 O' my sweet Highland Mary. How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk, How rich the hawthorn's blossom, As underneath their fragrant shade I clasp'd her to my bosom ! The golden hours on angel wings Flew o'er me and my dearie ; For dear to me as light and...  The Rhode-Island Literary Repository - Page 114edited by - 1814Full view - About this book
 | Printers - 1844 - 328 pages
...my dear Highland Mary. How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk, How rich th» hawthorn's blossom, Al underneath their fragrant shade, I clasp'd her to my bosom ; The golden hours on angel's wings, Fie v o'er me, and my dearie ; For dear to me as lialit an<l life, Was my sweet Highland... | |
 | Pierre Lebrocquy - Dutch language - 1845 - 552 pages
...larmes aux yeux. Mais que veux-tu 1 une jeune fillette qui quitte à peine les genoux de sa mère ! How sweetly bloom'd the gay, green BIRK , How rich...hawthorn's blossom, As underneath their fragrant shade I clasped her to my bosom ! Hoe zoel bloeide de lustige, groene berk, Hoe ryk de haegdoorns bloesem ,... | |
 | 1845 - 440 pages
...hirk, How rich the hawthorn's hlossom ; As underneath her fragrant shade, I clasp'd her to my hosom ! The golden hours, on angel wings, Flew o'er me and my dearie ; For dear to me as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' mony a vow, and lock'd emhrace,... | |
 | 1846 - 374 pages
...any, and he would have it linger in its voluptuous maturity longer there too, than anywhere else ! " How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk, How rich the...I clasp'd her to my bosom ! " The golden hours, on angel-wings, Flew o'er me and my dearie ; For dear to me as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary... | |
 | Ballads, American - 1846 - 166 pages
...Highland Mary. How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk, How rich tho hawthorn's blossom; As underneath" her fragrant shade I clasp'd her to my bosom ! " The golden hours on angel wings, Flew o'er me and my dearie ; For dear to me ns light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' mony a vow and locli'd embrace,... | |
 | percy b. st. john - 1846 - 436 pages
...the gay green birk I How rich the hawthorus blossom ! As underneath their fragrant shade, I ciasped her to my bosom. The golden hours on angel wings Flew o'er me and my dearie ; For dear to me as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. " WI' many a vow and lock'd embrace,... | |
 | Songs, English - 1847 - 906 pages
...longest tarry ; For there I took the last farewell, O' my sweet Highland Mary. How sweetly bloomed the gay green birk, How rich the hawthorn's blossom, As underneath their fragrant shade, I clasped her to my bosom ! The golden hours on angel's wings, Flew o'er me and my dearie ; For dear... | |
 | British empire - 1847 - 856 pages
...gained more renown than the boldest scenery and the most martial deeds could have attached to it : " How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk, How rich the hawthorn's blossom, As, underneath the fragrant shade, I clasped her to my bosom ! The angel-hours, on golden wings, Flew o'er me and... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1847 - 704 pages
...How rich the hawthorn's blossom I As underneath their (Vagrant shade, 1 clasp'd her to my ijosorn! The golden hours, on angel wings, Flew o'er me and my dearie ; For dear to me, as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' monie a vow and lock'd embrace,... | |
 | Robert Burns - English poetry - 1849 - 906 pages
...there I took the last fareweel O* my tweet Highland Alary. How sweetly bloomM the gay green birk i How rich the hawthorn's blossom ! As, underneath their...hours, on angel wings, Flew o'er me and my dearie ; For dear to me, as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi1 monte a vow and lock'd embrace,... | |
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