 I dwall amang the caller springs That weet the Land o' Cakes, And aften tune my canty strings At bridals and late-wakes: They ca' me Mirth; I ne'er was kend To grumble or look sour, But blyth wad be a lift to lend, Gif ye wad sey my pow'r An  Strains of the Mountain Muse - Seite 11von Joseph Train - 1814 - 228 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Robert Fergusson - 1773 - 344 Seiten
...caller springs That weet the Land o' Cakes, And aften tune my canty strings At bridals and late-wakes ; They ca' me Mirth ; I ne'er was ken'd To grumble or look sour, But blyth wad be a lift to lend, Gif ye wad sey my power An' pith this day." Of course, we are referring... | |
 | Robert Fergusson - 1800 - 250 Seiten
...springs " That weet the Land o' Cakes, " And aften tune my canty strings " At bridals and late-wakes. " They ca' me MIRTH; I ne'er was kend " To grumble or look sour, " But blythe wad be a lift to lend, " Gin ye wad sey my pow'r " An' pith this day." A bargain be't, and, by my fegs, Gif ye will be my... | |
 | Robert Fergusson - 1807 - 378 Seiten
...the cauler springs " That weet the Land o' Cakes, " And aften tune my canty strings " At bridals and late- wakes. " They ca' me MIRTH : — I ne'er was kend " To grumble or look sour ; " But blithe wad be a lift to lend, " Gif ye wad sey my power, And pith, this day." A bargain be't ; and... | |
 | Robert Fergusson - 1807 - 378 Seiten
...springs " That weet the Land o' Cakes, " And aften tune my canty strings " At bridals and late-wakes. " They ca' me MIRTH : — I ne'er was kend " To grumble or look sour ; " But blithe wad be a lift to lend, " Gif ye wad sey my power, And pith, this day." A bargain be't ; and... | |
 | Robert Fergusson - 1812 - 274 Seiten
...springs " That weet the Land o' Cakes, " And aften tune my canty strings " At bridals and late-wakes. " They ca' me MIRTH : — I ne'er was kend " To grumble or look sour ; " But blithe wad be a lift to lend, " Gif ye wad sey my power, And pith, this day." LEITH RACES. **^.** A... | |
 | Robert Fergusson - 1821 - 278 Seiten
...cauler springs That weet the Land o' Cakes, An' aften tune my canty strings At bridals an' late-wakes. They ca' me MIRTH ; — I ne'er was kend To grumble or look sour ; But blithe wad be a lift to lend, If ye wad sey my power An' pith this day." A bargain be't ; an' by my... | |
 | Robert Fergusson, James Gray - 1821 - 292 Seiten
...cauler springs That weet the Land o' Cakes, An' aften tune my canty strings At bridals an' late-wakes. They ca' me MIRTH ; — I ne'er was kend To grumble or look sour ; But blithe wad be a lift to lend, If ye wad sey my power An' pith this day." A bargain be't ; an' by my... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1840 - 368 Seiten
...caller springs, That weet the Land o' Cakes, And aften tune my canty strings, At Bridals and late-wakes. They ca' me Mirth — I ne'er was kend To grumble or look sour, But blithe wad be a lift to lend, Gin ye wad sey my power * And pith this day." III. The twa appear'd like... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1841 - 384 Seiten
...amang the cauler springs That weet the Land o' Cakes, And aften tune my cantie strings At bridals and late wakes : They ca' me Mirth, I ne'er was ken'd...or look sour ; But blythe wad be a lift to lend Gif ye wad sey my power." The Fun of Burns goes farther than the Mirth of Ferguson : not content with desiring... | |
 | Robert Fergusson, Alexander Balloch Grosart - 1851 - 480 Seiten
...springs " That weet the Land o' Cakes, " And aften tune my canty strings " At bridals and late-wakes : " They ca' me Mirth ; I ne'er was kend " " To grumble or look sour, " But blyth wad be a lift to lend, " Gif ye wad sey my pow'r " An' pith this day." A bargain be't, and, by... | |
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