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THE KING'S OWN BORDERERS. A Military Romance. BY JAMES GRANT, AUTHOR OF "SECOND TO NONE," "THE ROMANCE OF WAR," "THE YELLOW FRIGATE," ETC. ETC. "Memories…
LADY WINIFRED. "Thick, thick—no sight remains the while, From the farthest Orkney isle, No sight to seahorse or to seer, But of a little pallid sail, That seems as if 'twould struggle …
THE PARTAN CRAIG. "Prone on the midnight surge with panting breath, They cry for aid, and long contend with death; High o'er their heads the rolling billows sweep, And down they sink in ev…
THE CASTLE OF ROHALLION. "Hast them seen that lordly castle, That castle by the sea? Golden and red above it, The clouds float gorgeously; And fain it would stoop downward, To the m…
THE CHILD OF THE SEA. "'Tis gone—the storm has past, 'Twas but a bitter hail shower, and the sun Laughs out again within the tranquil blue. Henceforth, Firmilian, thou art…
THE PAST. "Still shall unthinking man substantial deem The forms that flit through life's deceitful dream, Till at some stroke of Fate, the vision flies, And sad realities in prospect rise…
LORD ROHALLION. "She gazed—she reddened like a rose— Syne pale as ony lily; She sank within my arms and cried, 'Art thou my ain dear Willie?' 'By Him who made yon sun and…
OUR STORY PROGRESSES. "Here he dwelt in state and bounty, Lord of Burleigh fair and free; Not a lord in all the county, Is so great a lord as he."—TENNYSON. Kind old Rohallion wa…
QUENTIN'S CHILDHOOD. "Ah, happy time! ah, happy time! The days of mirth and dream; When years ring out their merry chime, And hope and gladness gleam. Then how we drink the storied…
THE QUARTERMASTER'S SNUGGERY. "Ambition is dead within me: but there is some satisfaction in a queen's commission, with half-pay at the end of it."— Once a Week . Quentin Kenn…
