 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 Yale Literary Magazine - Page 3721843Full view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 460 pages
...wings, 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 embrace, Our parting was fu' tender; And, pledging aft to meet again, We tote oursels asunder; But Oh f fell death's untimely frost, That nipt my flower... | |
 | 1814 - 558 pages
...dear to me, as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. " Wi' mony a vow, and lock'd embrace, ; i Our parting was fu" tender ; And pledging oft to meet again, We tore oursels asunder ; But O ! fell death'* untimely frost. That nipt my flower sae early ! Now green's the sod, and cauld's the... | |
 | Isaac Bailey - 1814 - 826 pages
...wings, Flew oe'r me and my dearie : fror dear to me, as light and life, Wat my «weet Highland Mary. " Wi' mony a vow, and lock'd embrace, Our parting was...pledging oft to meet again, We tore oursels asunder ; But O ! fell death's untimely frost, That nipt my flower sae early ! Ifow green's the sod, and cauld's... | |
 | 1814 - 564 pages
...wings, Flew o'er me and my dearic : For dear to me, as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. " Wi' mony a vow, and lock'd embrace, Our parting was...oft to meet again, . We tore oursels asunder; But O ! fell death's untimely frost, That nipt my flower sae early ! Now green's the sod, and cauld's the... | |
 | 1814 - 680 pages
...oe'r me and my dearie : For dear to me, as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. ll Wi' iitony a vow, and lock'd embrace, Our parting was fu' tender...pledging oft to meet again, We tore oursels asunder ; But O ! fell death's untimely frost, That nipt my flower sae early ! Now green's the sod, and cauld's the... | |
 | Scottish songs - 1816 - 378 pages
...Flew o'er me, and my dearie; For dear to 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, That nipt my flower sae early! Now green's the sod, and cauld's the clay, We tore... | |
 | 1839 - 870 pages
...wings Flew o'er me and my dearie j For dear to me. as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. " Wi' mony a vow and lock'd embrace Our parting was...fu* tender ; And pledging oft to meet again We tore ourserVes .-under : But oh! fell death's untimely frost, That nipt my flower sae early ! Now green's... | |
 | 1821 - 154 pages
...Flew o'er me and my dearie ; For (ivar to me as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' money a vow, and lock'd embrace, Our parting was fu' tender ; And pledging aft to meet again, We toi-e ourselves asunder. But, oh ! fell death's untimely frost, That nipt my... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 418 pages
...wings, 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 embrace, Our parting was fu' tender ; And, pledging aft to meet again, We tore oursels asunder ; Hut Oh ! fell death's untimely frost, That nipt my flower... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 274 pages
...to me, as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. i Young's Night Thought*. AULD LANG SYNE. 171 Wi' mony a vow, and lock'd embrace, Our parting was fu' tender ; And, pledging afi to meet again, We tore oursels asunder ; But oh! fell death's untimely frost, That nipt my flower... | |
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