 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
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1857 - 444 pages
...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 To you, as to your sires of yore, Belong the... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 444 pages
...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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1857 - 372 pages
...and pastures green, With gentle slopes and groves between : — These fertile plains, that soften'd 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... | |
 | Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot - 1858 - 512 pages
...Extended in succession gay, Deep waving fields and pastures green, With gentle slopes and hills between : These fertile plains, that softened vale, Were once...See rudely swell Crag over crag, and fell o'er fell. Ask we the savage hill we tread For fattened steer or household bread ; Ask we for flocks those shingles... | |
 | 1858 - 516 pages
...Extended in succession gay, Deep waving fields and pastures green, With gentle slopes and hills between : These fertile plains, that softened vale, Were once...came with iron hand, And from our fathers rent the laud. Where dwell we now ! See rudely swell Crag over crag, and fell o'er fell. Ask we the savage hill... | |
 | 1858 - 516 pages
...Extended in succession gay, Deep waving fields and pastures green, With gentle slopes and hills between : These fertile plains, that softened vale, Were once...the birthright of the Gael. The stranger came with irou hand, And from our fathers rent the land. Where dwell we now ! See rudely swell Crag over crag,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1858 - 952 pages
...and pastures green, With gentle elopes and groves between : — Tbf**: fertile plains, that soften'd vale, Were once the birthright of the Gael ; The stranger came with iron hand, And fro7n our fathers reft the bind. Where dwell we nuw ! See, rudely swell Crag over crag, and fell o'er... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1858 - 516 pages
...such foul conflict borne. Rod. Saxon, from yonder mountain high, I marked thee send delighted eye; 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... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1858 - 450 pages
...succession gay, Deep waving fields and pastures green, With gentle slopes und groves between : — . These fertile plains, that softened vale, "Were once the birthright of the Gael v. The stranger came with iron hand, And from our fathers reft the land. Where dwell we now ? — Sec,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1860 - 656 pages
...succession gay, VI, 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... | |
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