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Page 256
... took the last fareweel O ' my sweet Highland Mary . How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk ! How rich the hawthorn's blossom ! As , underneath their fragrant shade , I clasp'd her to my bosom ! The golden hours , on angel wings , Flew o ...
... took the last fareweel O ' my sweet Highland Mary . How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk ! How rich the hawthorn's blossom ! As , underneath their fragrant shade , I clasp'd her to my bosom ! The golden hours , on angel wings , Flew o ...
Page 259
... took their way , And through the flow'ry dale ; His cheek to hers he aft did lay , And love was aye the tale . With , Mary , when shall we return , Sic pleasure to renew ? Quoth Mary , Love , I like the burn , And will follow you ...
... took their way , And through the flow'ry dale ; His cheek to hers he aft did lay , And love was aye the tale . With , Mary , when shall we return , Sic pleasure to renew ? Quoth Mary , Love , I like the burn , And will follow you ...
Page 276
... took an exact note of the locality . Patie's Mill , or rather Pate's Mill , for the poet seems to have eked out the name for the sake of his versification , stands about a stone - cast from the town of Newmills , and a mile from Loudoun ...
... took an exact note of the locality . Patie's Mill , or rather Pate's Mill , for the poet seems to have eked out the name for the sake of his versification , stands about a stone - cast from the town of Newmills , and a mile from Loudoun ...
Page 287
... took a dwam , and lay down to dee . She main'd , and she graned , out o ' dolour and pain , Till he vow'd he never wad see me again . She main'd , & c . His kin was for ane of a higher degree , Said , what had he to do wi ' the like of ...
... took a dwam , and lay down to dee . She main'd , and she graned , out o ' dolour and pain , Till he vow'd he never wad see me again . She main'd , & c . His kin was for ane of a higher degree , Said , what had he to do wi ' the like of ...
Page 297
... took him in and gied him a scone , To thowe his frozen mou . I set him in aside the bink ; I gae him bread and ale to drink ; And ne'er a blythe styme wad he blink , Until his wame was fou . Gae , get you gone , you cauldrife wooer , Ye ...
... took him in and gied him a scone , To thowe his frozen mou . I set him in aside the bink ; I gae him bread and ale to drink ; And ne'er a blythe styme wad he blink , Until his wame was fou . Gae , get you gone , you cauldrife wooer , Ye ...
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Page 258 - I forget the hallowed grove, Where by the winding Ayr we met, To live one day of parting love ! " Eternity will not efface Those records dear of transports past ; Thy image at our last embrace ; Ah ! little thought we 'twas our last ! " Ayr gurgling kiss'd his pebbled shore, O'erhung with wild woods, thickening, green, The fragrant birch, and hawthorn hoar, Twin'd amorous round the raptured scene.
Page 406 - Wha will be a traitor knave? Wha can fill a coward's grave? Wha sae base as be a slave? Let him turn and flee! Wha for Scotland's king and law Freedom's sword will strongly draw, Freeman stand, or freeman fa?
Page 553 - Waken, lords and ladies gay." Waken, lords and ladies gay, To the green-wood haste away; We can show you where he lies, Fleet of foot, and tall of size; We can show the marks he made When 'gainst the oak his antlers frayed; You shall see him brought to bay, "Waken, lords and ladies gay.
Page 552 - Waken, lords and ladies gay, On the mountain dawns the day ; All the jolly chase is here, With hawk and horse and hunting-spear; Hounds are in their couples yelling. Hawks are whistling, horns are knelling, Merrily merrily mingle they: Waken, lords and ladies gay...
Page 562 - You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own ; What are you when the rose is blown ? So, when my mistress shall be seen In form and beauty of her mind, By virtue first, then choice, a Queen, Tell me, if she were not design'd Th...
Page 339 - I'd shelter thee, I'd shelter thee. Or did misfortune's bitter storms Around thee blaw, around thee blaw, Thy bield should be my bosom, To share it a', to share it a'.
Page 460 - What is title? What is treasure? What is reputation's care ? If we lead a life of pleasure 'Tis no matter how or where...
Page 441 - Langley-dale; His step is first in peaceful ha', His sword in battle keen" — But aye she loot the tears down fa
Page 258 - O Mary! dear departed shade! Where is thy place of blissful rest? See'st thou thy lover lowly laid? Hear'st thou the groans that rend his breast?
Page 412 - Or canst thou break that heart of his, Whase only faut is loving thee ? If love for love thou wilt na gie, At least be pity to me shown ! A thought ungentle canna be The thought o