 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 512 pages
...land, are cauld in the clay. We'll hear nae mair lilting, at the ewe milking ; Women and bairns are heartless and wae : Sighing and moaning, on ilka green loaning — The flowers of the forest are a' wede awae. The following explanation of provincial terms may be found useful. Lilting — Singing cheerfully.... | |
 | Henry William Weber - Flodden feilde - 1808 - 414 pages
...land are cauld in the clay. We'll hear nae mair lilting, at the ewes milking ; Women and bairns are heartless and wae : Sighing and moaning, on ilka green loaning — The flowers of the forest are a' wede awae. lilting, Singing chearfully. Loaning, A broad lane. Wede awae, Weded out. Scorning, Rallying.... | |
 | Henry William Weber - Flodden feilde - 1808 - 452 pages
...land are cauld in the clay. We'll hear nae mair lilting, at the ewes milking; Women and bairns are heartless and wae : Sighing and moaning, on ilka green loaning — The flowers of the forest are a' wede awae. Lilting, Singing chearfully. Loaning, A broad lane. Wede awae, Weded out. Scorning, Rallying.... | |
 | Scottish songs - 1816 - 378 pages
...land, are caukl in the clay. We'll hear nae mair lilting, at the ewe milking; Women and bairns are heartless and wae: Sighing and moaning, on ilka green loaning— The flowers of the forest are a' wede awae. * KATH'HINE OGIE. As walking forth to view the plain, Upon a morning early, While May's... | |
 | Scott - Ballads, Scots - 1821 - 516 pages
...land, are cauld in the clay. We'll hear nae mair lilting, at the ewe milking ; Women and bairns are heartless and wae : Sighing and moaning on ilka green loaning — The flowers of the forest are a' wede awae. The following explanation of provincial terms may be found useful. Lilting — Singing cheerfully.... | |
 | Scottish border - 1821 - 504 pages
...land, are cauld in the clay. We'll hear nae mair lilting, at the ewe milking ; Women and bairns are heartless and wae : Sighing and moaning on ilka green loaning — The flowers of the forest are a' wede awae. The following explanation of provincial terms may be found useful. Lilting — Singing cheerfully.... | |
 | Alexander Dyce - English poetry - 1825 - 472 pages
...land, are cauld in the clay. We'll hear nae mair lilting, at the ewe-milking; Women and bairns are heartless and wae ; Sighing and moaning, on ilka green loaning — The flowers of the forest are a' wede awae. NOTE. — Lilting, singing cheerfully — loaning, broadlane — wede awae, weeded out —... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 756 pages
...prime of our land Are cauld in the clay. Women and bairns arc Heartless and wae; Sighing and moaning In ilka green loaning, The Flowers of the Forest Are a' wede away. This pathetic song requires neither praise nor comment ; its pathos is the pathos of nature, and every... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - Ballads, Scots - 1825 - 378 pages
...lilting At our ewe-milking, Lasses loud lilting Before the dawn of day ; But now they are moaning In ilka green loaning ; The Flowers of the Forest Are a' wede away. At bughts in the morning, Nae blithe lads are scorning ; The lasses are lonely, And dowie and wae ;... | |
 | Alexander Laing - 1828 - 492 pages
...at the ewes milking, " » •' Lasses a lilting before break o' day ; .-. ; • . , But now there is moaning, on ilka green loaning ; '.:'.-! The flowers of the forest are a' wede away. .- ,• -..] .. i. • -• • At bughts in the morning, nae blithe-lads are scorning, ! '. Lasses... | |
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Dool and wae for the order, sent our lads to the Border ! The English, for ance, by guile wan the day ; The Flowers of the Forest, that fought aye the foremost, The prime of our land, are cauld in the clay. We'll hear nae mair lilting at the ewe-milking;... 
