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The Lord of the Isles; The Field of Waterloo and Other Poems
The Lord of the Isles The Field of Waterloo and Other Poems Author:Sir Walter Scott General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1841 Original Publisher: C. S. Francis Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can s... more »elect from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: THE FIELD OF WATERLOO. A POEM. " Though Valois braved young Edward's gentle hand, And Albert rush'd on Henry's way-worn band, With Europe's chosen sons, in arms renown'd, Yet not on Vere's bold archers long they look'd, Nor Audley's squires nor Mowbray's yeomen brook'd, -- They saw their standard fall, and left their monarch bound." Akexside ADVERTISEMENT. It may be some apology for the imperfections of this poem, that it was composed hastily, and during a short tour upon the Continent, when the Author's labours were liable to frequent interruption; but its best apology is, that it was written for the purpose of assisting the Waterloo Subscription. Abbotspord, 1815. 296) HER GRACE THE DUCHESS OF WELLINGTON PRINCESS OF WATERLOO,« less