Chapter III

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From this reading "Short be my speech;--nor time affords, Nor my plain temper, glozing[141] words.

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From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

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From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

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From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

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From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

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From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

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From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

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From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

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From this reading Yet more; amid Glenfinlas green, Douglas, thy stately form was seen-- This by espial sure I know: Your counsel, in the streight I show."[149] [141] Flattering.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

third-person singular of “afford” — be able to spare or give up

From this reading "Short be my speech;--nor time affords, Nor my plain temper, glozing[141] words.

how long something has existed

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading Yet more; amid Glenfinlas green, Douglas, thy stately form was seen-- This by espial sure I know: Your counsel, in the streight I show."[149] [141] Flattering.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Short be my speech;--nor time affords, Nor my plain temper, glozing[141] words.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

having or covered with or accompanied by blood

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

plural of “boast” — speaking of yourself in superlatives

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

a line that indicates a boundary

From this reading What grace for Highland Chiefs, judge ye By fate of Border chivalry.

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From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

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From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading What grace for Highland Chiefs, judge ye By fate of Border chivalry.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

courtesy towards women

From this reading What grace for Highland Chiefs, judge ye By fate of Border chivalry.

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

plural of “clan” — group of people related by blood or marriage

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading This tyrant of the Scottish throne, So faithless and so ruthless known, Now hither comes; his end the same, The same pretext of silvan game.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

From this reading Yet more; amid Glenfinlas green, Douglas, thy stately form was seen-- This by espial sure I know: Your counsel, in the streight I show."[149] [141] Flattering.

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

plural of “dale” — an open river valley (in a hilly area)

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

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From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading This tyrant of the Scottish throne, So faithless and so ruthless known, Now hither comes; his end the same, The same pretext of silvan game.

the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

From this reading Yet more; amid Glenfinlas green, Douglas, thy stately form was seen-- This by espial sure I know: Your counsel, in the streight I show."[149] [141] Flattering.

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From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

the organ of sight

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor

From this reading This tyrant of the Scottish throne, So faithless and so ruthless known, Now hither comes; his end the same, The same pretext of silvan game.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading What grace for Highland Chiefs, judge ye By fate of Border chivalry.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

showing or representing to advantage

From this reading Yet more; amid Glenfinlas green, Douglas, thy stately form was seen-- This by espial sure I know: Your counsel, in the streight I show."[149] [141] Flattering.

inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading What grace for Highland Chiefs, judge ye By fate of Border chivalry.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading Yet more; amid Glenfinlas green, Douglas, thy stately form was seen-- This by espial sure I know: Your counsel, in the streight I show."[149] [141] Flattering.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

an entrance that can be closed by a gate

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

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From this reading Yet more; amid Glenfinlas green, Douglas, thy stately form was seen-- This by espial sure I know: Your counsel, in the streight I show."[149] [141] Flattering.

move smoothly and effortlessly

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

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From this reading "Short be my speech;--nor time affords, Nor my plain temper, glozing[141] words.

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading What grace for Highland Chiefs, judge ye By fate of Border chivalry.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Yet more; amid Glenfinlas green, Douglas, thy stately form was seen-- This by espial sure I know: Your counsel, in the streight I show."[149] [141] Flattering.

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From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

elevated (e.g., mountainous) land

From this reading What grace for Highland Chiefs, judge ye By fate of Border chivalry.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading This tyrant of the Scottish throne, So faithless and so ruthless known, Now hither comes; his end the same, The same pretext of silvan game.

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading This tyrant of the Scottish throne, So faithless and so ruthless known, Now hither comes; his end the same, The same pretext of silvan game.

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From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading What grace for Highland Chiefs, judge ye By fate of Border chivalry.

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

a male relative

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading This tyrant of the Scottish throne, So faithless and so ruthless known, Now hither comes; his end the same, The same pretext of silvan game.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

steadfast in allegiance or duty

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

(of persons) befitting a warrior

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

possessive form of “monarch” — a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Yet more; amid Glenfinlas green, Douglas, thy stately form was seen-- This by espial sure I know: Your counsel, in the streight I show."[149] [141] Flattering.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Short be my speech;--nor time affords, Nor my plain temper, glozing[141] words.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

impressive in appearance

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading "Short be my speech;--nor time affords, Nor my plain temper, glozing[141] words.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

throughout a period of time

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading "Short be my speech;--nor time affords, Nor my plain temper, glozing[141] words.

plural of “portal” — a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

From this reading This tyrant of the Scottish throne, So faithless and so ruthless known, Now hither comes; his end the same, The same pretext of silvan game.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

without mercy or pity

From this reading This tyrant of the Scottish throne, So faithless and so ruthless known, Now hither comes; his end the same, The same pretext of silvan game.

