Then opened wide the baron's hall To vassal, tenant, serf, and all; Power laid his rod of rule aside, And Ceremony doffed his pride. The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner choose; The lord, underogating, share The vulgar game... The Literary Panorama - Page 611808Full view - About this book
| Walter Scott - Flodden, Battle of, England, 1513 - 1808 - 526 pages
...damsel donned her kirtle sheen ; The hall was dressed with holly green ; Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the misletoe. Then opened wide the...rod of rule aside, And Ceremony doffed his pride. The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner chuse ; The lord, underogating,... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...damsel donned her kirtle sheen ; The hall was dressed with holly green ; Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the misletoe. Then opened wide the...rod of rule aside, And Ceremony doffed his pride. The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner chuse ; The lord, underogating,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pages
...green ; Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the misletoe, Then opened wide the haron's hall To vassal, tenant, serf, and all ; Power laid...rod of rule aside, And Ceremony doffed his pride. The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner choose ; The lord, underogating,... | |
| 1827 - 452 pages
...Forth to the wood did merry men go To gather In the mlsletoe. Then opened wide the Baron's hall. The vassal, tenant, serf and all; Power laid his rod of rule aside. And ceremony doffed his pride. The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner ehooee ; The Lord underogatlng,... | |
| 1819 - 504 pages
...the wood did merry -men go. To gather in th« mistletoe. Then opened wide the baron's hall To Taml, tenant, serf, and all ; Power laid his rod of rule aside. And ceremony doffed his pride. The heir, with roses in his shoes. Mi(.ht that i, ... I, i Tillage partner chone , The lord, umlerogatinp;,... | |
| James Grahame - Scottish poetry - 1821 - 342 pages
...happy faces thronged, The rich, the poor, the old and young, all joined In social harmony.— P. 207. " Then opened wide the baron's hall, To vassal, tenant,...rod of rule aside, And Ceremony doffed his pride." " All hailed with uncontroiled delight. And general voice the happy night, That to the cottage, as... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1821 - 596 pages
...dress'd with holly green; Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the misletoe. Then open'd wide the Baron's hall To vassal, tenant, serf, and...all; Power laid his rod of rule aside, And Ceremony dofTd his pride. The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner chuse ; The Lord,... | |
| Walter Scott - English poetry - 1821 - 530 pages
...dress'd with holly green ; Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the misletoe. Then open'd wide the Baron's hall To vassal, tenant, serf, and...all ; Power laid his rod of rule aside, And Ceremony doff'd his pride. The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner chuse ; The Lord,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 pages
...dress'd with holy green ; Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the misletoe. Then open'd wide the Baron's hall To vassal, tenant, serf, and...all ; Power laid his rod of rule aside, And Ceremony doff 'd her pride. The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner chuse ; The... | |
| Almanacs, English - 1822 - 440 pages
.... Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the misletoe. Then opened wide the baron's ball To vassal, tenant, serf, and all ; Power laid his rod of rule aside, And ceremony doffed his pride. , That night might village partner choose ; The lord, underogating, share The heir, with roses in his... | |
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