 | Folk songs, Scots - 1872 - 638 pages
...gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see ; I wadna gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see ; A bonnier yet I've never seen, A better canna be — I wadna gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see ! 0 couthie is my ingle-cheek, An' cheerie is my Jean ; 1 never see her angry look, Nor hear her word... | |
 | Alexander Laing (Poet.) - Scottish poetry - 1878 - 206 pages
...ain wife For ony wife I see; For O, my dainty ain wife! She's aye sae dear to me; A bonnier yet Fve never seen, A better canna be; I wadna gi'e my ain...see. Though beauty is a fadin' flower, As fadin' as it's fair, It looks fu' weel in ony wife, An' mine has a' her share; She ance was ca'da bonny lass—... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1878 - 432 pages
...wife for ony wife I see, For, O my daintie ain wife, she's aye sae dear to me ; A bonnier yet I've never seen, a better canna be — I wadna gi'e my ain wife for ony wife I see. Though beauty is a fading flower, as fading as it's fair, It looks fu' weel in ony wife, an' mine has a' her share ; VOL.... | |
 | Charles Rogers - Ballads, Scots - 1882 - 544 pages
...wife For ony wife I see ; For, oh I my dainty ain wife, She's aye sae dear to me. A bonnier yet I've never seen, A better canna be ; I wadna gi'e my ain...see. Though beauty is a fadin' flower, As fadin' as it's fair, It looks fu' well in ony wife, She anee was ca'da bonnie lass — She's bonnie aye to me... | |
 | Charles Rogers - Ballads, Scots - 1885 - 614 pages
...wife For ony wife I see; For, oh! my dainty ain wife, She's aye sae dear to me. A bonnier yet I've never seen, A better canna be; I wadna gi'e my ain...see. Though beauty is a fadin' flower, As fadin' as it's fair, It looks fn' well in ony wife, An' mine has a' her share. She ance was ca'da bonnie lass—... | |
 | Edward William Cole - 1892 - 412 pages
...gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see ; I wadna gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see ; A bonnier yet I've never seen, A better canna be — I wadna gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see 1 Oh 1 couthie is my ingle-cheek, An' cheerie is my Jean ; I never see her angry look, Nor hear her... | |
 | Edmund Clarence Stedman - English poetry - 1895 - 388 pages
...AIN WIFE I WADNA gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see ; I wadna gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see ; A bonnier yet I Ve never seen, A better canna be — I wadna gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see ! I never see her angry look, Nor hear her word on ane. She 's gude wi' a' the neebours roun', An'... | |
 | Alan Reid - English poetry - 1897 - 674 pages
...is here so feelingly given : — MY AIN WIFE. I wadna gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see ; For О ! my dainty ain wife, She 's aye sae dear to me ; A...gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see. Though beauty is n fadin' flower, As fadin' as it 's fair, It looks fu' weel in ony wife, An' mine has a' her share... | |
 | English poetry - 1904 - 542 pages
...AIN WIFE. I WADNA gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see; I wadna gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see ; A bonnier yet I Ve never seen, A better canna be — I wadna gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see! 0 couthie is my ingle-iheek, An' cheerie is my Jean ; She 's gude wi' a' the neebours roun' An' aye... | |
 | Poetry - 1912 - 432 pages
...gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see; I wadna gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see; A bonnier yet I've never seen, A better canna be — I wadna gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see! 0 couthie is my ingle-cheek, An' cheerie is my Jean; 1 never see her angry look, Nor hear her word... | |
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MY AIN WIFE I WADNA gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see; I wadna gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see; A bonnier yet I've never seen, A better canna be— I wadna gi'e my ain wife For ony wife I see! 0 couthie is my ingle-check, An' cheerie is my Jean... 
