 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...  The Works of Robert Burns - Page 268by Robert Burns - 1841Full view - About this book
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 | 1814 - 558 pages
...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 nte and my dearie : For dear to me, as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. " Wi' mony a vow,... | |
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...blootn'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...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... | |
 | Isaac Bailey - 1814 - 826 pages
...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 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,... | |
 | 1814 - 564 pages
...the gay, green birk, How rich the hawthorn's blossom ; As underneath their 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 Mary. " Wi' mony a vow, and lock'd... | |
 | Literature - 1814 - 680 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | Scottish songs - 1816 - 378 pages
...the hawthorn's blossom, As underneath their fragrant shade, How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk, I clasp'd her to my bosom! The golden hours, on angel...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... | |
 | England - 1839 - 870 pages
...hirk, How rich the hawthorn's blossom ; As underneath the fragrant shade I clavp'd her to my bosom I The golden hours on angel wings Flew o'er me and my dearie j For dear to me. as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. " Wi' mony a vow and lock'd embrace... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1818 - 346 pages
...hirk, How rieh the hawthorn's hlossom, As underneath their fragrant shade I elasp'd her to my hosom ! The golden hours, on angel wings, Flew o'er me and...life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' mony a vOW, and loek'd emhraee, Our parting was fu' tender ; And, pledging aft to meet again, We tore ourse Is asunder... | |
 | Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots - Poets, Scottish - 1821 - 414 pages
...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...me as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. The gleam of bliss, unhappily, was but transient. The object of this passion died early in life, and... | |
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