 Rob Roy he stood watch On a hill for to catch The booty, for aught that I saw, man ; For he ne'er advanced From the place where he stanced, Till nae mair was to do there at a', man...  Waverley Novels - Page lxiiby Walter Scott - 1829Full view - About this book
 | English periodicals - 1830 - 430 pages
...battle of Sherriff-muir does not forget to stigmatize our hero's conduct on this memorable occasion. Hob Roy he stood watch On a hill for to catch The booty, for aught that I lair, man ; For he ne'er advanced From the place where he atanced, Till nae malr was to do there at... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 484 pages
...battle of Sherriff-muir does not forget to stigmatize OUB hero's conduct on this memorable occasion. Bob Roy he stood watch On a hill for to catch The booty,...advanced From the place where he stanced, Till nae nmir was to do there at a', man. Notwithstanding the sort of neutrality which Rob Roy had continued... | |
 | Walter Scott - Outlaws - 1834 - 562 pages
...battle of Sherriffmuir does not forget to stigmatize our hero's conduct on this memorable occasion. Rob Roy he stood watch On a hill for to catch The booty, for aught that I saw, man ; For he ne'er advanied From the place where he stanced, Till nae mair was to do there at a', man. Notwithstanding... | |
 | Walter Scott - France - 1836 - 480 pages
...Sherifl'muir, does not forget to stigmatize our hero's conduct on this memorable occasion. ' Rob K ">• he stood watch On a hill for to catch The booty, for aufrht that I saw, man ; For he ne'er advanc'd From the plan he was stanc'd Till nae mair \vna to do... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1843 - 728 pages
...stigmatize our hero's conduct on this memorable occasion : — Rob Roy he stood watch On a Mil for to cutch The booty, for aught that I saw, man ; For he ne'er advanced From the place where he stanced, Tnl nae rnair was to do there at a', man. Notwithstanding the sort of neutrality which Rob Roy had... | |
 | George Blair - Superstition - 1845 - 298 pages
...that I saw, man. The same ballad tales notice of Rob Roy and his valorous achievements on that day. Rob Roy, he stood watch On a hill, for to catch The booty, for aught that I saw, man ; For he never advanced From the place he was stanced, Till nae mair was to do there at a', man. 19. Yon bonny... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1846 - 934 pages
...will be seen that Rob's conduct on this important occasion has not escaped poetical censure : — " Rob Roy he stood watch On a hill for to catch The hooty, for aught that I saw, man l For he never advanced From the place where he stanced, Till nae... | |
 | David Peacock - Perth (Perthshire). - 1849 - 688 pages
...and Fife men They ran for their life, man. And ne'er a Lot's « ilo there at a', man. And we ran, &c. Rob Roy he stood watch On a hill for to catch The...I saw, man ; For he ne'er advanced. From the place he was stnnced, Till nse mair was to do there at a*, man. And we ran, &c. • O cam ye here the fight... | |
 | John Forbes (of Stirling, Scot.) - 1850 - 60 pages
...is nothing certain except that there actually was a battle, which he witnessed. It runs thus : — " Rob Roy he stood watch On a hill, for to catch The...I saw, man ; For he ne'er advanced From the place he was staneed, Till nae mair was there to do at a', man. There's some say that we wan, Some say that... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1852 - 449 pages
...Sheriff-muir does not forget to stigmatize our hero's conduct on this memorable occasion : — < Rob Roy lie stood watch On a hill for to catch The booty, for...man. Notwithstanding the sort of neutrality which Bob 'Boy had continued to observe during the progress of the Rebellion, he did not escape some of its... | |
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