 Curse ye, curse ye, his useless, useless shield, My arm that wrought the deed of sorrow, The fatal spear that pierced his breast, His comely breast on the Braes of Yarrow.  Poems on Several Occasions - Page 69by William Hamilton - 1760 - 262 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Songs, Scots - 1714 - 430 pages
...fifters fillers fad, Ye fifters fad, his tomb with forrow, And weep around in waeful wife, His helplefs fate on the Braes of Yarrow. Curfe ye, curfe ye, his...to lue, And warn from fight? but to my forrow, O'er rafhly bald, a ftronger arm "Sweet fmells the birk, green grows, green grows the grafs, Yellow on Yarrow's... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - 1733 - 398 pages
...ufelefs fliield, My arm that wrought the deed of fbrrow, The fatal fpear that pierc'd his breaft Hiscomly breaft on the braes of Yarrow. Did I not warn thee not to, not to love, And warn from fight? but to my fbrrow, Too raflily bold, a ttronger arm Thou met'ft, and... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1765 - 388 pages
...his tomb with forrow, And weep around in waeful wife His haplefs fate on the Braes of Yarrow. 40 • Curfe ye, curfe ye, his ufelefs, ufelefs fhield, My...the Braes of Yarrow. Did I not warn thee, not to, not to luve ? 45 And warn from fight ? but to my forrow Too rafhly bauld a ftronger arm Thou met'ft,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 972 pages
...ufelefs ufelcfs fliield, My arm that wrought the deed of forrow, The fatal fpcar that pi -rc'd his bread, His comely breaft, on the Braes of Yarrow. Did I not...lue, And warn from fight, but, to my forrow, O'er raflily bald a ftronger arm Thou met'ft, and fell on the Braes of Yarrow. Sweet fmells the birk, green... | |
 | William Hamilton, Thomas Park - 1805 - 144 pages
...My arm that wrought the deed of sorrow, The fatal spear that pierc'd his breast, His comely breast, on the Braes of Yarrow. Did I not warn thee not to hie, And warn from fight ? but, to my sorrow, O'er rashly bald, a stronger arm Thou met'st, and fell... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 472 pages
...My arm that wrought the deed of sorrow, The fatal spear that pierc'd his breast, His comely breast on the Braes of Yarrow. Did I not warn thee not to lue, And warn from fight, but, to my sorrow, O'er rashly bald a stronger arm Thou met'st, and fell'st on the Braes of Yarrow. Sweet smells... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...My arm that wrought the deed of sorrow, The fatal spear that pierc'd his breast, His comely breast, on the Braes of Yarrow. Did I not warn thee not to lue, And warn from fight, but, to my sorrow, O'er rashly bald a stronger arm Thou met'st, and fell on the Braes of Yarrow. Sweet smells... | |
 | William Hamilton, Thomas Park - 1808 - 272 pages
...My arm that wrought the deed of sorrow, The fatal spear that pierc'd his breast, His comely breast, on the Braes of Yarrow. Did I not warn thee not to lue, And warn from right ? but, to my sorrow, O'er rashly bald, a stronger arm Thou met'st, and fell on the Braes of Yarrow.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 682 pages
...My arm that wrought the deed of sorrow, The fatal spear that pierc'd his breast, His comely breast, on the Braes of Yarrow. Did I not warn thee not to lue, And warn from fight? but, to my sorrow, O'er rashly bald, a stronger arm Thou met'st, and fell on the Braes of Yarrow. Sweet smells... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 260 pages
...My arm that wrought the deed of sorrow, The fatal spear that pierced his breast, His comely breast, on the Braes of Yarrow. Did I not warn thee not to lue, And warn from fight ? but, to my sorrow, O'er rashly bald, a stronger arm Thou metst, and fell on the Braes of Yarrow. Sweet smells... | |
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