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'er me and my dearie; For dear to me as light and life... The Songs of England and Scotland - Page 2341835 - 675 pagesFull view - About this book
| Robert Burns - 1800 - 460 pages
...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'er me and...was fu' tender; And, pledging aft to meet again, We tote oursels asunder; But Oh f fell death's untimely frost, That nipt my flower sae early ! Now green's... | |
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 450 pages
...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'er me and...me, as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. VOL. IY. « Wi' Wi' mony a vow, and lock'd embrace, Our parting was fu' tender ; And, pledging aft... | |
| 1814 - 558 pages
...underneath their fragrant shade I clasp'd her to my bosom ! The golden hours, on angel wings. Flew o'er nte and my dearie : For dear to me, as light and life,...Highland Mary. " Wi' mony a vow, and lock'd embrace, ; i Our parting was fu" tender ; And pledging oft to meet again, We tore oursels asunder ; But O !... | |
| 1814 - 556 pages
...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'er me and...embrace. Our parting was fu' tender; And pledging oft to meet again, We tore oursels asunder ; But O ! fell death's untimely frost, That nipt my flower... | |
| 1814 - 564 pages
...fragrant shade I elasp'd her to my bosom ! The golden hours, on angel wings, Flew o'er me and my dearic : For dear to me, as light and life, Was my sweet Highland...embrace, Our parting was fu' tender ; And pledging oft to meet again, . We tore oursels asunder; But O ! fell death's untimely frost, That nipt my flower... | |
| Robert Burns, James Currie - Scotland - 1814 - 502 pages
...hirk, How rieh the hawthorn's hlossom, As underneath their fragrant shade I elasp'd her to ray hosom I The golden hours, on angel wings, Flew o'er me and...dearie ; For dear to me, as light and life, Was my swcet Highland Mary. Wi' mony a vow, and loek'd emhrace, Our parting was fu' tender ; And, pledging... | |
| Isaac Bailey - 1814 - 826 pages
...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 oe'r me and my dearie : fror dear to me, as light and life, Wat my «weet Highland Mary. " Wi' mony a vow, and lock'd embrace,... | |
| Literature - 1814 - 680 pages
...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 oe'r me and...me, as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. ll Wi' iitony a vow, and lock'd embrace, Our parting was fu' tender ; And pledging oft to meet again,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1816 - 468 pages
...hawthorn's blossom ! As underneath their fragrant shade, I clasp'd her to my bosom, ! The gulden iiours, on angel wings, Flew o'er me and my dearie ; For dear...Wi' mony a vow, and lock'd embrace. Our parting was i'u" tender ; And, pledging aft to meet again, We tore oursels asunder ; But, Oh ! fell death' » untimely... | |
| Scottish songs - 1816 - 378 pages
...underneath their fragrant shade, How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk, I clasp'd her to my bosom! The golden hours, on angel wings, Flew o'er me, and...as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' monie a vow, and lock'd embrace, Our parting was fu' tender, And pledging aft to meet again, That nipt... | |
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