The Times Book of English VerseEdward Leeson Times Books, 2004 - 703 pages |
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Page 276
... o'er the faem ; The king's daughter o ' Noroway , ' Tis thou maun bring her hame . ' The first word that Sir Patrick read , Sae loud loud laughed he ; The neist word that Sir Patrick read The tear blinded his ee . ' O wha is this has ...
... o'er the faem ; The king's daughter o ' Noroway , ' Tis thou maun bring her hame . ' The first word that Sir Patrick read , Sae loud loud laughed he ; The neist word that Sir Patrick read The tear blinded his ee . ' O wha is this has ...
Page 278
... o'er my fair bodie . ' ' O , Marie , put on your robes o ' black , Or else your robes o ' brown , For ye maun gang wi ' me the night , To see fair Edinbro ' town . ' ' I winna put on my robes o ' black , Nor yet my robes o ' brown , But ...
... o'er my fair bodie . ' ' O , Marie , put on your robes o ' black , Or else your robes o ' brown , For ye maun gang wi ' me the night , To see fair Edinbro ' town . ' ' I winna put on my robes o ' black , Nor yet my robes o ' brown , But ...
Page 323
... o'er thy country hangs On a rock , whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood , 15 The Scourge of heaven ! What terrors round him wait ! Amazement in his van , with Flight combined , And Sorrow's faded form , and Solitude ...
... o'er thy country hangs On a rock , whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood , 15 The Scourge of heaven ! What terrors round him wait ! Amazement in his van , with Flight combined , And Sorrow's faded form , and Solitude ...
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