The Works of Walter Scott, Esq
Vols. 1, 2, and 3, contain the Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border; Vol. 4,Sir Tristrem, a Metrical Romance; Vol. 5, The Lay of the last Minstrel,with Ballads and Lyrical Pieces.
ARMS, UNDER JAMES V. A new Edition, corrected and enlarged, with a Lifeof the Author, Prefatory Dissertations, and an Appropriate Glossary.
Words in this poem
- minstrelsy n.
- The arts and occupation of minstrels; the singing and playing of a minstrel.
- lyrical a.
- Of or pertaining to a lyre or harp. [L. lyricus, Gr. lyrique. See Lyre.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
The Works of Walter Scott, Esq is in the public domain. This text is taken from The Poems of Richard Corbet, late bishop of Oxford and of Norwich 4th edition, Project Gutenberg ebook #65375; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
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Form and metre
The Works of Walter Scott, Esq is 5 lines in 2 stanzas. The lines average 15.6 syllables. 3 lines end on an unstressed syllable, a feminine ending.
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Scansion, line by line
Each line with its syllable count and the stresses the words themselves fix: / stressed, ˘ unstressed, · a syllable the word leaves free and the metre decides. How this is done.
| Line | Syl. | Stress |
|---|---|---|
| Vols. 1, 2, and 3, contain the Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border; Vol. 4, | 15 | ··˘/·/˘˘··/˘/˘· |
| Sir Tristrem, a Metrical Romance; Vol. 5, The Lay of the last Minstrel, | 16 | ····/˘/˘······/˘ |
| with Ballads and Lyrical Pieces. | 9 | ·/˘·/˘˘/˘ |
| ARMS, UNDER JAMES V. A new Edition, corrected and enlarged, with a Life | 19 | ·······˘/˘˘/˘·˘/··· |
| of the Author, Prefatory Dissertations, and an Appropriate Glossary. | 19 | ··/˘/˘˘˘·˘/˘··˘/˘/˘ |
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