The complete poetical works of Sir Walter Scott

Front matter

EDITED BY HORACE E. SCUDDER

SCOTT

BY THE EDITOR

Table Of Contents

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH .

TWO BALLADS FROM THE GERMAN OF BURGER.

William and Helen.

Canto Sixth 74 MARMION: A TALE OF FLODDEN FIELD

Introductory Note . . . .81 Introduction to Canto First . 88 Canto First: The Castle . . 91 Introduction to Canto Second . 97 Canto Second: The Convent . 100 Introduction to Canto Third . 106 Canto Third : The Hostel, or Inn 109 Introduction to Canto Fourth . 115 Canto Fourth : The Camp . . 117 Introduction to Canto Fifth . 124 Canto Fifth : The Court . . 126 Introduction to Canto Sixth . 137 Canto Sixth: The Battle . . 140 L'Envoy 151

THE LADY OF THE LAKE.

Introductory Note . . . 152 Canto First : The Chase . . 156 Canto Second : The Island . 164 Canto Third: The Gathering . 173 Canto Fourth : The Prophecy . 181 Canto Fifth: The Combat . . 190 Canto Sixth: The Guard-Room . 199

THE VISION OF DON RODERICK.

Introduction 210

The Vision of Don Roderick . 212 Conclusion 223

ROKEBY.

Introductory Note .... 226 Canto First . . . . .231

Canto Sixth 393 Conclusion . . . . • . . 398

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

The Dying Bard .... 399 The Norman Horse-Shoe . . 399 The Maid of Toro ... 400

The Palmer 400

The Maid of Neidpath . . 401 Wandering Willie .... 401 Health, to Lord Melville . . 402

Hunting Song 403

Song : * O, say not, my Love ' . 404 The Resolve ...... 404

Epitaph designed for a Monument in Lichfield Cathedral, at the Burial-Place of the Family of

Miss Seward 405

Prologue to Miss Baillie's Play

of ' The Family Legend ' . . 405 The Poacher . ... 406

The Bold Dragoon ; or, The Plain

of Badajos 408

On the Massacre of Glencoe . 409 Song for the Anniversary Meeting of the Pitt Club of Scotland 409

Lines addressed to Ranald Macdonald, Esq., of Staffa . . 410

Pharos Loquitur .... 410 Letter in Verse on the Voyage with the Commissioners of Northern Lights.

To His Grace the Duke of

Buccleuch 411

Postscriptum .... 412 Songs and Verses from Waverley. I. ' And did ye not hear of a

MIRTH BEFELL' . . . 413

II. ' Late when the autumn

EVENING FELL ' . . . 414

HI. ' The knight 's to the

mountain' .... 414 IV. ' It 's up Glembarchan's

BRAES I GAED ' . . . 414

V. ' Hie away, hie away ' . 414 VI. St. Swithin's Chair . 415 VII. ' Young men will love thee

MORE FAIR AND MORE FAST ' 415

VIII. Flora MacIvor's Song . 416 IX. To an Oak Tree . . .417 X. 'We are bound to drive

the bullocks' . . . 418 XI. 'But follow, follow me' 418 For a' That an' a' That . . 418 Farewell to Mackenzie, High

Chief of Kintail .... 419 Imitation of the Preceding Song 419 War.Song of Lachlan, High Chief

of Maclean 420

Saint Cloud 420

The Dance of Death . . . 421 Romance of Dunois . . . 423 The Troubadour .... 423 ' It chanced that Cupid on a season' . .... 423 Song on the Lifting of the Banner of the House of Buccleuch at a great football match on

Carterhaugh 424

Songs from Guy Mannering.

I. ' Canny moment, lucky fit ' . 424 II. ' Twist ye, twine ye ! even so ' 425

III. ' Wasted, weary, wherefore

stay ' 425

IV. ' Dark shall be light ' . 425 Lullaby of an Infant Chief . 425 The Return to Ulster . . . 425 Jock of Hazeldean . . . 426 Pibroch of Donald Dhu . . 427

Nora's Vow 427

MacGregor's Gathering . . 428

Verses sung at the dinner given

to the Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia and his Suite, 19th December, 1816 428

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Verses from The Antiquary.

Verses from The Monastery.

I. ' He came, but valor had so

I. Answer to Introductory

FIRED HIS EYE '

Epistle 453

II. ' Why sit' st thou by that

II. Border Song . . . 453

RUINED HALL'

III. Songs of the White Lady

III. Epitaph of Avenel .... 453

IV. ' THE HERRING LOVES THE

IV. To the Sub-Prior . . 454

MERRY MOON-LIGHT '

V. Halbert's Incantation . 455

Verses from Old Mortality.

VI. To Halbert . . . .455

I. 'And what though winter

VII. To the Same . . .456

WILL PINCH SEVERE ' .

VIII. To the Same . . .458

II. Verses found, with a lock

IX. To Mary Avenel . . 458

OF HAIR, IN BOTHWELL'S

X. To Edward Glendinning . 458

POCKETBOOK

XL The White Lady's Fare-

III. Epitaph on Balfour of Bur-

well 458

ley

Goldthred's Song from Kenilworth 459

Lines written for Miss Smith .

Verses from The Pirate.

Mr. Kemble's Farewell Address

I. The Song of the Tempest 459

on taking leave of the Edin-

II. Halcro's Song . . . 460

burgh Stage

III. Song of Harold Harfager 460

The Sun upon the Welrdlaw Hill 437

IV. Song of the Mermaids and

Song from Rob Roy

Mermen 461

The Monks of Bangor's March .

V. Norna's Verses . . 461

Epilogue to 'The Appeal'

VI. Halcro and Norna . . 462

Mackrimmon's Lament .

VII. The Fishermen's Song . 463

VIII. Cleveland's Songs . . 464

Madge Wildfire's Songs

IX. Halcro's Verses . . 464

The Battle of Sempach

X. Norna's Incantations . 465

The Noble Moringer

XL The Same, at the Meeting

Epitaph on Mrs. Erskine .

with Minna . . . 465

Songs from The Bride of Lammer-

XII. Bryce Snatlsfoot's Adver-

moor.

tisement .... 467

I. ' Look not thou on beauty's

' On Ettrick Forest's Mountains

CHARMING '

II. ' The monk must arise when

The Maid of Isla .... 467-

THE MATINS RING '

Farewell to the Muse . . 467

III. 'When the last laird of

Nigel's Initiation at Whitefriars 468

Ravenswood to Ravenswood SHALL RIDE'

The Bannatyne Club . . . 471

Songs from The Legend of Mont-

County Guy 472

rose.