 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 454 pàgines
...first I broke the Douglas sway; And like acclaim would Douglas greet, If he could hurl me from my seat. Who o'er the herd would wish to reign, Fantastic,...fierce as Frenzy's fevered blood. Thou many-headed monster-thing, 0 who would wish to be thy king ! — XXXI. " But soft ! what messenger of speed Spurs... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 444 pàgines
...broke the Douglas sway ; XXX. And like acclaim would Douglas greet, If he could hurl me from my seat. Who o'er the herd would wish to reign, Fantastic,...fierce as Frenzy's fevered blood. Thou many-headed monster-thing, 0 who would wish to be thy king !— XXXI. " But soft ! what messenger of speed Spurs... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 410 pàgines
...sway ; And like acclaim wonld Donglas greet, If he conld hnrl me from my seat. Who o'er the herd wonld wish to reign, Fantastic, fickle, fierce, and vain ? Vain as the leaf npon the stream, , And fickle as a changefnl dream; Fantastic as a woman's mood, And fierce as frenzy's... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 284 pàgines
...I broke the Douglas sway ; And like acclaim would Douglas greet, If he could hurl me from my seat. Who o'er the herd would wish to reign, Fantastic,...Fantastic as a woman's mood, And fierce as Frenzy's fever'd blood. Thou many-headed monster-thing, 0 who would wish to be thy king !— XXXI. " But soft!... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 pàgines
...Douglas' sway ; vOL. Iv. L I And like acclaim would Douglas greet, If he could hurl me from my seat. Who o'er the herd would wish to reign, Fantastic,...Fantastic as a woman's mood, And fierce as Frenzy's fever'd blood. Thou many-headed monster-thing, 0 who would wish to be thy king ! — XXXI. " But soft... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 294 pàgines
...Douglas greet, If he could hurl me from my seat. Who o'er the herd would wish to reign, Fantastie, fickle, fierce, and vain ? Vain as the leaf upon the...fierce as frenzy's fevered blood. Thou many-headed monster-thing, 0 who would wish to be thy king ! XXXI. ' But soft ! what messenger of speed Spurs hitherward... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 pàgines
...1 broke the Douglas' sway; Ami like acclaim would Douglas greet, If he could hurl me from my seat. W'ho o'er the herd would wish to reign, Fantastic,...Fantastic as a woman's mood, And fierce as frenzy's fever'd blood. Thou many-headed monster-thing, Oli ! who would wish to be thy king ? — XXXI. •... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 280 pàgines
...first I broke the Douglas sway; And like acclaim would Douglas greet, If he could hurl me from my seat. Who o'er the herd would wish to reign, Fantastic,...fierce, and vain ? Vain as the leaf upon the stream, And tickle as a changeful dream ; Fantastic as a woman's mood, And fierce as frenzy's fevered blood. Thou... | |
 | Edmund Spencer - 1836 - 394 pàgines
...consort as popular as her numerous virtues deserved ; may we not therefore say with the poet — " Who o'er the herd would wish to reign, Fantastic,...Fantastic as a woman's mood, And fierce as frenzy's fever'd Wood ; Thou many-headed monster thing, Oh ! who would wish to he thy king ?" Perhaps the inhabitants... | |
 | Edmund Spencer - 1836 - 826 pàgines
...consort as popular as her numerous virtues deserved ; may we not therefore say with the poet — " Who o'er the herd would wish to reign, Fantastic,...vain, — Vain as the leaf upon the stream, And fickle aa a changeful dream ; Fantastic as a woman's mood, And fierce as frenzy's fever'd hlood ; Thou many-headed... | |
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Douglas name? With like acclaim the vulgar throat Strained for King James their morning note; With like acclaim they hailed the day When first I broke* the Douglas sway; And like acclaim would Douglas greet If he could hurl me from my seat. Who o'er the... 
