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 life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' mony a vow, and lock'd embrace, Our parting was fu... The Lady's Pearl - Page 1521843Full view - About this book
| Robert Burns - 1800 - 460 pages
...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 sae early ! Now green's... | |
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 450 pages
...dear to 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 to meet again, We tore oursels asunder ; But Oh ! fell death's untimely frost, That nipt my flower sae early ! Now green's... | |
| Scottish songs - 1816 - 378 pages
...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 ourselves asunder.... | |
| Robert Burns - 1818 - 346 pages
...For dear to me. 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 ourse Is asunder ; But oh ! fell death's untimely frost, That nipt my flower sae early ! Now green's... | |
| 1821 - 154 pages
...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 flower sae early ; Now... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 418 pages
...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 sae early ! Now green's... | |
| British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...dearie ; For dear to me, as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' mimy a Vow, and lock'd embrace, Our parting was fu' tender ; And, pledging aft to meet again, We tore oursels asunder : But, O ! fell death's untimely frost, That nipt my flower sae early ! Now green 's... | |
| Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 756 pages
...angel wings, Flew o'er me and my dearie; For dear to me, as light and life, Wi' mony a vow, and lock'd embrace, Our parting was fu' tender ; And, pledging aft to meet again, We tore oursels asunder ; But Oh ! fell death's untimely frost, That nipt my flower sae early ! Now green's... | |
| 1826 - 792 pages
...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. " But, oh ! fell death's untimely frost, " That nipt my flower sae early ! — " Now... | |
| Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - 1826 - 226 pages
...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; But, Oh ! fell death's untimely frost, That nipt my flower sae early ! Now green's... | |
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