| 462 Seiten
...thornies set In his bed at night. Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren't go a hunting, For fear of little men ; Wee folk, good folk Trooping all together Oreen jacket, red cap, And grey cock's feather !" * Little ChUd. Say it again. FLOWER GIFTS. 'Tis a... | |
| 1865 - 838 Seiten
...any man so daring As dig one up in spite, He shall find the thornies set In his bed at night. " Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren't...together ; Green jacket, red cap, And white owl's leather ! " THE LADIES' REPOSITORY. LORELEY; A RHINE LEGEND. " FROM yon rock's topmost height, Where... | |
| 1909 - 844 Seiten
...as in story, they must be mysterious, unknown, free or they are not worth talking about at all. Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren't...fear of little men. Wee folk, good folk, Trooping altogether; Green jacket, red cap, And white owl's feather. I think most of us would give up' many... | |
| William Allingham - 1850 - 320 Seiten
...thornies set In his bed at night. Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren't go a hunting For fear of little men ; Wee folk, good folk, Trooping all together ; Green jacket, red cap, And grey-cock's feather ! GREENWOOD TREE. OUE host has spread beneath our tread A broidered velvet woof,... | |
| Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 Seiten
...spite, He shall find the thornies set Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren't go a hunting For fear of little men ; Wee folk, good folk, Trooping all together ; Green jacket, red cap, And grey-cock's feather ! THE GEBMAN TEACHEB. By Lady DUFFEBIN : extracted from the Drawing Boom Scrap... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - 1854 - 452 Seiten
...displeasure from sin." CHARMS AND FAIRY FAITH. "Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We darn•t go a-hunting For fear of little men. "Wee folk, good...folk, Trooping all together; Green jacket, red cap, Gray cock's feather." — Allingham. IT was from a profound knowledge of human nature that Lord Bacon,... | |
| William Allingham - 1854 - 356 Seiten
...IX. THE FAIRIES. A NURSERY SONG. UP the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren't go a hunting For fear of little men; Wee folk, good folk, Trooping all together; Green jacket, red cap, And grey -cock's feather! THE FAIRIES. Down along the rocky shore Some make their home, They live on crispy... | |
| 1857 - 678 Seiten
...FAIRIES. " A NURSEHT SO.40. " Up the airy mountain, l)own the rushy glen, We daren't jro n hunting For fear of little men ; Wee folk, good folk, Trooping...their home, They live on crispy pancakes Of yellow tide-foam ; Some in the reeds Of the black mountain lake, With frogs for their watch-dogs. All night... | |
| 1857 - 686 Seiten
...thorniue set In his bed at night. " Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren't go a-huuting For fear of little men ; Wee folk, good folk. Trooping...; Green jacket, red cap, And white owl's feather." "LOVELY MARY DONNELLY. " Oh, lovely Mary Donnelly, it's you I love the beet ! If fitly girls were round... | |
| William Allingham - 1860 - 316 Seiten
...Is any man so daring As dig one up in spite, He shall find the thornies set In his bed at night. Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren't...together ; Green jacket, red cap, And white owl's feather ! WILLIAM ALLINCHAM. THE LAST DAY OF AUTUMN. (FROM THE GERMAN.) THE year lies dying in this evening... | |
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