 THE way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old ; His withered cheek, and tresses gray. Seemed to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy. The last of all the bards was he. Who sung...  The Merrie Days of England: Sketches of the Olden Time - Page 146by Edward McDermott (of Camberwell, Eng.?) - 1859 - 160 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Old age in literature - 1861 - 144 pages
...harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy. The last of all the bards was he Who sung of Border chivalry. For, well-a-day ! their date was...tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he, neglected and oppressed, Wished to be with them, and at rest. No more, on prancing palfrey borne, He carolled light... | |
 | Music - 1861 - 846 pages
...alludes to the altered state of himself and his caste : — " The last of all the bards wns he, Who sung of border chivalry. For, well-a-day ! their date was...tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he, neglected and opprcss'd, Wished to be with them and at rest. No more, on prancing palfrey borne, He caroll'd light... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 pages
...harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy. The last of all the Bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry ; For, well-a-day ! their date...courted and caress'd, High placed in hall, a welcome gueit, He pour'd, to lord and lady gay, The unpremeditated lay : Old times were changed, old manners... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 pages
...long, the wind was cold, The minstrel was infirm and old ; His withered cheek and tresses grey Seemed to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining...tuneful brethren all were dead, And he, neglected and oppressed, Wished to be with them and at rest. Sir Waller Sco«. MIRACLE— Definition of a. A miracle... | |
 | Henry Twells - 1862 - 262 pages
...harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy. The last of aU the bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry. For, well-a-day ! their date was...caroll'd, light as lark at morn; No longer courted and caress' d, High placed in hall, a welcome guest, He pour'd, to lord and lady gay, The unpremeditated... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1862 - 706 pages
...harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy. The last of all the bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry. For, well-a-day ! their date was...tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he, neglected and oppressed, Wished to be with them, and at rest. No more, on prancing palfrey borne, He carolled, light... | |
 | John Charles Curtis - 1863 - 178 pages
...long, the wind was cold, The minstrel was infirm and old ; His withered cheek and tresses gray, Seemed to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining...tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he, neglected and oppressed, Wished to be with them, and at rest. No more on prancing palfry borne, He carolled, light... | |
 | Selections - English poetry - 1863 - 192 pages
...better day The harp his sole remaining joy , Was carried by an orphan boy : The last-of-all-the-bards was he , Who sang of Border chivalry ; For, well-a-day...oppress'd , Wish'd to be with them and at rest . No more, on-prancing-palfrey borne , He caroll'd light as lark at morn ; No-longer courted and caress'd , High-p'.aced... | |
 | Playtime - 1863 - 436 pages
...harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy ; The last of all the Bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry ; For, well-a-day ! their date...tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he, neglected and oppressed, Wished to be with them, and at rest. No more, on prancing palfrey borne, He carolled, light... | |
 | English poetry - 1863 - 392 pages
...harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an oqjhan boy. The last of all the Bards was he, Who sung of Border Chivalry ; For, well-a-day ! their date...tuneful brethren all were dead ; And he, neglected and oppressed, Wished to be with them, and at rest. No more, on prancing palfrey borne, He carolled light... | |
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