...had I been standing under this part of the high-vaulted roof. Such is the description by Scott: — " The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender shafts of shapely stone; By foliage tracery combined, Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand., 'Twist poplars straight, the...

...book, lying on his breast in his grave — it is most unhappily out of time and place. " The moon in the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely...combined ; Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand, "I" \vi\t poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot had twined ; Then framed a spell,...

...tracery was beautiful. ' Thou would'sthave thought some fairy's hand, 'Twixt poplars straight, the ozier wand In many a freakish knot had twined ; Then framed...spell when the work was done. And changed the willow wreath to stone.' The harharous hand of man, however, had been here, and Nature seemed endeavouring...

...thine, dark knight of Liddesdale ! O fading honour? of the dead ! O high amhition l-iwly laid ! XI. The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery comhined ; Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the osier wand, In...

...thine, dark Knight of Liddesdale ! O fading honours of the dead ! O high ambition, lowly laid! XI. The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts...shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined; Thou vrould'st have thought some fairy's hand 'Twijct poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish...

...offering up Isaac. The whole re. minds the visitor of Scott's beautiful description of Melrcisn Abbey:— The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stone, Hy foliaged tracery comhined ; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's band "Twixt poplars straight,...

...of the most delicate hue. It is thus beautifully described by the poet in a moon-light scene : — The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts,...framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stotie. SIR W. SCOTT, Bart. 73 The grand altar stood about the chancel or head of...

...thine, dark Knight of Liddesdale ! O fading honours of the dead ! O high ambition, lowly laid ! XI. The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts...shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou would' st have thought some fairy's hand 'Twist poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish...

...idea of it. The moon in the east oriel shone, Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliated tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought, some...spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow wreattis to stone. Of the whole scene he thus writes : — If thou would'st view fair Melrose aright,...

...shafts of shapely stone, By foliage tracery combined: Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hum), 'Twixt poplars straight, the osier wand, In many a...framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone." But as I can neither talk of Melrose without spouting Scott's verses, nor...