 | Allan Ramsay - Ballads, English - 1750 - 492 pages
...we'll embrace, and fweetly kifs, Repealing tales of love — OZ Waly, "waly, gin Love be bonny. OWaly, waly up the bank, And waly, waly down the brae, . And waly, waly yon burn-fide, Where I and my love wont to gae. I lean'd my back unto an aik, ..* ' , • I thought it... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - Ballads, Scots - 1788 - 502 pages
...Then we'll embrace, and fweetly kifs, Repeating tales of love O. Waly, Waly, gin Love be benny. OWaly, waly up the bank, And waly, waly down the brae, And waly, waly yon burn fide, Where I and my love wont to gas. I lean'd my back unto an aik, I thought it was a trufty tree... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1806 - 288 pages
...friend the second part of the same air." Angelina then began to sing the following stanza — <fr O waly waly up the bank, " And waly waly down the brae, "...And waly waly yon burn side, " Where I and my love were wont to gae." She sung and paused, in expectation of hearing the second part from her amiable... | |
 | Robert Hartley Cromek - Ballads, Scots - 1810 - 260 pages
...need I kame my hair, Sin my fause luve has me forsook, And says he'll never luve me mair. — * O waly waly up the bank, And waly waly down the brae, And waly waly by yon burn-side, Where I and my love were wont to gae. I leant my back unto an aik, I thought it was... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1818 - 358 pages
...remains. Lady Ann Bothwell's Lament is not, I think, quite equal to the lines beginning — " O waly, waly, up the bank, • And waly, waly, down the brae,...And waly, waly, yon burn side, Where I and my love wont to gae. I leant my back unto an aik, I thought it was a trusty tree ; But first it bow'd, and... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1818 - 354 pages
...Lady Ann Bothwell's Lament is not, I think, quite equal to the lines beginning — " O waly, waly, np the bank, And waly, waly, down the brae, And waly, waly, yon burn side, Where I and my love wont to gae. I leant my back unto an aik, I thought it was a trusty tree ; But first it bow'd, and... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - Children's stories - 1821 - 270 pages
...friend the second part of the same air," Angelina then began to sing the following stanza— " O waly waly up the bank, And waly waly down the brae, And waly waly yon burn side, Where I and my love were wont to gae." She sung and paused, in expectation of hearing the second part from her amiable... | |
 | James I (King of Scotland) - English language - 1825 - 308 pages
...her and her lover. The old Scottish word waly signifies wail, or heavy sorrow, and lamentation. Waly! waly! up the bank, And waly! waly! down the brae; And waly ! waly ! on yon burn side, Where I and my true love did gae. * Irie is a Scottish word that has no correspondent... | |
 | James I (king of Scotland.) - 1825 - 306 pages
...her and her lover. The old Scottish word waly signifies wail, or heavy sorrow, and lamentation. Waly! waly! up the bank, And waly! waly! down the brae; And waly! waly! on yon burn side, Where I and my true love did gae. • Irie is a Scottish word that has no correspondent... | |
 | Minstrelsy - 1827 - 566 pages
...But we shall sleep in Clyde's water, Like sister and like brithcr I " III. LORD JAMIE DOUGLAS. 0 waly waly up the bank, And waly waly down the brae. And waly waly by yon burn side, Where me and my lord was wont to gae. Hey nonny nonnie, but love is bonnie, A little... | |
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Love wont to gae ! 1 leant my back unto an aik, I thought it was a trusty tree ; But first it bow'd, and syne it brak, Sae my true Love did lichtly me. O waly waly, but love be bonny A little time while it is new ; But when 'tis auld, it waxeth cauld... 
