Thus Ellen, dizzy and astound,As sudden ruin yawned around,By crossing terrors wildly tossed,Still for the Douglas fearing most,Could scarce the desperate thought withstand,To buy his safety with her hand.
1810, Walter Scott, “Canto II. The Island.”, in The Lady of the Lake; […], Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for John Ballantyne and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and William Miller, stanza XXXI, page 36