 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1866 - 220 pągines
...his general description of Kenilworth, " that of this lordly palace, where princes feasted 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 rushy swamp ; and the massive ruins of the Castle... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1869
...majesty and beauty. We cannot but add that of this lordly palace, where princes feasted and heroes fought, now in the bloody earnest of storm and siege, and now in the games of chivalry, where beauly dealt the prize which valour won, all is now desolate. The bed of the lake is but a rushy swamp... | |
 | George Adlard - 1870 - 344 pągines
...majesty and beauty. We cannot but add, that of this lordly palace, where princes feasted and heroes fought, now in the bloody earnest of storm and siege,...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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1871
...majesty and beauty. We cannot but add, that of this lordly palace, where princes feasted and heroes fought, now in the bloody earnest of storm and siege,...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... | |
 | 1872 - 544 pągines
...cannot but add," says Sir Walter Scott, " that of this lordly palace, where princes feasted and heroes fought, now in the bloody earnest of storm and siege,...games of chivalry, where beauty dealt the prize which ralour won, all is now desolate. The bed of the lake is now a rushy swamp, and Ш« 196 LONDON TO BIRMINGHAM... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1872 - 544 pągines
...cannot but add," says Sir Walter Scott, " that of this lordly palace, where princes feasted and heroes fought, now in the bloody earnest of storm and siege,...the games of chivalry, where beauty dealt the prize whicb ralour won, all is now desolate. The bed of the lake is now a rushy swamp, and th« 196 LONDON... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, selections]) - 1872
...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... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm), Charles Black - 1872 - 544 pągines
...this lordly palace, where princes feasted and heroes fought, now in the bloody earnest of storm mid siege, and now in the games of chivalry, where beauty dealt the prize which ralour won, all is now desolate. TUe bed of the lake is now a rushy swamp, and tn« |% LONDON TO BIRMINGHAM... | |
 | 1874 - 218 pągines
...his general description of Kenilworth, " that of this lordly palace, where princes feasted 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 rushy swamp ; and the massive ruins of the Castle... | |
 | Eugčne-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc - 1875 - 150 pągines
...seignmir and the chatelaine held their court and lived in royal state; "where princes feasted and heroes fought, now in the bloody earnest of storm and siege,...chivalry, where beauty dealt the prize which valour won ! " More solemn helps to bring our thoughts in closer relation with things of the past came from tellings... | |
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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... 
