_The first Percy, who came over with William the Conqueror, married a
Saxon lady, called Emma de Port, said to have been the daughter of the
last Saxon Earl of Northumberland, whose possessions had been given to
him (Lord William de Percy) for his services_.

_I have taken the liberty of supposing this lady to have had a
brother._

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THE OUTLAW.


Before the fair Aurora spread
Her azure mantle o'er the skies,
While sleep its pleasing influence shed,
On grateful mortals weary eyes,

Emerg'd from a surrounding wood,
On a bleak mountain's sullen brow,
A solitary outlaw stood,
And view'd, through mist, the world below.

With deep regret his bosom fraught,
His arms were wreath'd in sorrow's knot[10];
Nor seem'd he yet, by patience taught,