Identical; not different.

From this reading This tyrant of the Scottish throne, So faithless and so ruthless known, Now hither comes; his end the same, The same pretext of silvan game.

the dialect of English used in Scotland

From this reading This tyrant of the Scottish throne, So faithless and so ruthless known, Now hither comes; his end the same, The same pretext of silvan game.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Yet more; amid Glenfinlas green, Douglas, thy stately form was seen-- This by espial sure I know: Your counsel, in the streight I show."[149] [141] Flattering.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

have in common

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading "Short be my speech;--nor time affords, Nor my plain temper, glozing[141] words.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Yet more; amid Glenfinlas green, Douglas, thy stately form was seen-- This by espial sure I know: Your counsel, in the streight I show."[149] [141] Flattering.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

past form of “snare” — catch in or as if in a trap

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading This tyrant of the Scottish throne, So faithless and so ruthless known, Now hither comes; his end the same, The same pretext of silvan game.

in the near future

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading "Short be my speech;--nor time affords, Nor my plain temper, glozing[141] words.

impressive in appearance

From this reading Yet more; amid Glenfinlas green, Douglas, thy stately form was seen-- This by espial sure I know: Your counsel, in the streight I show."[149] [141] Flattering.

plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

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From this reading Yet more; amid Glenfinlas green, Douglas, thy stately form was seen-- This by espial sure I know: Your counsel, in the streight I show."[149] [141] Flattering.

engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading Yet more; amid Glenfinlas green, Douglas, thy stately form was seen-- This by espial sure I know: Your counsel, in the streight I show."[149] [141] Flattering.

brought from wildness into a domesticated state

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

a sudden outburst of anger

From this reading "Short be my speech;--nor time affords, Nor my plain temper, glozing[141] words.

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From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

an old word for “yours”

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This tyrant of the Scottish throne, So faithless and so ruthless known, Now hither comes; his end the same, The same pretext of silvan game.

the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.

From this reading This tyrant of the Scottish throne, So faithless and so ruthless known, Now hither comes; his end the same, The same pretext of silvan game.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "Short be my speech;--nor time affords, Nor my plain temper, glozing[141] words.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

a cruel and oppressive dictator

From this reading This tyrant of the Scottish throne, So faithless and so ruthless known, Now hither comes; his end the same, The same pretext of silvan game.

disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

grant in a condescending manner

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Yet more; amid Glenfinlas green, Douglas, thy stately form was seen-- This by espial sure I know: Your counsel, in the streight I show."[149] [141] Flattering.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What grace for Highland Chiefs, judge ye By fate of Border chivalry.

at the time that

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

in or at the place that

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

which person or people

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

the words that are spoken

From this reading "Short be my speech;--nor time affords, Nor my plain temper, glozing[141] words.

ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America

From this reading Kinsman and father,--if such name Douglas vouchsafe to Roderick's claim; Mine honor'd mother;--Ellen--why, My cousin, turn away thine eye?-- And Græme; in whom I hope to know-- Full soon a noble friend or foe, When age shall give thee thy command And leading in thy native land,-- List all!--The King's vindictive pride Boasts to have tamed the Border-side, Where chiefs, with hound and hawk who came To share their monarch's silvan game, Themselves in bloody toils were snared; And when the banquet they prepared, And wide their loyal portals flung, O'er their own gateway struggling hung.[142] Loud cries their blood from Meggat's[143] mead, From Yarrow[144] braes,[145] and banks of Tweed, Where the lone streams of Ettrick[146] glide, And from the silver Teviot's[147] side; The dales, where martial clans did ride, Are now one sheep-walk,[148] waste and wide.

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading What grace for Highland Chiefs, judge ye By fate of Border chivalry.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet more; amid Glenfinlas green, Douglas, thy stately form was seen-- This by espial sure I know: Your counsel, in the streight I show."[149] [141] Flattering.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Yet more; amid Glenfinlas green, Douglas, thy stately form was seen-- This by espial sure I know: Your counsel, in the streight I show."[149] [141] Flattering.