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 Rhode-Island Literary Repository - Page 1301814Full view - About this book
| 1846 - 444 pages
...blossom ! As onderceath their fragrant shade, I clasped her to my hosom. rfie golden hours on angel winga Flew o'er me and my dearie ; For dear to me as light and life, "aa my sweet Highland Mary. ' W many a vow and lock'd embrace, oia parting was fn' tender ; ™ Pledging... | |
| Robert Burns, James Currie - 1847 - 704 pages
...How rich the hawthorn's blossom I As underneath their (Vagrant shade, 1 clasp'd her to my ijosorn! The golden hours, on angel wings, Flew o'er me and...me, 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, We... | |
| Songs, English - 1847 - 906 pages
...longest tarry ; For there I took the last farewell, O' my sweet Highland Mary. How sweetly bloomed the gay green birk, How rich the hawthorn's blossom, As underneath their fragrant shade, I clasped her to my bosom ! The golden hours on angel's wings, Flew o'er me and my dearie ; For dear... | |
| British empire - 1847 - 856 pages
...renown than the boldest scenery and the most martial deeds could have attached to it : " How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk, How rich the hawthorn's blossom, As, underneath the fragrant shade, I clasped her to my bosom ! The angel-hours, on golden wings, Flew o'er me and... | |
| British minstrel - 1848 - 480 pages
...As, underneath their fragrant shade, I clasp'd her to my hosom. The gulden hours, on angel wing ;, Flew o'er me and my dearie ; For dear to me as light and life Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' mony a vow and lock'd emhrace, Our parting was fu' tender ; And, pledging aft to meet again, We... | |
| Robert Burns - English poetry - 1849 - 906 pages
...there I took the last fareweel O* my tweet Highland Alary. How sweetly bloomM the gay green birk i How rich the hawthorn's blossom ! As, underneath their...me, as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi1 monte a vow and lock'd embrace, Our parting was fu" tender ; And, pledging afc to meet again, We... | |
| Electronic journals - 1926 - 538 pages
...statue of her in the Palm House, Sefton Park, Liverpool (by Benjamin Evans Spence) with inscription : The golden hours on angel wings, Flew o'er me and my dearie. For dear to me as life and light, Was my sweet Highland Mary. J. ARDAGH. WILKISSON FAMILY, SHIPSTONON-STOUR.— In the... | |
| Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 pages
...they longest tarry; For there I took my last farewell Of my sweet Highland Mary. How sweetly bloomed the gay green birk How rich the hawthorn's blossom; As underneath their fragrant shade, I clasped her to my bosom. The golden hours, on angel wings, Flew o'er me and my dearie; For dear to... | |
| Robert Burns - 1850 - 508 pages
...O' my sweet Highland Mary. How sweetly bloom'd the gay green btrk. How rich the hawthorn's blossom I As underneath their fragrant shade I clasp'd her to...me, as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' mony a vow, and lock'd embrace Our parting was t'u' tender ; And pledging aft to meet again, We... | |
| Robert Burns - 1865 - 236 pages
...the langest tarry ; For there I took the last fareweel O' my sweet Highland Mary. How sweetly bloomed the gay green birk, How rich the hawthorn's blossom,...me as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' mony a TOW, and lock'd embrace, Our parting was fu' tender ; And, pledging aft to meet again, We... | |
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