 And see not ye that bonny road, That winds about the fernie brae? That is the road to fair Elfland, Where thou and I this night maun gae. " But, Thomas, ye maun hold your tongue, Whatever ye may hear or see ; For, if you speak word in Elflyn land, Ye'll...  The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott - Page 177by Walter Scott - 1842 - 699 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Clark Ridpath - Literature - 1898 - 546 pages
...Though some call it the road to heaven. "And see ye not that bonnie road That winds around the ferny brae ? That is the road to fair Elf-land, Where thou...Whatever ye may hear or see : For if you speak word in Elfin-land Ye'll ne'er get back to your ain countrie." -From a Manuserift given by a lady to Sir Waller... | |
 | William Bayne - Authors, English - 1898 - 168 pages
...gleam out entrancingly in his story. ' And see not ye that bonnie road That winds about the fernie brae ? That is the road to fair Elfland, Where thou and I this night maun gae.' The martial ardour of Barbour cannot reasonably delay over anything of a subordinate character, and... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - Ballads, Scots - 1900 - 604 pages
...call it the road to heaven. ' And see not ye that bonny road, That winds about the fernie brae ? 50 That is the road to fair Elfland, Where thou and I...hear or see ; For, if you speak word in Elflyn land, Ye '11 ne'er get back to your ain countrie.' 0 they rade on, and farther on, And they waded through... | |
 | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - English poetry - 1901 - 1190 pages
...call it the Road to Heaven, leven] lawn. 'And see ye not yon bonny road That winds about the fernie brae ? That is the Road to fair Elfland, Where thou and I this night maun gae. ' But, Thomas, ye sall haud your tongue,, Whatever ye may hear or see; For speak ye word in Elflyn-land, Ye'll ne'er... | |
 | Walter Scott - Ballads, English - 1902 - 450 pages
...some call it the road to Heaven. XIII " And see not ye that bonny road, That winds about the fernie brae ? That is the road to fair Elfland, Where thou and I this night maun gae. XIV ' But, Thomas, ye maun hold your tongue, Whatever ye may hear or see ; For, if you speak word in... | |
 | Walter Scott - Ballads, English - 1902 - 442 pages
...about the fernie brae ? That is the road to fair ELtiand. Where thou and I this night maun gae. xrv For, if you speak word in Elflyn land, Yell ne'er get back to your ain countrie.' xv 0 they rade on, and farther on, And they waded through rivers aboon the knee, And they... | |
 | Thomas Marc Parrott, Augustus White Long - English poetry - 1902 - 432 pages
...not that bonny road, Which winds about the fernie brae ? That is the road to fair Elfland, Where you and I this night maun gae. ' But Thomas, ye maun hold your tongue, 65 Whatever ye may hear or see, For gin ae word you should chance to speak, You will ne'er get back... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - Literature - 1903 - 532 pages
...Though some call it the road to heaven. "And see ye not that bonnie road That winds around the ferny brae ? That is the road to fair Elf-land, Where thou...Whatever ye may hear or see : For if you speak word in Elfin-land Ye'll ne'er get back to your ain countrie." -From a Manuscript given by a lady to Sir Walter... | |
 | Arthur Grant - Great Britain - 1903 - 300 pages
...himself to so rash a vow, but Thomas was firm, and so he mounts behind her on her ' dapple grey ' — ' " But Thomas ye maun hold your tongue, Whatever ye may hear or see ; For, if you speak a word in Elflyn land, Ye'll ne'er get back to your ain countrie." ' O they rade on, and farther on,... | |
 | American poetry - 1923 - 748 pages
...ye that bonny road, Which winds about the fernie brae? That is the road to fair Elfland, Where you and I this night maun gae. "But Thomas, ye maun hold your tongue, Whatever you may hear or see, For gin ae word you should chance to speak, You will neer get back to your ain... | |
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