...in verse at regular, intervals. §. In the following lines every other syllable is accented : — 1. The way was long, the wind was cold, The minstrel was infirm and old. 2. To arms ! to arms ! the clansmen roam O'er hill, and dale, and glen ; The chief is dead, and time...

...confidence. 1. The — sailor was found clinging to an — . 2. The trees are covered with — frost. o 3. ' The way was long, the wind was cold, The minstrel was infirm and — .' 4. ' But break my heart, for I muat — my tongue.' 5. ' They launched the long galley, and...

...actually flourished. The time occupied by the action is Throe Nights and Three Days. lNTRODUCTlON. THE way was long, the wind was cold, The minstrel...was infirm and old ; His withered cheek, and tresses grey, Seemed to have known a better day; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan...

...modifies. Point out also the predicate nominatives and tell what substantive each refers to or explains. 1. The way was long ; the wind was cold ; The minstrel was infirm and old. 2. Washington was a wise leader. 3. Some days must be dark and dreary. 4. The knight Bayard was " without...

...full of fun, That's Dolly's Polly. 14. There dwelt a miller, hale and bold, Beside the River Dee. 15. The way was long, the wind was cold, The minstrel...His withered cheek and tresses gray Seemed to have a known a better day. 16. The days are cold, the nights are long, The north wind sings a doleful song....

...much as it pleases in granite. The few miles we ventured beyond the Linn were enougH to prove that the way was long, the wind was cold, the minstrel was infirm and old. Had we walked all the mountain way we should have been much in need of a "plaidie to the angry airts."...

...everywhere. Nor any drop to drink. 1 157. ST COLERIDGE (1772-1834), The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Part II. The way was long, the wind was cold. The minstrel was infirm and old. 1158. Sir WALTER SCOTT (1771-1832), TJi» Lay of the Last Minstrel: Introduction. Wealth is crime enough...

...which may be mentioned with advantage. A few lines of verse will help to show what is meant. Take : • The way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old; His wither'd cheek, and tresses grey, Seemed to have known a better day. The harp, his sole remaining joy,...

...vede quando si ripensi ai brani più celebri di quei poemi, come il ritratto dell'ultimo menestrello: The way was long, the wind was cold, The minstrel...and tresses gray Seemed to have known a better day, The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy... o la descrizione dell'abbazia di...

...Introduction to the Poem of Marmion. ABBOTSFORO, April, 1830. THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL INTRODUCTION THE way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old; His withered cheek and tresses grey Seemed to have known a better day ; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan...