The Book of Georgian Verse (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ... less free to Lord Dacre than Allen-a-Dale 1 Allen-a-Dale was ne'er belted a knight, Though his spur be as sharp and his blade be as bright; AHen-a-Dale is no baron or lord, Yet twenty tall yeomen will draw at his word; And the best of our nobles his bonnet will vail, Who at Rere-cross on Stanmore meets Allen-a-Dale AIlen-a-Dale to his wooing is come; The mother, she asked of his household and home: 'Though the castle of Richmond stand fair on the Kill, My hall, ' quoth bold Allen, 'shows gallanter still; 'Tis the blue vault of heaven, with its crescent so pale And with all its bright spangles ' said Allen-a-Dale. The father was steel and the mother was stone; They lifted the latch and they bade him be gone; But loud on the morrow their wail and their cry: He had laughed on the lass with his bonny black eye. And she fled to the forest to hear a love-tale, And the youth it was told by was Allen-a-Dale Sir W. Scott County Guy A H County Guy, the hour is nigh, The sun has left the lea, The orange flower perfumes the bower, The breeze is on the sea. The lark his lay who thrilled the day Sits hushed his partner nigh: Breeze, bird, and flower confess the hour, But where is County Guy? The village maid steals through the shade, Her shepherd's suit to hear; To beauty shy by lattice high, Sings high-born Cavalier. The star of Love, all stars above Now reigns o'er earth and sky; And high and low the influence know--But where is County Guy? Sir W. Scott 4.00. By That Lake Whose Gloomy Shore T)Y that Lake, whose gloomy shore Sky-lark never warbles o'er, Where the cliff hangs high and steep, Young St. Kevin stole to sleep. 'Here, at least, ' he calmly said, 'Woman ne'er shall find my bed.' Ah the good Saint little knew What that wily sex can do. 'Twas from Kathleen's ...