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... bonny Berwick town . * 13 * THE GAY GOSHAWK ' O WELL is me , my gay goshawk , ' That you can speak and flee ; ' For you can carry a love - letter ' To my true Love from me . ' Unknown -- ' O how can I carry a letter to her ? ' Or how ...
... bonny Berwick town . * 13 * THE GAY GOSHAWK ' O WELL is me , my gay goshawk , ' That you can speak and flee ; ' For you can carry a love - letter ' To my true Love from me . ' Unknown -- ' O how can I carry a letter to her ? ' Or how ...
Page 64
... bonny ship , 6 And men to sail wi ' me , ' It's I would gang to my true Love , ' Since he winna come to me ! ' Then she's gar'd build a bonny boat , To sail the salt , salt sea : The sails were of the light - green silk , And the ropes ...
... bonny ship , 6 And men to sail wi ' me , ' It's I would gang to my true Love , ' Since he winna come to me ! ' Then she's gar'd build a bonny boat , To sail the salt , salt sea : The sails were of the light - green silk , And the ropes ...
Page 73
... bonny ; ' And Willie hecht to marry me ' Gin e'er he married ony . 21 urgit , pressed 24 gudeman , husband 29 sair , sorely : greet , cry : muckle , much 34 daurna , dare not 7 hecht , promised 27 wraith , ghost 31 like , likely 8 gin ...
... bonny ; ' And Willie hecht to marry me ' Gin e'er he married ony . 21 urgit , pressed 24 gudeman , husband 29 sair , sorely : greet , cry : muckle , much 34 daurna , dare not 7 hecht , promised 27 wraith , ghost 31 like , likely 8 gin ...
Page 74
... bonny ; ' There Willie hecht to marry me ' If e'er he married ony . ' But Willie's gone , whom I thought on , ' And does not hear me weeping ; ' Draws many a tear frae true love's e'e ' When other maids are sleeping . ' O came ye by yon ...
... bonny ; ' There Willie hecht to marry me ' If e'er he married ony . ' But Willie's gone , whom I thought on , ' And does not hear me weeping ; ' Draws many a tear frae true love's e'e ' When other maids are sleeping . ' O came ye by yon ...
Page 75
... bonny bride ' When they have slain her lover ? ' Out spoke the hardy Highland wight , ' I'll go , my chief , I'm ready : ' It is not for your silver bright , ' But for your winsome lady : - ( And by my word ! the bonny bird ' In danger ...
... bonny bride ' When they have slain her lover ? ' Out spoke the hardy Highland wight , ' I'll go , my chief , I'm ready : ' It is not for your silver bright , ' But for your winsome lady : - ( And by my word ! the bonny bird ' In danger ...
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Belisarius beneath bird bonny bower breast breath bright Brignall cheer cold cried Cumnor dark dead dear death deep door doth echoing green eyes fair fair Annie fairy fast father fear fire flew flock flowers gay goshawk Gilpin grave gray green hath hear heard heart Heaven Helvellyn hill John Anderson John Gilpin King lady lamb land light lilies Line live Lochinvar lonely look'd Lord Lord Gregory loud Lyca maid maiden maun merry moon morn mother ne'er never night nymphs o'er poem poet Quantock Hills quoth Robin Robin Goodfellow round sail Scots kirk seem'd ship sing sleep smile snow song soon soul sound spake star stood storm sweet tears thee thine Thou hast thought turn'd Twas voice vrom waves weary weep wild wind wood Wordsworth Yarrow young