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...word." So saying, from the ruin'd shrine he stept, And in the moon athwart the place of tombs, 215 Where lay the mighty bones of ancient men, Old knights,...Shrill, chill, with flakes of foam. He, stepping down 195. It is from this point that the narrative of Malory is most closely followed. 197. An arm Rose...

...thee word." So saying, from the ruin'd shrine he stept And in the moon athwart the place of tombs, Came on the shining levels of the lake. There drew he forth the brand Excalibur; It sparkled keen with frost against the hilt: For all the haft twinkled with diamond sparks, Myriads...

...Shrill, ehill, with flakes of foam. He, stepping down Ity x.ig/ag paths, and juts of pointed roek, Came on the shining levels of the lake. There drew he forth the brand Kxealibur, 220 Myriads of topíiz-lights, and jaeinth-work Of mibtleHt jewellery. Ho ga/ed so long...

...Sohrab and Rustum. Study as in the preceding extract. 3. So saying, from the ruined shrine he stept, And in the moon athwart the place of tombs, Where...pointed rock, Came on the shining levels of the lake. —TENNYSON: The Passing of Arthur. Study as in the preceding extract. VI. In the following arrange...

...place of tombs, Where lay the mighty bones of ancient men, Old knights, and over them the sea wind sang Shrill, chill, with flakes of foam. He, stepping...Excalibur, And o'er him, drawing it, the winter moon, ;o Brightening the skirts of a long cloud, ran forth And sparkled keen with frost against the hilt:...

...of "shrill, chill with flakes of foam," or the difference of descriptive feeling given in the lines: He stepping down By zigzag paths and juts of pointed rock, Came on the shining level of the lake. The Mart d'Arthur abounds in poetic and vivid description, and is always appreciated...

...d'Arthur" of a lake under the wintry moon, he achieves a veritable miracle of realistic picture : — He, stepping down By zigzag paths, and juts of pointed rock, Came on the shining levels of the lake. He is great whenever he touches a river, greater still whenever he touches a brook. To him, indeed,...

...at full, Watch what I see, and lightly bring thee word." So saying, from the ruin'd shrine he stept, And in the moon athwart the place of tombs, Where lay the mighty bones of ancient men, 215 Old knights, and over them the sea-wind sang Shrill, chill, with flakes of foam. He, stepping down...

...early chancels in churches were surrounded by lattices. So saying, from the ruin'd shrine he stept, And in the moon athwart the place of tombs, Where...sea-wind sang Shrill, chill, with flakes of foam. ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON Shrine is used here, for what was a chancel. It fits better. He had many possibilities,...