 | Robert Jamieson - 1806 - 434 Seiten
...round about, And thrice she blew on a grass-green horn ; And she sware by the moon and the stars aboon, That she'd gar me rue the day I was born. Then out...an ugly worm, * And gar'd me toddle about the tree ; And ay, on ilka Saturday's night, My sister Maisry came to me, Wi' silver bason, and silver kemb,... | |
 | 1807 - 748 Seiten
...round and, round ; She's muttcr'd fie words that my ftrength it fail'«!« And I fell down fenfelefs on the ground. She's turn'd me into an ugly worm,* And gard me toddle about the tree; And ay, on i'lka Saturday's night, My lifter Maifry came to me. " Wi' filver bafon, and filver kemb,... | |
 | 1807 - 746 Seiten
...times round and round ; She's mutter'd fie words that my ftrength it fail'd, And I fell down fend-lefs on the ground. She's turn'd me into an ugly worm,* And gard me toddle about the tree; And ay, on i'lka Saturday's night, My fifter Maifry came to me. " Wi' fJver bafon, and filvcr kcmb,... | |
 | Francis James Child - 1857 - 496 Seiten
...about, And thrice she blew on a grass-green horn; ao And she sware by the moon and the stars aboon, That she'd gar me rue the day I was born. Then out...She's mutter'd sic words, that my strength it fail'd, M And I fell down senseless on the ground. She's turn'd me into an ugly worm, And gar'd me toddle about... | |
 | Francis James Child - 1857 - 512 Seiten
...about, And thrice she blew on a grass-green horn; so And she sware by the moon and the stars aboon, That she'd gar me rue the day I was born. Then out...She's mutter'd sic words, that my strength it fail'd, 35 And I fell down senseless on the ground. And ay, on ilka Saturday's night, My sister Maisry came... | |
 | William Edmondstoune Aytoun - 1858 - 430 Seiten
...was born. Then out has she ta'en a silver wand, And she's turn'd her three times round and round1 : She's mutter'd sic words, that my strength it fail'd, And I fell doun senseless on the ground. She's turned me into an ugly worm, And gar'd me toddle about the tree... | |
 | William Edmondstoune Aytoun - 1859 - 420 Seiten
...about, And thrice she blew on a grass-green horn ; And she sware by the moon, and the stars aboon, That she'd gar me rue the day I was born. Then out has she ta'en a silver wand, And she's turn'd her three times round and round ; She's mutter'd sic words, that my strength it fail'd, And... | |
 | Francis James Child - 1860 - 374 Seiten
...about, And thrice she blew on a grass-green horn; w And she sware by the moon and the stars aboon, That she'd gar me rue the day I was born. Then out...She's mutter'd sic words, that my strength it fail'd, M And I fell down senseless on the ground. And ay, on ilka Saturday's night, My sister Maisry came... | |
 | Francis James Child - 1864 - 364 Seiten
...turned her three times round and round ; She's mutter'd sic words, that my strength it fail'd, 3« And I fell down senseless on the ground. She's turn'd...into an ugly worm, And gar'd me toddle about the tree ; And ay, on ilka Saturday's night, My sister Maisry came to me, « Wi' silver bason, and silver kemb,... | |
 | William Allingham - 1865 - 456 Seiten
...grass-green horn ; And she sware by the moon and the stars aboon That she'd gar me rue the day I was born. 9 Then out has she ta'en a silver wand, And she's turned...mutter'd sic words that my strength it fail'd, And I fell doun senseless on the ground. 'sark,' shirt. 10 She turned me into an ugly worm, And garM me twine... | |
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Awa, awa, ye ugly witch ! Haud far awa, and lat me be ; For I wadna ance kiss your ugly mouth For a' the gifts that ye cou'd gie." She's turned her richt and round about, And thrice she blew on a grass-green horn ; And she sware by the moon and the stars... 
