Lochinvar Comments

pretty good. not Emily d but excelsior will see. an arc to read again

As a 3rd grader at Woomsley House in Bedford England, I also memorized this awesome poem among others; Jabowocky, Walrus & Carpenter. Wow, at 66 yrs old, I can still remember them. What wonderful memories.

A Great Poem, reminds me of Grade 5. had to memorize the whole poem.

This reminds me of the film The Graduate where Dustin Hoffman turns up and snatches the bride at the altar.

Medieval poetry does have a charm!

He was but one And only one to ever be To gallantly lift from netherby A bride as worthy as he.............. Great unmatched poem of its class. I invite you folks to my page too

Such a great poem. Every 5th and 6th grader in the world ought to have this memorized! !

Quote: But the lost bride of Netherby ne'er did they see! What happened to her?

Beautiful poetry is poetry that potrays the most complicated matters in life in as simple and as direct a manner possible. And in this case, Sir Walter Scott has put love by itself in the most courages fashion imaginable. Wonderful work.

Sir Walter Scott captures for many the essence of true love through the eloped pair. Doubtless, Ellen was coerced into a lesser marriage by her father while being in love with our hero knight. Lochinvar had not wooed sufficiently to win the permission of Ellen's father to wed her. Many a male will sit on the fence and wait to see what might develop. Lochinvar, like many males, is forced to make a choice. Heroically, he decides to kidnap the willing Ellen and escapes to the glens. A salutary lesson for women: men like sitting on fences until they are pushed to jump either way.