...shelfy that the corn hath much ado to fasten its root.'—Carew, ' Survey of Cornwall.' 85 frown, Cf. ' The castled crag of Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine.' Byron, ' Childe Harold,' iii. 86 Tarn to beds of down, ie the inhabitants of these regions are so accustomed...

...the noblest prospects of the Rhine. Here sat Byron when he wrote the following beautiful lines : " The castled crag of Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine, Whose breast of waters broadly swells Between the banks which hear the vine; And hills all rich with...

...this most beautiful description' (Sir \V. Scott). ON THE RHINE. (From Childe Harold, Canto IIL 55.) 1. The castled crag of Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine, Whose breast of waters broadly swells Between the banks which bear the vine, And hills all rich with...

...hundred times their number. This most enchanting portion of the Ehine is glowingly described by Byron. " The castled crag of Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine, Whose breast of waters broadly swells Between the banks which bear the vine, And till all rich with...

...stands an old castle, said to have been once the fortress and watch-tower of the robbers of the Rhine. "The castled crag of Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine, Whose breast of waters broadly swells Between the banks which bear the vine." At or near Falkensberg...

...legendary Rhine. Steaming onwards, we pass under the Drachenfels towering in wild majesty to the sky — " The castled crag of Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine, Whose breast of waters broadly swells Between the banks which bear the vine, And hills all rich with...

...therefore, seems the proper place to quote the famous verses of Byron, from Childe Harold's pilgrimage : " The castled crag of Drachenfels, Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine, Whose breast of waters broadly swells Between the banks which bear the vine ; And hills all rich with...

...summit of the "seven mountains." It was rebuilt by the Archbishop of Cologne in the 12th century. " The castled crag of Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine, Whose breast of waters broadly swells Between the banks which bear the vine, And hills all rich with...

...recite you some lines written by Byron about this scene. It is as well sometimes to be in the fashion. " The castled crag of Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine, Whose breast of waters broadly swells Between the banks which bear the vine ; And hills all rich with...

...donkeys on which to ride up, we preferred walking, and trudged manfully on up the steep ascent, where " The castled crag of Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine." When we had ascended about half way we came to a cavern on the side facing the river, almost hidden...