 ... walls impound The captive fair, and dig a moat around ; Let there be brazen locks and bars of steel, And keepers cruel, such as never feel; With not a single note the purse supply, And when she begs, let men and maids deny; Be windows...  Waverley novels. (Library ed.). - Pagina 23di sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1852Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | George Crabbe - 1810 - 612 pagine
...begs, let Men and Maids deny; Be Windows those from which she dares not fall. And Help so distant, 'tis in vain to call ; Still means of Freedom will some...devise, And from the baffled Ruffian snatch his prize. To Northern Wales, in some sequester'd Spot, I Ve follow'd fair Louisa to her Cot ; Where, then a wretched... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1810 - 402 pagine
...and Maids deny ? ' ' • : Be Windows those from which she dares not fall, And Help so distant, 'tis in vain to call; Still means of Freedom will some power devise, >u "> And from the baffled Ruffian snatch his prize. ; ! . 1 > r '!••.' ••: -".i XT.'.. •'!'... | |
 | 1811 - 550 pagine
...windows those from which she dares not fall. And help so distant that she dare not call ; Still meant of freedom will some power devise, And from the baffled ruffian snatch the prize." f CRABBC'S BORODOH. Mademoiselle de Lau nay's greatest alarm was lest she should be put... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1816 - 340 pagine
...let Men and Maids deny : Be Windows those from which she dares not fall, And Help so distant, 'tis in vain to call; Still means of Freedom will some...devise, And from the baffled Ruffian snatch his Prize. To Northern Wales, in some scquester'd Spot, I 've follow'd fair Louisa to her Cot; Where, then a wretched... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 350 pagine
...begs, let men and maids deny; Be windows there from which she dares not fall, And help so distant, 'tis in vain to call; Still means of freedom will some...reads novels." " Hear him, ye gods!" returned his com. panion. " I assure you, Mr Pattieson, you will hardly visit this learned gentleman, but you. are... | |
 | 1818 - 724 pagine
...is well slated ; and we shall, therefore, without further ceremony, introduce it as an extract : " The end of uncertainty," he concluded, " is the death...novels." " Hear him, ye gods," returned his companion. " J assure you, Mr. Pattieson, you will hardly visit this (earned gentleman, but you are likely to... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 354 pagine
...begs, let men and maids deny ; Be windows there from which she dares not fall, And help so distant, 'Us in vain to call; Still means of freedom will some...ruffian snatch his prize." " The end of uncertainty," he conclu. ded, " is the death of interest, and hence it happens that no one now reads novels." " Hear... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1820 - 346 pagine
...let Men and Maids deny : Be Windows those from which she dares not fall, And Help so distant, 'tis in vain to call ; Still means of Freedom will some...devise, And from the baffled Ruffian snatch his Prize. To Northern Wales, in some sequester'd Spot, I 've follow'd fair Louisa to her Cot; Where, then a wretched... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 450 pagine
...let men and maids deny : Be windows those from which she dares not fall, And help so distant, 'tis in vain to call ; Still means of freedom will some...devise, And from the baffled ruffian snatch his prize To Northern Wales, in' some sequester'd spot, I 've follow'd fair Louisa to her cot ; Where, then a... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1899 - 540 pagine
...let men and maids deny ; Be windows those from which she dares not fall. And help so distant, 'tis in vain to call; Still means of freedom will some...devise, And from the baffled ruffian snatch his prize. To Northern Wales, in some sequester 'd spot, I've follow'd fair Louisa to her cot : Where, then a... | |
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