Byways of the Scottish Border a Pedestrian Pilgrimage
Byways of the Scottish Border a Pedestrian Pilgrimage
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Beside the tombs of military kings and of priestly bishops and abbots, his grave appears, the representative of the royalty of intellect, and a reminder of the homage which, even amid the darkness of an early time, popular intuition accorded to the master minds of letters and of science.
Sir Walter Scott in a note to ' The Lay of the Last Minstrel ' has recorded some of the legends current regarding this forebearer of his name.
The wizard, it seems, was in the habit of display- ing his powers, ...and at the same time feasting his guests, by setting before them the choicest dishes which they might fancy, transferred on the instant by his magic arts from the kitchens of the King 128 BYWAYS OF THE SCOTTISH BORDER.
of France. Upon one occasion also, mounted on a coal-black demon steed, he is said to have paid a visit to the French court, where by the terrible portents which followed each stamp of his horse's hoof, he induced the French king to surrender at discretion to his demands. Another tradition accepted without question for centuries on the Border told how, from an inhospitable farmer's wife.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Beside the tombs of military kings and of priestly bishops and abbots, his grave appears, the representative of the royalty of intellect, and a reminder of the homage which, even amid the darkness of an early time, popular intuition accorded to the master minds of letters and of science.
Sir Walter Scott in a note to ' The Lay of the Last Minstrel ' has recorded some of the legends current regarding this forebearer of his name.
The wizard, it seems, was in the habit of display- ing his powers, ...and at the same time feasting his guests, by setting before them the choicest dishes which they might fancy, transferred on the instant by his magic arts from the kitchens of the King 128 BYWAYS OF THE SCOTTISH BORDER.
of France. Upon one occasion also, mounted on a coal-black demon steed, he is said to have paid a visit to the French court, where by the terrible portents which followed each stamp of his horse's hoof, he induced the French king to surrender at discretion to his demands. Another tradition accepted without question for centuries on the Border told how, from an inhospitable farmer's wife.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by George Eyre Todd to read onlineMoreLess
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