 The bed of the lake is but a rushy swamp ; and the massive ruins of the Castle only serve to show what their splendour once was, and to impress on the musing visitor the transitory value of human possessions, and the happiness of those who enjoy a humble...  Ballou's Monthly Magazine - Pàgina 4151868Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, selections]) - 1872 - 266 pàgines
...accompaniment so dissonant from his own feelings. Sic transit gloria Mundi. The bed of the lake is now but a rushy swamp, and the massive ruins of the castle only serve to show what their splendour once was, and to impress on the musing visitor the transitory value of human possessions,... | |
 | 1874 - 274 pàgines
...and heroes fought, now in the bloody earnest of storm and siege, and now in the games of chivalry, all is now desolate. The bed of the lake is but a...ruins of the Castle only serve to show what their splendour once was, and to impress oh the musing visitor the transitory value of human possessions,... | |
 | Maria Welch Harris, H. D. Rumsey - 1876 - 284 pàgines
...palace, where princes feasted and heroes fought, now in the bloody earnest of storm and siege, and now in the games of chivalry, where beauty dealt the prize...valor won, all is now desolate. The bed of the lake is a rushy swamp, and the massy ruins of the castle only serve to show what their splendor once was."... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1877 - 602 pàgines
...earnest of storm and siege, and now in the games of chivalry, where beauty dealt the prize which valour won, all is now desolate. The bed of the lake is but...ruins of the Castle only serve to show what their splendour once was, and to impress on the musing visitor the transitory value of human possessions,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1877 - 482 pàgines
...earnest of storm and siege, and now in the games of chivalry, where beauty dealt the prize which valour won, all is now desolate. The bed of the lake is but...ruins of the Castle only serve to show what their splendour once was, and to impress on the musing visitor the transitory value of human possessions,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1879 - 414 pàgines
...earnest of storm and siege, and now in the games of chivalry, where beauty dealt the prize which valour won, all is now desolate. The bed of the lake is but...ruins of the castle only serve to show what their splendour once was, and to impress on the musing visitor the transitory value of human possessions,... | |
 | William Adolphus Wheeler - 1881 - 602 pàgines
...palace, where prince» feaated and heroes fought, now in the bloody earnest of storm and siege, now In the games of chivalry, where beauty dealt the prize which valor won, all is now desolate. The massy ruin« of the castle only serve to ehow what their splendor once was, and to Impress on the musing... | |
 | Frederick T. Gammon - 1882 - 214 pàgines
...Scott wrote in " Kenilworth," " Of this lordly palace, where princes feasted and heroes fought, ... all is now desolate. The bed of the lake is but a...rushy swamp, and the massive ruins 'of the castle only show what their splendour once was, and impress on the musing visitor the transitory value of human... | |
 | Geography reading books - 1882 - 216 pàgines
...feasted and heroes fought, where beauty dealt the prize which valour won, all is now desolate ! 1 6. ' The bed of the lake is but a rushy swamp ; and the ruins of the Castle only serve to show what their splendour once was, and to make the thoughtful visitor... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1883 - 422 pàgines
...earnest of storm and siege, and now in the games of chivalry, where beauty dealt the prize which valour won, all is now desolate. The bed of the lake is but...ruins of the castle only serve to show what their splendour once was, and to impress on the musing visitor the transitory value of human possessions,... | |
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