 | 1814 - 558 pages
...told me where the relic lay, Pointed my way, with ready will, Afar on Ettrick's wildest hill ; Watched my first notes with curious eye, And wonder'd at my minstrelsy. He little wecn'da parent's tongue Such strains had o'er my cradle sung." The sequel of Mr. Scott's patronage... | |
 | 1814 - 564 pages
...equal earnestness, into the promotion of his literary views. " Blest be his generous heart for ay; He told me where the relic lay, Pointed my way, with ready will, Afar on Ettrick's wildest hill ; Watched my first notes with curious eye, And wonder'd at my minstrelsy. He little ween'da parent's... | |
 | 1814 - 570 pages
...relic l«y, Pointed my way, with ready will, Afar on Ettrick's wildest hill ; Watched my first uotes with curious eye, And wonder'd at my minstrelsy. He little ween'da parent's tongue Such strains had o'er my cradle sung." The sequel of Mr. Scott's patronage is not so pleasing... | |
 | James Hogg - Scottish literature - 1815 - 616 pages
...helm, and habergeon. Even fairies sought our land again, So powerful was the magic strain. Blest be his generous heart for aye ! He told me where the relic...way with ready will, Afar on Ettrick's wildest hill; Watched my first notes with curious eye, And wondered at my minstrelsy : He little weened a parent's... | |
 | James Hogg - English poetry - 1819 - 398 pages
...helm, and habergeon. Even fairies sought our land again, So powerful was the magic strain. Blest be his generous heart for aye ! He told me where the relic...way with ready will, Afar on Ettrick's wildest hill ; Watched my first notes with curious eye, And wondered at my minstrelsy : He little weened a parent's... | |
 | James Hogg - English poetry - 1819 - 408 pages
...helm, and habergeon. Even fairies sought our land again, So powerful was the magic strain. Blest be his generous heart for aye! He told me where the relic...way with ready will, Afar on Ettrick's wildest hill; Watched my first notes with curious eye. And wondered at my minstrelsy: He little weened a parent's... | |
 | 1829 - 488 pages
...did, and soon grew tolerably good at it. Of course I dedicated The Mountain Bard to him : Blest be his generous heart for aye ; He told me where the relic...way with ready will, Afar on Ettrick's wildest hill, Watchad my first notes with curious eye, And wonder'd at my minstrelsy : He little ween'da parent's... | |
 | Great Britain - 1829 - 516 pages
...and soon gnw tolerably good at it. Of course I dedicated The Moontain Bard to him ;— Blest be hii generous heart for aye ; He told me where the relic lay. Pointed my way with ready will, Afar on Euriek's wildest hill, Watch'd my first notes with curious eyef And wonder'd at my minstrelsy : He... | |
 | 1829 - 642 pages
...soon grew tolerably good at it. Of course I dedicated The Mmm i iiu It.iril to him ; — Bleat be hi» generous heart for aye ; He told me where the relic lay, Pointed my way with ready will, Anr on Kttrick's wildest hill, Watch'd my first notes with curious eye* And wonder'd at my minstrelsy... | |
 | 1830 - 452 pages
...soon grew tolerably good at it Of course I dedicated The Mountain Bard to him : Blest be Ms jr«nerous heart for aye ; He told me where the relic lay, Pointed my way wilh ready will, Afar oo Et'trick's wildest hill, Watch 'd my first notes with curious eye, And wonder'd... | |
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Blest be his generous heart for aye! He told me where the relic lay; Pointed my way with ready will, Afar on Ettrick's wildest hill; Watched my first notes with curious eye. And wondered at my minstrelsy: He little weened a parent's tongue Such strains... 
