...poet's description !— ' The moon on the eastern orial shone Thro' slender shafts of shapely stone, In many a freakish knot had twined; Then framed a...was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone."" By foliaged tracery combined; One would have thought some fairy hand, Twixt poplars straight the osier...

...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...

...the Last Minstrel : " Thou would'st have 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." Canto ii. St. 11. Ver. 11. My grave Lord-Keeper led the brawls.] Sir Christopher...

...stately stone, By ioliaged tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought, some fairy's hand "Twist poplars straight the osier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed a spoil, when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone. Of the whole scene he thus...

...tracery combined : Thou wonldst hare thought some fairy's hand. 'TVixt poplars straight, the osier waud. In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the wock was.dooe, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone." But as I can neither talk of Melrose without...

...bound. • * » * The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought some...framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone. At the time of the Reformation the inmates of this abbey shared in the general...

...aisle, has not been compelled to think of the wicker temples of the Saxons, and that some magician " 'Twixt poplars straight, the osier wand, In many a freakish knot had tied, Then framed a spell when the work was done, That changed the willow wreath to stone ?" Among...

...tracery combined ; Thou wouldst have thought, some fairy's hand, "I'wixi 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. CHAPTER IX. WHEN Mrs. Martin and Captain Elliott arrived at Kelso, they went...

...last Minstrel. 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 ozier wand, In many a freakish knot had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed...