| William Howitt - Literary landmarks - 1856 - 596 pages
...twinkle lights me; Dark despair around benights me. Had we never loved eae kindly, Had we never loved sae blindly, Never met, or never parted, We had ne'er been broken-hearted." Of the generous and true-hearted disposition of Clarinda, we shall possess a juster idea when we reflect... | |
| John Bartlett - Quotations - 1856 - 660 pages
...! " he says, with solemn air. Song. Ae fond Kiss. Had we never loved sae kindly, Had we never loved sae blindly, Never met or never parted, We had ne'er been broken-hearted. * I weigh the man, not his title ; 'tis not the king's stamp can make the metal better. The Country... | |
| Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Women in literature - 1857 - 532 pages
...the object of a poet's admiration, shall be suffered to fade into a shadow. The subject of the song, Had we never lov'd sae kindly — Had we never lov'd...never parted — We had ne'er been broken-hearted, was also real, and I am afraid, a person of the same description. Of these four lines, Sir Walter Scott... | |
| Literature - 1857 - 240 pages
...Dark despair around benights me. I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, Naething could resist my Nancy; But to see her was to love her ; Love but her, and love for ever. Had we never loved sae kindly, Had we never loved sae blindly, Never met — or never parted, We had ne'er been... | |
| Charles Mackay - 1857 - 366 pages
...Dark despair around benights me. I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, Naething could resist my Nancy; But to see her was to love her, Love but her, and love for ever. Had we never loved sae kindly, Had we never loved sae blindly, Never met, or never parted, We had ne'er been broken-hearted.... | |
| James White - Authors, Scottish - 1858 - 316 pages
...Dark despair around benights me. I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, Naething could resist my Nancy ; But to see her, was to love her ; Love but her, and...or never parted, We had ne'er been broken-hearted. Pare thee weel, thou first and fairest ! Pare thee weel, thou best and dearest ! Thine be ilka joy... | |
| James White - 1859 - 108 pages
...Dark despair around benights me. I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, Naething could resist my Nancy ; But to see her, was to love her ; Love but her, and...broken-hearted. Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest ! Fare thee weel, thou best and dearest ! Thine be ilka joy and treasure, Peace, enjoyment, love, and... | |
| James White - 1859 - 118 pages
...Dark despair around benights me. I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, Naething could resist my Nancy; But to see her, was to love her; Love but her, and...sae kindly, Had we never lov'd sae blindly, Never met—or never parted, We had ne'er been broken-hearted. Pare thee weel, thou first and fairest! Pare... | |
| Robert Burns - English letters - 1859 - 736 pages
...Dark despair around benights me. I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, Naething could resist my Nancy : But to see her was to love her ; Love but her, and love for ever. Had we never loved sae kindly, n Had we never loved sae blindly ! Never met — or never parted, We had ne'er been... | |
| Beautiful poetry - 1859 - 420 pages
...Dark despair around benights me. I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, Naething could resist my Nancy: But to see her was to love her ; Love but her, and love for ever. Had we never loved sae kindly, Had we never loved sae blindly, Never met—or never parted, We had ne'er been broken-hearted.... | |
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