 | Scottish songs - 1852 - 356 pages
...and love 's the reward of the brave, And I maun deserve it before I can crave. Then glory, my Jeanie, maun plead my excuse ; Since honour commands me, how can I refuse 1 Without it, I ne'er can have merit for thee ; And losing thy favour, I'd better not be. I gae then,... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - American poetry - 1859 - 838 pages
...my heart is sair pained; By ease that's inglorious no fame can be gained; And beauty and love 's the reward of the brave, And I must deserve it before...Then glory, my Jeany, maun plead my excuse; Since honor commands me, how can I refuse ? Without it I ne'er can have merit for thee, And without thy favor... | |
 | George Gilfillan - English poetry - 1860 - 362 pages
...gained; And beauty and love's the reward of the brave, And I must deserve it before I can crave. 3 Then glory, my Jeany, maun plead my excuse; Since honour commands me, how can 1 refuse? Without it I ne'er can have merit for thee, And without thy favour I 'd better not be. I... | |
 | George Gilfillan - English poetry - 1860 - 360 pages
...heart is sair pained ; By ease that's inglorious no fame can be gained; And beauty and love 's the reward of the brave, And I must deserve it before I can crave. 3 Then glory, my Jeany, maun plead my excuse ; Since honour commands me, how can 1 refuse? Without... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 pages
...heart is sair pained ; By ease that's inglorious no fame can be gained ; And beauty and love's the reward of the brave, And I must deserve it before I can crave. Then glory, my Jeanie, maun plead my excuse ; Since honour commands me, how can I refuse ? Without it I ne'er can... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...is «air ]eineii ; By ease that 's inglorious no fame can be gaine«! ; And beauty and love 's the reward of the brave, And I must deserve it before...Then glory, my Jeany, maun plead my excuse ; Since honor commands me, how can I refuse ? Without it I ne'er can have merit for thee, Ami without thy favor... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - Ballads, English - 1871 - 268 pages
...inglorious, no fame can be gain'd. And beauty and love's the reward of the brave, And I muft deferve it before I can crave. Then glory, my Jeany, maun plead my excufe, Since honour commands me, how can I refufe ? Without it I ne'er can have merit for thee, And... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1873 - 906 pages
...ease that 's inglorious no fame can lie gained ; And beauty and love 's the reward of the brave, And 1 must deserve it before I can crave. Then glory, my Jeany, maun plead my excuse ; Since honor commands me, how can 1 refuse ? Without it I ne'er can have merit for thee, And without thy favor... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1875 - 560 pages
...inglorious no fame can be gained : And beauty and love 's the reward of the brave ; And I ii :.. 1 1 11 deserve it before I can crave. Then glory, my Jeany, maun plead my excuse ; Since honor commands me, how can I refuse? Without it I ne'er can have merit for tliee, And losing thy favor... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - English poetry - 1875 - 622 pages
...my heart is sair pain'd ; By ease that's inglorious no fame can be gain'd; And beauty and love's the reward of the brave. And I must deserve it before I can crave. 1 The Lut of Palie'« Mill, the Yellow haiiM Iwiildie, Farewell to Lochater, aiul some othera, muet... | |
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Though loudest of thunder on louder waves roar, That's naething like leaving my love on the shore. To leave thee behind... 
