 PROUD Maisie is in the wood, Walking so early ; Sweet Robin sits on the bush, Singing so rarely. " Tell me, thou bonny bird, When shall I marry me ? " " When six braw gentlemen Kirkward shall carry ye." " Who makes the bridal bed, Birdie, say truly ?...  Works - Page 265by Sir Walter Scott - 1923Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - English fiction - 1818 - 386 pages
...Lord Archibald, And sad my sleep of sorrow ; But thine sail be as sad and cauld, My fause true-lore ! to-morrow. " And weep ye not, my maidens free, Though...mistress borrow; For he for whom I die to-day, Shall die fox me to-morrow." Again she changed the tune to one wilder, less monotonous, and less regular. But... | |
 | Walter Scott - Great Britain - 1818 - 392 pages
...two could be collected by those who listened to rf " singular scene. . •_ i ~ * •' i Proud Maisic is in the wood, Walking so early ; . . Sweet Robin sits on the bush, '•'''• Singing so rarely* : < • , j . ' " ' Tell me, thou bonny bird, When shall I marry me ?'— * When six braw gentlemen... | |
 | Walter Scott - Great Britain - 1821 - 328 pages
...Lord Archibald, And sad my sleep of sorrow; But thine shall be as sad and cauld, My fause true-love! to-morrow." " And weep ye not, my maidens free, Though death your mistress borrow; For he tor whom I die to day, Shall die tor me to-morrow." . Again she changed the tune to one wilder, less... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 676 pages
...Lord Archibald, And sad my sleep of sorrow ; But thine sail be as sad and cauld, My fause true-love ' to-morrow. • " " And weep ye not, my maidens free,...whom I die to-day ,. Shall die for me to-morrow." Again she changed the tune to one wilder, less monotonous, and less regular. But of the words only... | |
 | Science - 1836 - 866 pages
...thine shall be as sad and cold, My false true love, to-morrow. And weep ye not my maiden's free, Tho' death your mistress borrow ; For he for whom I die to-day Shall die for me to-morrow." Her last words relate to her burial, which a stiangc mixture of ideas confuse with a wedding : '•... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1852 - 686 pages
...Lord Archibald, And sad my sleep of sorrow ; But Ihine sall be as sad and cauld, My fause irue-love " to-morrow. " And weep ye not, my maidens free, Though...your mistress borrow ; For he for whom I die to-day. Shalt die for me to-morrow." Again she changed the tune to one wilder, less monotonous, and less regular.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1855 - 752 pages
...Lord Archibald, And sad my sleep of sorrow ; But thine sail be as sad and cauld, My fause true.love ' to.morrow. " And weep ye not, my maidens free, Though...for whom I die to-day. Shall die for me to.morrow." Agam she changed the tune to one wilder, less monotonous and less regular. But of the words only a... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1857 - 372 pages
...Lord Archibald, And sad my sleep of sorrow ; But thine sail be as sad and cauld, My fause true-love ! to-morrow. And weep ye not, my maidens free, Though...Robin sits on the bush, Singing so rarely. " Tell me, thou bonny bird, When shall I marry me ? " — " When six braw gentlemen Kirkward shall carry ye."... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1857 - 372 pages
...Lord Archibald, And sad my sleep of sorrow ; But thine sail be as sad and cauld, My fause true-love ! to-morrow. And weep ye not, my maidens free, Though...Robin sits on the bush, Singing so rarely. " Tell me, thou bonny bird, When shall I marry me ? " — " When six braw gentlemen Kirkward shall carry ye."... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1857 - 444 pages
...Archibald, And sad my sleep of sorrow : But thine sail be as sad and cauld, My fause true-love ! to morrow. And weep ye not, my maidens free, Though death your...for whom I die to-day, Shall die for me to-morrow. " Again she changed the tune to one wilder, less monotonous, and less regular. But of the words only... | |
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