 Whose ponderous grate and massy bar Had oft roll'd back the tide of war, But never closed the iron door Against the desolate and poor. The Duchess marked his weary pace. His timid mien, and reverend face, And bade her page the menials tell That they should...  The poetical works of sir Walter Scott - Page 9by sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - Scottish poetry - 1805 - 344 pages
...last, The embattled portal-arch he passed, » I Whose ponderous grate, and massy bar, Had oft rolled back the tide of war, But never closed the iron door Against the desolate and poor. The Duchess* marked his weary pace, His timid mien, and reverend face, And bade her page the menials tell, That... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1806 - 350 pages
...embattled portal-arch he passed, Whose ponderous grate, and massy bar, Had oft rolled back the tide of wdr, But never closed the iron door Against the desolate and poor. The Duchess * marked his weary pace, His timid mien, and reverend face/ And bade her page the menials tell> That... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1811 - 456 pages
...step, at last, The embattled portal-arch he passed, Whose ponderous grate and massy bar Had oft rolled back the tide of war, But never closed the iron door Against the desolate aad poor. The Duchess* marked his weary pace, His timid mien., and reverend face, And bade her page... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1812 - 362 pages
...• , . • . The embattled portal-arch he passed, Whose ponderous grate and massy bar Had oft rolled back the tide of war, But never closed the iron door Against the desolate and poor. The Duchess* marked his weary pace, His timid mien, and reverend face, And bade her page the menials tell, That... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 366 pages
...step, at last, The embattled portal-arch he passed, Whose ponderous grate and massy bar Had oft rolled back the tide of war, But never closed the iron door Against the desolate and poor. The Duchess * marked his weary pace, His timid mien, and reverend face, And bade her page the menials tell, That... | |
 | Margaret Roberts - 1815 - 226 pages
...anticipation rather than retrospection, smiled at Ellen, who, when " The embattled portal arch she pass'd, Whose ponderous grate and massy bar Had oft roll'd back the tide of war," exclaimed, " I seem to be entering e Norham's castled steep.' Look, Julia, look, Edmund, there are... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1819 - 322 pages
...last, The emhattled portal-arch he passed, Whose ponderous grate and massy har Had oft rolled hack the tide of war, But never closed the iron door Against the desolate and poor. The Dutchess* marked his weary pace, His timid mien, and reverend face, And hade her page the menials tell,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 264 pages
...step, at last, The embattled portal-arch he passed, Whose ponderous grate and massy bar Had oft rolled back the tide of war, But never closed the iron door Against the desolate and poor. The Duchess* marked his weary pace, His timid mien, and reverend face, And bade her page the menials tell, That... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...step, at last, The embattled portal-arch he passed, Whose ponderous grate and massy bar Had oft rolled back the tide of war, But never closed the iron door Against the desolate and poor. The Duchess * marked his weary pace, • His timid mcin , and reverend face, And bade her page the menials tell,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 pages
...step, at last, The embaiilcd portal-arch he pass'd. Whose ponderous grate and massy bar Had oft lull .1 back the tide of war. But never closed the iron door Against the desolate and poor. The duchess l mark'd his weary pace, Ills timid mien, sad reverend face. And bade her page the menials tell, That... | |
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