely swell Cn'.g... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 284 pages
...and pastures green, With gentle slopes and groves between :— These fertile plains, that soften d vale, Were once the birth-right of the Gael; The stranger came with iron hand, And from our fathers reft the land. Where dwell we now ! See, rudely swell Crag over crag, and fell o'er fell. Ask we this... | |
| International peace society - 232 pages
...described in the verse of Sir Walter Scott. The Caffre chief would exclaim, like Roderick Dhu : — " ' These fertile plains, that softened vale, Were once the birthright of the Gael. Where dwells he now ? * * * Think 'st thou we will not sally forth To spoil the spoiler as we may,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 pages
...and pastures green. With gentle slopes and groves between : — These fertile plains, that soften'd vale, Were once the birth-right of the Gael ; The stranger came with iron hand, V And from our fathers reft the land. Where dwell we now ! See, rudely swell Crag over crag, and fell... | |
| Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 pages
...birth-right of the (¡ael ; The stranger came with iron hand, And from our father* reft the lamí. Where dwell we now? See, rudely swell Crag over crag, and fell o'er fell. Ask we Ibis savage hill we tread, For fatten'd steer or household bread; Ask we for Hocks these shingles... | |
| Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 266 pages
...send delighted eye, O'er waving fields and pastures green, With gentle slopes, and groves between; These fertile plains, that softened vale Were once the birthright of the Gael. The Saxons came with iron hand, And from our fathers reft the land. Where dwell we now? see rudely swell... | |
| Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 pages
...and pastures green, With gentle slopes and groves between : — These fertile plains, that soften'd vale, Were once the birth-right of the Gael; The stranger came with iron hand, And from our fathers reft the land. Where dwell we now ' See, rudely swell Crag over crag, and fell o'er fell. Ask we this... | |
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