The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the osier wand In many a freakish knot had twined; Then framed a spell, when the... The poetical works of sir Walter Scott - Strona 13autor: sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1882 - Liczba stron: 823Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
| Walter Scott - 1848 - Liczba stron: 772
...would'st have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakii.h knot, had twined; Then framed a spell, when the work...willow-wreaths to stone. The silver light, so pale and faint, Show'd many a prophet, and many a saint, Whose image on the glass was dyed ; Full in the midst, his... | |
| Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1848 - Liczba stron: 512
...to flames. This kind of tracery is beautifully described by Sir Walter Scott. " The moon on the vast oriel shone, Through slender shafts of shapely stone,...thought some fairy's hand, 'Twixt poplars straight, the ozier wand In many a freakish knot had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed... | |
| 1848 - Liczba stron: 660
...foliaged tracery combined ; Thou %vould'st have thought some fairy's hand Twilt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot had twined ; Then framed...was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone." On the west side of the south transept, and near the door, upon the wall, is the following quaint inscription,... | |
| Gallery - 1848 - Liczba stron: 306
...foliaged tracery combined, That one bad thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand In many a freakish knot had twined ; Then framed a spell when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone." The view of an ancient church like this, forcibly suggests to the mind of... | |
| Edward Augustus Freeman - 1849 - Liczba stron: 528
...base and with capital flourished around, Seemed bundles of lances which garlands had bound." And— " The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts...framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone." And this testimony is the more valuable, as it is clear that the great poet... | |
| Robert Kemp Philp - Liczba stron: 408
...Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined j Thou wouldst have thought Borne fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the osier wand...framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone." The light ornamental buttresses, or projections, often ranged in parallel... | |
| Walter McLeod - 1850 - Liczba stron: 170
...And thine, dark knight of Liddesdale. 4 O fading honours of the dead! 0 high ambition, lowly laid! The moon on the east oriel shone. Through slender...thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed... | |
| Thomas Earnshaw Bradley - Liczba stron: 932
...the middle of the fourteenth century. Of it may be said: — " Thou wouldst have thought some fairy hand 'Twixt poplars straight the osier wand In many...framed a spell when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone." • Browne's History of the Metropolitan Church of St Peter, York, 1839.... | |
| Joseph Foulkes Winks - 1836 - Liczba stron: 690
...and other conveniences, were enclosed within a lofty wall, which extended about a mile in circuit. " The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender...framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone. The silver light, so pale and faint, Showed many a prophet and many a saint,... | |
| 1851 - Liczba stron: 704
...uncommonly elegant and beautiful. Sir Walter Scott, in describing this part of the building, says— " The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts...framed a spell when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone." The original beautifully fretted and sculptured stone roof of the east end... | |
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