So stately his form, and so lovely her face, That never a hall such a galliard did grace; While her mother did fret, and her father did fume, And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume; And the bridemaidens whispered, " 'Twere better by far,... The first (-sixth) 'Standard' reader - Page 205by James Stuart Laurie - 1863Full view - About this book
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 314 pages
...be bride to the young Lochinvar." The bride kiss'd the goblet ; the knight took it up, He quaffd off the wine, and he threw down the cup. She look'd down..." Now tread we a measure !" said young Lochinvar. While her mother did fret, and her father did fume, And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and... | |
| Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 756 pages
...be bride to the young Lochinvar." The bride kissed the goblet; the knight took it up, He quafFd off the wine, and he threw down the cup. She look'd down..." Now tread we a measure !" said young Lochinvar. So stately his form, and so lovely her face, That never a hall such a galliard did grace; While her... | |
| John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...the goblet; the knight took it up ; He quaff'd off the wine, and he threw down the cup ! She lookVI down to blush, and she look'd up to sigh,— ' With..." Now tread we a measure !" said young Lochinvar. So stately his form, and so lovely her face, That never a hall such a galliard did grace! While her... | |
| Robert Chambers - Ballads, Scots - 1829 - 356 pages
...bride to the young Lochinvar. The bride kiss'd the goblet ; the knight took it up ; He quaff 'd off the wine, and he threw down the cup. She look'd down...tread we a measure ! said young Lochinvar. One touch on her hand, and one word in her ear, When they reach'd the hall-door, and the charger stood near;... | |
| Robert Chambers - Ballads, Scots - 1829 - 408 pages
...bride to the young Lochinvar. The bride kiss'd the goblet ; the knight took it up ; He quaff'd off the wine, and he threw down the cup. She look'd down...ere her mother could bar : Now tread we a measure I said young Lochinvar. One touch on her hand, and one word in her ear, When they reach'd the hall-door,... | |
| Robert Chambers - Ballads, Scots - 1829 - 414 pages
...bride to the young Lochinvar. The bride kiss'd the goblet ; the knight took it up ; He quaff 'd off the wine, and he threw down the cup. She look'd down...smile on her lips and a tear in her eye. He took her eoft hand ere her mother could bar : Now tread we a measure ! said young Lochinvar. One touch on her... | |
| Walter Scott - Scottish poetry - 1831 - 582 pages
...kiw'd the goblet; the knight look it up, fir quaff" <] off the wine, and he threw down the cup ; Site look'd down to blush, and she look'd up to sigh, With a smite ou her iips, and a tear in her eye. I if took her soft hand, ere her mother could bar, — *... | |
| Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pages
...it up, He quaffed off the wine, and he threw down the cup. She looked down to blush, and she looked up to sigh, With a smile on her lips, and a tear in..." Now tread we a measure !" said young Lochinvar. So stately his form, and so lovely her face, That never a hall such a galliard did grace While her... | |
| James Hedderwick - Oratory - 1833 - 232 pages
...be bride to the young Lochinvar!" The bride kiss'd the goblet; the knight took it up, He quaffd off the wine, and he threw down the cup! She look'd down...— " Now tread we a measure!" said young Lochinvar. So stately his form, and so lovely her face, That never a hall such a galliard did grace ! While her... | |
| England - 1835 - 794 pages
...bride to the young Lochinvar." The bride kiss'd the goblet ; the knight took it up . He quaff'd off the wine, and he threw down the cup. She look'd down..." Now tread we a measure !" said young Lochinvar. So stately his form, and so lovely her face, That never a hall such a galliard did grace ; While her... | |
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