...extacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along; The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot...responsive rung, 'Twas thus the LATEST MINSTREL sung. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL. CANTO FIRST. I. THE feast was over in Branksome tower, And the Ladye...

...extacy. 1 In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along. The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot....diffidence and age's frost In the full tide of song were lest. Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought supplied ; And, while his harp...

...varying cadence, foft or ftrong, He fwept the founding chords along ; - • The prefent fcene, the future lot, His toils, his wants were all forgot ; Cold diffidence, and age's froft, Jn the full tide of fong were loft. Each blank in faithlefs memory void, The poet's glowing...

...! In varying cadence, foft or ftrong, He i'wept the founding chords along ; The prefent fccne, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot ; Cold diffidence, and age's trofr., In the full tide of long were loft. Each blank, in faithlefs memory void, The poet's glowing...

...In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along ; ^j The present scene, the future lot ; His toils, his wants, were all forgot...responsive rung, Twas thus the LATEST MINSTREL sung.' p. \6. We must now expect, when we listen to the Minstrel, those irregular measures, and that uncontrouled...

...ecstacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along j The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot...faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought supplied j And, while his harp responsive rung, 'Twos thus the LATEST MINSTRZI, sung. P. 12. Those, who have...

...1 In varying cadence, soft or strong, He ^wept the sounding chords along : The present scene, ,the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot...and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost j Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought supplied ; And, while his harp responsive...

...ecstacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along ; The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot ; Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the fall tide of song were lost. Each 1 1! i nk , in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought...

...extacy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along : The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot : Cold diffidence, and ages frost, In the full tide of song were lost ; Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing...

...soft or strong-, He swept the sounding chords along ; The present scene, the ftiture lot, Hi» toib, his wants, were all forgot ; Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the ftiH tide of song were lost. Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought supplied...