Castles and abbeys of England in poetic and romantic lore (1915)
Schuch, Edw · Minneapolis, Minn., Press of Augsburg publishing house · leaf 216
ne. Such, such was my hope, when, in infancys years. On the land of my fathers I reared thee with pride; They are past, and I water thy stem with my tears,—Thy decay not the weeds that surround thee can hide. I left thee, my oak, and since that fatal hour,A stranger has dwelt in the hall of my… … NEWSTEAD ABBEY. 213 For still in thy bosom are lifes early seeds, And still may thy branches their beauty display. For centuries still may thy boughs lightly waveOer the corpse of thy lord in thy canopy laid; While the branches thus gratefully shelter his grave,The chief who survives may recline in…
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