Scotch Courtiers, and the Court: Dedicated to the Poet LaurateWilliam Whyte, 1842 - 119 sider |
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... , Found here hospitality , welcome , and shelter ; Charles Dix with his priests , had their chapel be - dight , And Madame de Gontaut her parties at night . But great were the days yet remember'd by all , 2 HOLYROOD .
... , Found here hospitality , welcome , and shelter ; Charles Dix with his priests , had their chapel be - dight , And Madame de Gontaut her parties at night . But great were the days yet remember'd by all , 2 HOLYROOD .
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... Charles Dix call'd it , The strong scrambling horses to Castle - hill haul'd it . His Grace of Argyll's heavy coach led on first , To brave the steep hill , and upset at the worst ; Like flies on a window they sprawl'd up the slope ...
... Charles Dix call'd it , The strong scrambling horses to Castle - hill haul'd it . His Grace of Argyll's heavy coach led on first , To brave the steep hill , and upset at the worst ; Like flies on a window they sprawl'd up the slope ...
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... Charles and his Queen were show'r'd over with roses , And thus when her Majesty walks in the morn , May flow'rs all beset her path , wearing no thorn . Right early she'll break from her short - liv'd repose , To taste the perfume of the ...
... Charles and his Queen were show'r'd over with roses , And thus when her Majesty walks in the morn , May flow'rs all beset her path , wearing no thorn . Right early she'll break from her short - liv'd repose , To taste the perfume of the ...
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... spirits in a wreath of flames on the night of Charles II.'s restoration . The old invalid soldier , who , not long since , had charge of this strong - hold , Rosythe , ' where , if Cromwell had ever a FRITH OF FORTH . 95.
... spirits in a wreath of flames on the night of Charles II.'s restoration . The old invalid soldier , who , not long since , had charge of this strong - hold , Rosythe , ' where , if Cromwell had ever a FRITH OF FORTH . 95.
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... Charles last appeared , or even as universal as on the stage at Covent Garden , when Macbeth is acted , and the London cockneys see what they suppose yet to be an accurate representation of Scottish dress , and of a Scottish heath ...
... Charles last appeared , or even as universal as on the stage at Covent Garden , when Macbeth is acted , and the London cockneys see what they suppose yet to be an accurate representation of Scottish dress , and of a Scottish heath ...
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afterwards ancestor ancient archers Argyll Atholl brose Balloch behold bold bonnet bright Buccleuch carriage castle cheers clans court crowd Dalkeith dance daughter day our Queen display'd dress dress'd Drummond Drummond Castle Duke Earl of Angus Earl of Morton earldom Edina Edinburgh ev'ry eyes father flow'rs gentlemen George George IV gold grace haste heir Highland hill Holyrood House honour hour hundreds JACOBITE JACOBITE SONG King James ladies late Loch look Lord lord of Dalkeith loud Majesty Majesty's Margaret Tudor monarch ne'er night nobles occasion once palace peer Perth poets portraits pow'r Prince Albert Queen comes o'er Queen Mary raid of Ruthven regent royal Ruthven scarcely scene sceptre and crown Scone SCOTCH COURTIERS Scotland seat SECOND THOUSAND seem'd SHETLAND sight SIXTH THOUSAND soon splendid splendour stars strangers tartan Taymouth TAYMOUTH CASTLE THIRD THOUSAND thro told true Scotsman Twas young
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Side 8 - All in a hot and copper sky, The bloody Sun, at noon, Right up above the mast did stand, No bigger than the Moon. Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean.
Side 30 - The Earl of Chatham, with his sword drawn Stood waiting for Sir Richard Strachan ; Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham.
Side 67 - For a' that, and a' that, ; And thrice as muckle's a" that, He's far beyond Dunblane the night, That shall be king, for a' that. He wears a broadsword by his side, And weel he kens to draw that ; The target, and the Highland plaid, The shoulder belt, and a' that : A bonnet bound with ribbons blue, The white cockade, and a' that, The tartan hose and philabeg, Which makes us blythe for a
Side 84 - Their oaten pipes blew wondrous shrill. The hemlock small blew clear; And louder notes from hemlock large, And bog-reed, struck the ear; But solemn sounds, or sober thoughts, The Fairies cannot bear.
Side 80 - ... or on one of these flat-chested streets, but he is instantly reminded where he is, and instantly travels back in fancy to his home. This is no my ain house; I ken by the biggin
Side 105 - As through the colour'd glass the moon-beam falls, Huge shapeless spectres quiver on the walls ; Low murmurs creep along the hollow ground, And to each step the pealing aisles resound ; By glimmering lamps, protecting saints among, The shrines all trembling as they pass along, O'er the still choir with hideous laugh they move, (Fiends yell below, and angels weep above...
Side 24 - Edinburgh, town of Musselburgh, which appears to have been shot for as early as the year 1603. The victor in this, as in the other prizes except the king's prize, has the custody of it for a year, then returns it with a medal appended, on which are engraved any motto and device which the gainer's fancy dictates.
Side 112 - Scott before his marriage, and on the day of the marriage he and his bride were jointly created Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, Earl and Countess of Dalkeith, and Baron and Baroness Scott of Whitchester and Eskdale in Scotland.
Side 89 - Taymouth, is said to have been formed of Scotch pebbles and jaspers, richly mounted in gold — the pebble forming the base of the cup having lines exactly resembling a Highland loch.