 | English language - 1888 - 576 pages
...blythe and glad, But I am fu' of care." The second version, which is considered the best, reads : — " Ye flowery banks o' bonnie Doon, How can ye blume sae fair ? How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae fu' of care ! " There cannot bo a doubt which is the better verse, the more musical, the more... | |
 | J. B. Reid - 1889 - 596 pages
...himsel aman g the nappy : Tarn o' Shanter. 6. Whiles glowring round wi' prudent cares, . . . Ib. c. How can ye chant, ye little birds, And 1 sae fu' o' care! . S. The Banks of Doon, Sett II. Still, if some Patron's gen'rous care he trace, The Brigs of Ayr.... | |
 | English poetry - 1890 - 470 pages
...repentance to her lover And wring his bosom, is — to die. O. Goldsmith CLXVII Ye banks and braes o' bonnie Doon How can ye blume sae fair ! How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae fu' o' care ! Thou'll break my heart, thou bonnie bird That sings upon the bough ; Thou minds... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1887 - 730 pages
...the morn, And sae was pu'd on noon. VERSION PRINTED IN THE MUSICAL MUSEUM. YE flowery banks o' bonie Doon, How can ye blume sae fair! How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae fu' o' cave. Thou'll break my heart, thou bonie bird, That sings upon the bough; Thou minds me... | |
 | Andrew Lang - Children's poetry - 1891 - 816 pages
...— There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame. BURNS. THE BANKS 0' DOON YE flowery banks o' bonie Doon, How can ye blume sae fair ! How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae fu' o' care. Thou'lt break my heart, thou bonie bird, That sings upon the bough ; Thou minds... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - English poetry - 1891 - 408 pages
...give repentance to her lover And wring his bosom, is — to die. Ye banks and braes o' bonnie Dorm How can ye blume sae fair ! How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae fa' o' care ! Thou'll break my heart, thou bonnie bird That sings upon the bough ; Thou minds... | |
 | Andrew Lang - Children's poetry - 1891 - 384 pages
...There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame. BURNS. THE BANKS 0' DOON YE flowery banks o' bonie Boon, How can ye blume sae fair ! How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae fu' o' care. Thou'lt break my heart, thou bonie bird, That sings upon the bough ; Thou minds... | |
 | Robert Burns - English Literature - 1892 - 130 pages
...best, The man that is dear to my babie and me. No. 39. The Banks 6 Doon. VE flowery banks o' bonie Doon, How can ye blume sae fair ? How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae fu' o' care ! ' Without. Thou'll break my heart, thou bonie bird, That sings upon the bough ;... | |
 | John Morley - Authors, English - 1894 - 620 pages
...song to Mr. Ballantine." Then he gives the second and best version of the song, beginning thus : " Ye flowery banks o' bonnie Doon, How can ye blume sae fair ? How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae fu' o' care !" The latest edition of Burns's works, by Mr. Scott Douglas, gives three different... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1895 - 512 pages
...heroine of the song in Miss Kennedy, of Dalgarrock, who broke her heart for one M'DougalL of Logan: Ye flowery banks o' bonnie Doon, How can ye blume sae fair I How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae fu' o' care. Thou'll break my heart, thou bonnie bird,... | |
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Doon, How can ye blume sae fair ! How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae fu' o' care. Thou'll break my heart, thou bonie bird, That sings upon the bough ; Thou minds me o' the happy days, When my fause luve was true. Thou'll break my heart, thou... 
