 Was the miller's lovely daughter, Fairest of them all. For his bride a soldier sought her, And a winning tongue had he, On the banks of Allan Water, None so gay as she.  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 6111830Full view - About this book
 | 1874 - 844 pages
...many months, and even years, by more than one of those who were gathered there : — For his bride a soldier sought her, And a winning tongue had he : On the banks of Allan Water None was gay as she 1 In addition to the dulcet piping of Gabriel's flute, Boldwood supplied a bass in his... | |
 | Thomas Hardy - Fiction - 1874 - 358 pages
...many months, and even years, by more than one of those who were gathered there :— " For his bride a soldier sought her, And a winning tongue had he : On the banks of Allan Water None was gay as she ! " In addition to the dulcet piping of Gabriel's flute, Boldwood supplied a bass in... | |
 | Edward William Cole - 1892 - 412 pages
...sweet spring-time did fall, Was the miller's lovely daughter, Fairest of them all. For his bride a soldier sought her, And a winning tongue had he ; On the banks of Allan Water, None so gay as she. On the banks of Allan Water, When brown autumn spreads its store. There I saw the miller's daughter,... | |
 | Robert Ford - Ballads, Scots - 1893 - 558 pages
...the sweet springtime did fall, Was the miller's lovely daughter, Fairest of them all. For his bride a soldier sought her, And a winning tongue had he, On the banks of Allan water None was gay as she. ' This beautiful and popular song first appeared in the opera of " Rich and Poor."... | |
 | David W. Logie - Braemar (Scotland) - 1894 - 212 pages
...sweet Springtime did-fall, Was the Miller's lovely daughter, Fairest of them all.— For his bride a soldier sought her, And a winning tongue had he, On the banks of Allan Water, None so gay as she. On the banks of Allan Water, When brown autumn spread his store, There I saw the Miller's daughter,... | |
 | William Harvey - Scottish poetry - 1897 - 556 pages
...sweet spring time did fall. Was the miller's lovely daughter, Fairest of them all. For his bride a soldier sought her, And a winning tongue had he ; On the banks of Allan Water, None so gay as she. On the banks of Allan Water, When brown autumn spreads its store, There I saw the miller's daughter,... | |
 | 1901 - 160 pages
...sweet spring time did fall, Was the miller's lovely daughter, Fairest of them all. For his bride a soldier sought her, And a winning tongue had he ; On the banks of Allan Water None so gay as she. On the banks of Allan Water, When brown autumn spreads its store. There I saw the miller's daughter,... | |
 | Thomas William Hodgson Crosland - Ballads, English - 1902 - 376 pages
...the sweet spring time did fall, Was the miller's lovely daughter, Fairest of them alL For his bride a soldier sought her, And a winning tongue had he, On the banks of Allan Water, None so gay as she. On the banks of Allan Water, When brown autumn spread his store, There I saw the miller's daughter,... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1902 - 386 pages
...When brown autumn spread his store, There I saw the miller's daughter, But she smiled no more. For the summer grief had brought her, And the soldier false was he, On the banks of Allan Water, None so sad as she. On the banks of Allan Water, When the winter snow... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1906 - 168 pages
...sweet Springtime did fall, Was the miller's lovely daughter, The fairest of them all. For his bride a soldier sought her, And a winning tongue had he : On the banks of Allan Water, None so gay as she. On the banks of Allan Water, When brown Autumn spreads its store, Then I saw the miller's daughter,... | |
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