 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 English Poets - Page 562edited by - 1901Full view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 460 pages
...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,...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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 450 pages
...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,...me, as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. VOL. IY. « Wi' Wi' mony a vow, and lock'd embrace, Our parting was fu' tender ; And, pledging aft... | |
 | 1814 - 570 pages
...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,...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... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1814 - 502 pages
...hirk, How rieh the hawthorn's hlossom, As underneath their fragrant shade I elasp'd her to ray hosom I The golden hours, on angel wings, Flew o'er me and...dearie ; For dear to me, as light and life, Was my swcet Highland Mary. Wi' mony a vow, and loek'd emhrace, Our parting was fu' tender ; And, pledging... | |
 | 1814 - 680 pages
...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,...me, as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. ll Wi' iitony a vow, and lock'd embrace, Our parting was fu' tender ; And pledging oft to meet again,... | |
 | Scottish songs - 1816 - 378 pages
...hawthorn's blossom, As underneath their fragrant shade, How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk, I clasp'd her to my bosom! The golden hours, on angel wings,...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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 468 pages
...hawthorn's blossom ! As underneath their fragrant shade, I clasp'd her to my bosom, ! The gulden iiours, on angel wings, Flew o'er me and my dearie ; For dear...as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' mony a vow, and lock'd embrace. Our parting was i'u" tender ; And, pledging aft to meet again, We tore... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1818 - 346 pages
...hirk, How rieh the hawthorn's hlossom, As underneath their fragrant shade I elasp'd her to my hosom ! The golden hours, on angel wings, Flew o'er me and...as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' mony a vOW, and loek'd emhraee, Our parting was fu' tender ; And, pledging aft to meet again, We tore... | |
 | Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots - 1821 - 414 pages
...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,...me as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. The gleam of bliss, unhappily, was but transient. The object of this passion died early in life, and... | |
 | Society of ancient Scots - 1821 - 226 pages
...rich the hawthorn's blossom ! . ° As underneath their fragrant shade, I clasp'd her to my bosom 1 The golden hours on angel wings, Flew o'er me and...me as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. The gleam of bliss, unhappily, was but transient. The object of this passion died early in life, and... | |
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