 | Songs, Scots - 1714 - 430 pages
...Curfe ye, curfe ye, his ufelefs ufelefs fhield, My arm that wrought the deed of forrow, The fatal Ipear that pierc'd his breaft, His comely breaft on the braes of Yarrow. Did I not warn thee not to lue, And warn from fight? but to my forrow, O'er rafhly bald, a ftronger arm "Sweet fmells the birk,... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - 1733 - 398 pages
...ufelefs fliield, My arm that wrought the deed of fbrrow, The fatal fpear that pierc'd his breaft Hiscomly breaft on the braes of Yarrow. Did I not warn thee not to, not to love, And warn from fight? but to my fbrrow, Too raflily bold, a ttronger arm Thou met'ft, and fell on the braes of... | |
 | William Hamilton - English poetry - 1760 - 290 pages
...Curfe ye, curfe ye, his ufelefs ufelefs fhield, My arm that wrought the deed of forrow, The fatal Ipear that pierc'd his breaft His comely breaft on the Braes of Yarrow. Did I not warn thee not to lue, And warn from fight, but to my forrow, O'er raftjy bald a ftronger arm Thou met'ft, and fell on... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - 1762 - 506 pages
...wile, His helplefs fate on the braes of Yarroiv. Curfe ye, curfe ye, his ufelefs ufelefs fhield, My arm that wrought the deed of forrow, The fatal fpear...pierc'd his breaft, His comely breaft on the braes of Yarroiv. Did I not warn thee not to, not to love, And warn from fight ? but to my forrow, Too ramly... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1765 - 388 pages
...ye, curfe ye, his ufelefs, ufelefs fhield, My arm that wrought the deed of forrow, The fatal Ipear that pierc'd his breaft, His comely breaft on the...Braes of Yarrow. Did I not warn thee, not to, not to luve ? 45 And warn from fight ? but to my forrow Too rafhly bauld a ftronger arm Thou met'ft, and and... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 972 pages
...ufelefs ufelcfs fliield, My arm that wrought the deed of forrow, The fatal fpcar that pi -rc'd his bread, His comely breaft, on the Braes of Yarrow. Did I not warn thee not to lue, And warn from fight, but, to my forrow, O'er raflily bald a ftronger arm Thou met'ft, and fell... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...wife His haplefs fate on the Braes of Yarrow. Curfc yc, curie ye, his ufelefs, ufclcfs fliield, My arm that wrought the deed of forrow, The fatal fpear that pierc'd his bread, His comely bread on the Braes of Yarrow. Did I not warn thcc, not to, not to love ? And warn... | |
 | William Hamilton, Thomas Park - 1805 - 144 pages
...My arm that wrought the deed of sorrow, The fatal spear that pierc'd his breast, His comely breast, on the Braes of Yarrow. Did I not warn thee not to hie, And warn from fight ? but, to my sorrow, O'er rashly bald, a stronger arm Thou met'st, and fell... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 472 pages
...My arm that wrought the deed of sorrow, The fatal spear that pierc'd his breast, His comely breast on the Braes of Yarrow. Did I not warn thee not to lue, And warn from fight, but, to my sorrow, O'er rashly bald a stronger arm Thou met'st, and fell'st... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...My arm that wrought the deed of sorrow, The fatal spear that pierc'd his breast, His comely breast, on the Braes of Yarrow. Did I not warn thee not to lue, And warn from fight, but, to my sorrow, O'er rashly bald a stronger arm Thou met'st, and fell... | |
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Sweet smells the birk, green grows, green grows the grass, Yellow on Yarrow's bank the gowan ; Fair hangs the apple frae the rock, Sweet the wave of Yarrow flowan. 
