 CALL it not vain: — they do not err, Who say that when the poet dies Mute Nature mourns her worshipper And celebrates his obsequies; Who say tall cliff and cavern lone For the departed bard make moan ; That mountains weep in crystal rill; That flowers...  Kottabos: College Miscellany - Page 561869Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - Electronic books - 1805 - 319 pages
...continued ran. 124 THE LAY THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. OF THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. CALL it not vain — they do not err, Who say, that,...crystal rill ; That flowers in tears of balm distil ; I. Through his loved groves that breezes sigh, And oaks, in deeper groan, reply ; And rivers teach... | |
 | 1805
...vain— they do not err ' Who fay, that when jths poet dies Mute Nature mourns her wor Chipper, " Who fay tall cliff and cavern lone For the departed bard make moan That mountains weep in cry ftal rill, *' That flowers in tear of balm diftill ; Through his loved groves that breezes Cgh,... | |
 | English literature - 1805
...fay, that when the poet dies Mute Nature mourns her worfhipp^r, And celebrates his obfequks. * Who fay tall cliff and cavern lone For the departed bard make moan That mountains weep in cryftal rill, That flowers in tear pf balm did ill; And oaks, in deeper groan, reply; Through his loved... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1806
...short-lived blaze. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH I. CALL it not vain :—they do not err, Who say, that,...make moan; . That mountains weep in crystal rill; Through his loved groves that breezes sigh, And oaks, in deeper groan, reply; And rivers teach their... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1806
...CANTO FIFTH. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. CALL it not vain :••— they do not en, Who say, that, when the Poet dies, Mute Nature mourns...crystal rill ; That flowers in tears of balm distil ; THE Through his loved groves that breezes sigh, And oaks, in deeper groan, reply ; And rivers teach... | |
 | Walter Scott - Electronic books - 1806 - 332 pages
...continued ran. 132 THE LAY THE LAST MINSTREL. . CANTO FIFTH. OF THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. CALL it not vain : — they do not err, Who say, that,...the departed bard make moan; That mountains weep in crystall rill ; That flowers in tears of balm distil ; I. Through his loved groves that breezes sigh,... | |
 | 1806
...this delightful stanza: " Call it not vain—they do not err, Who say, that, when the poet dies, Mnte Nature mourns her worshipper, And celebrates his obsequies;...say, tall cliff, and cavern lone, For the departed hard make moan; That mountains weep in crystal rill ; That flowers in tears of halm distil; Through... | |
 | Walter Scott - Electronic books - 1807 - 340 pages
...jealousy of song is dead. THE LAY THE LAST MlNSTREL. THE LAY OF THE LAST MlNSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. I. CALL it not vain : — they do not err, Who say, that,...the Poet dies, Mute Nature mourns her worshipper, Through his loved groves that breezes sigh, And oaks, in deeper groan, reply ; And rivers teach their... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1809
...LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. I. CALL it not vain:—they do not err, Who say, that, when the Poet dies, Mute Nature mourns her worshipper, 148 THE LAY OF CANTO T. Through his loved groyes that breezes sigh, And oaks, in deeper groan, reply;... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1811
...well-pleased, the Aged Man, And thus his tale continued ran. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIFTH. CALL it not vain : — they do not err, Who say, that,...worshipper, And celebrates his obsequies ; Who say, tali cliff, and cavern lone, For the departed bard make moan ; That mountains weep in crystal rill... | |
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