...legends to prolong : They gleam through Spenser's elfin dream, And mix in Milton's heavenly theme ; And Dryden, in immortal strain, Had raised the Table...and play ; The world defrauded of the high design, I'rofaned the God-given strength, and marr'd the lofty line. Warm'd by such names, well may we then,...

...prolong : They gleam through Spenser's elfin dream, And mix in Milton's heavenly theme ; And Dryderi, in immortal strain, Had raised the Table Round again,...The world defrauded of the high design, Profaned the Gorl-given strength, and marr'd the lofty line. Warm'd by such names, well may we then, Though dwindled...

...through Spenser's elfin song dream. And mix in Milton's heavenly theme; And Dryden, in iir—lortal strain, Had raised the Table Round again, But that a ribald king and court Bade him toil on, tomakethem sport; Demanded for their niggard pay, Fit for their souls, a looser lay, Licentious satire,...

...of permanent interest, nobly planned and nobly executed, as an imperishable monument of his genius. But that a ribald king and court Bade him toil on to make them sport, Demanded for their niggard pay The service of some looser lay, Licentious satire, song and play, The world defrauded of each high...

...prolong : They gleam through Spenser's elfin dream, And mix in Milton's heavenly theme ; And Dry den, in immortal strain, Had raised the Table Round again,...their niggard pay, Fit for their souls, a looser lay, 280 Licentious satire, song, and play ; The world defrauded of the high design, Profaned the God-given...

...such legends to prolong. They gleam through Spenser's elfin dream. And mix in Milton's heavenly theme: And Dryden, in immortal strain, Had raised the Table...to make them sport: Demanded for their niggard pay, Kit for their souls, a looser lay, Licentious satire] song, and play; The world defrauded of the high...

...through Spenser's elfin dream, And mix in Milton's heavenly theme ; And Dryden, in immortal strain, 275 Had raised the Table Round again, But that a ribald...their niggard pay, Fit for their souls, a looser lay, 280 Licentious satire, song, and play; The world defrauded of the high design, Profaned the God-given...

...Arthurian legends — They gleam through Spenser's elfin dream, And mix in Milton's heavenly theme ; And Dryden, in immortal strain, Had raised the Table...and court , Ba.de him toil on to make them sport. / Scott himself felt a similar attraction towards th]is "ancient minstrel strain." He edited, with...

...heavenly theme ; And Dryden, in immortal strain, 275 Had raised the Table Round again, But that a ribald6 king and court Bade him toil on, to make them sport ; Demanded for their niggard 6 pay, Fit for their souls, a looser 7 lay, 280 Licentious satire, song, and play ; i Dame Ganore :...

...the spirit of the Arthurian Romances ; and the same ideal haunted the imagination of Dryden :— " Dryden in immortal strain Had raised the Table Round...on to make them sport, Demanded for their niggard pa}-, Fit for their souls, a looser lay, Licentious satire, song and play ; p The world defrauded of...