 Ye'll ne'er get back to your ain countrie." 0 they rade on, and farther on, And they waded through rivers aboon the knee, And they saw neither sun nor moon, But they heard the roaring of the sea. It was mirk mirk night, and there was nae stern light,...  The Works of Walter Scott, Esq - Page 160by Walter Scott - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1857 - 444 pages
...get back to your aiu countrie." O they rade on and farther on, And they waded through rivers aboon the knee, And they saw neither sun nor moon, But they...to the knee; For a' the blude that's shed on earth Kins through the springs o' that countrie. Syne they came on to a garden green, . And she pu'd an apple... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1857 - 332 pages
...on, and farther on, And they waded through rivers aboon the knee, And they saw neither sun nor moon, It was mirk mirk night, and there was nae stern light,...to the knee ; For a' the blude that's shed on earth Kins through the springs o' that countrie. Syne they came on to a garden green, And she pu'd an apple... | |
 | Francis James Child - Ballads, English - 1857 - 512 pages
...on, and farther on, [knee, And they waded through rivers aboon the And they saw neither sun nor moon, It was mirk mirk night, and there was nae stern light,...to the knee; For a' the blude that's shed on earth Bins through the springs o' that countrie. Syne they came on to a garden green, K And she pu'd an apple... | |
 | Francis James Child - Ballads, English - 1857 - 496 pages
...your ain countrie." O they rade on, and farther on, [knee, And they waded through rivers aboon the And they saw neither sun nor moon, But they heard the roaring of the sea. so It was mirk mirk night, and there was nae S stern light, And they waded through red" blude to the... | |
 | John Leyden, Walter Scott - Poetry - 1858 - 452 pages
...lined the marble wall, And spirits cursed stalk'd dimly through the hall: " It was mirk mirk night, there was nae stern light. And they waded through...that's shed on earth Rins through the springs o' that couutrie. " Thomas the Rhymtr.] * The beautiful and romantic history of the caliph Vathek, though it... | |
 | John Leyden, Walter Scott - Poetry - 1858 - 456 pages
...lined the marble wall, And spirits cursed stalk'd dimly through the hall : " It was mirk mirk night, there was nae stern light. And they waded through...to the knee ; For a' the blude that's shed on earth Bins through the springs o' that countrie." Thomas the Rhymer.] * The beautiful and romantic history... | |
 | 1858 - 572 pages
...the moon, But they heard the roaring of a sea. "It was mirk, mirk night, there was nae sternlight, And they waded through red blude to the knee; For a' the blude that's shed on the earth, Rins thro' the springs o' that countrie." 1858.]; Sunshine and Shade. [NOVEMBER which it... | |
 | William Edmondstoune Aytoun - Ballads, English - 1858 - 394 pages
...nor the moon, But they heard the roaring of a sea. It was mirk mirk night, there was nae stern-light, And they waded through red blude to the knee ; For a' the blude that's shed on the earth, Bins through the springs o' that countrie. Syne they came to a garden green, And she pu'd... | |
 | Maitland club, Glasgow - Scotland - 1858 - 282 pages
...parallel occurs in Sir Walter Scott's curious description of Thomas the Rhymer's journey into Elfland — It was mirk, mirk night, and there was nae stern light, And they waded through rod blude to the knee ; For a' the blude that's shed on earth Kins through the springs o' that countrie.... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1889 - 678 pages
...get back to your ain countrie.' 0 they rade on, and farther on, And they waded through rivers aboon the knee, And they saw neither sun nor moon, But they...to the knee ; For a' the blude that's shed on earth Kins throngh the springs o' that countrie. You will hardly find anything more weird in the whole range... | |
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