I little thought, when first thy rein I slacked upon the banks of Seine, That Highland eagle e'er should feed On thy fleet limbs, my matchless steed ! Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That costs thy life, my gallant grey! Scotland - Page 14by William Beattie - 1838Full view - About this book
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 444 pages
...limbs, to rise no more ; Then, touched with pity and remorse, He sorrowed o'er the expiring horse. " I little thought, when first thy rein I slacked upon...should feed On thy fleet limbs, my matchless steed ! Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That costs thy life, my gallant grey !" Then through the... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 454 pages
...limbs, to rise no more. Then, touched with pity and remorse, He sorrowed o'er the expiring horse. " I little thought, when first thy rein I slacked upon...should feed On thy fleet limbs, my matchless steed ! Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That costs thy life, my gallant grey !"— X. Then through... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 282 pages
...and remorse, He sorrow'd o'er the expiring horse. " I little thought, when first thy rein I slack'd upon the banks of Seine, That Highland eagle e'er should feed On thy fleet limbs, my matchless steed ! Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That costs thy life, my gallant grey !"— X. Then through... | |
| Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 pages
...and remorse, He sorrow'd o'er the expiring horse. " I little thought, when first thy rein I slack'd upon the banks of Seine, That Highland eagle e'er should feed On thy fleet limbs, my matchless steed ! Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That costs thy life, my gallant grey !" — X. Then through... | |
| Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 pages
...and remorse, He sorrow'd o'er the expiring hors*: « I little thought, when first thy rein I slack'd upon the banks of Seine, That Highland eagle e'er should feed On thy ileet limbs, my matchless stppd; Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That costs thy life, my gallant... | |
| Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 pages
...and remorse, He sorrow' d o'er the expiring horse - I little thought, when first thy rein I slack'd upon the banks of Seine, That Highland eagle e'er should feed On thy fleet limbs, my matchless sited ; Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That costs thy life, my gallant gray ! » — X. Then... | |
| 1869 - 514 pages
...sorrow of the gallant sportsman, when he exclaims : " I little thought, when first thy rein I slack'd upon the banks of Seine, That Highland eagle e'er...limbs — my matchless steed 1 Woe worth the chase, who worth the day, That costs thy life — my gallant grey 1" The description, too, of Ellen's rustic... | |
| Walter Scott - 1838 - 380 pages
...and remorse, He sorrow 'd o'er the expiring horse. " I little thought, when first thy rein I slack'd upon the banks of Seine, That Highland eagle e'er should feed On thy fleet limbs, my matchless steed ! Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That costs thy life, my gallant grey !" X. Then through the... | |
| 1869 - 514 pages
...sorrow of the gallant sportsman, when he exclaims : " I little thought, when first thy rein I slaek'd upon the banks of Seine, That Highland eagle e'er...should feed On thy fleet limbs — my matchless steed ! Woe worth the chase, who worth the day, That costs thy life — my gallant grey !" The description,... | |
| Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - 1838 - 496 pages
...stiff limbs to rise no more. Then touched with pity and remorse. He sorrowed o'er the expiring horse: "I little thought, when first thy rein I slacked upon the banks of Si'ine, That highland eagle eVr should feed On thy fleet limbe, my matchless steed; Wo worth the chuso,... | |
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