 | Francis James Child - 1861 - 372 Seiten
...Till my three sons come hame to me, i» In earthly flesh and blood." — It fell about the Martimhas, When nights are lang and mirk, The carline wife's...three sons came hame, And their hats were o' the birk. x It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk... | |
 | William Allingham - 1865 - 456 Seiten
...cease, Nor fish be in the flood, Till my three sons come hame to me, In earthly flesh and blood ! ' 5 It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang and mirk, The carline wife's three sons cam' hame, And their hats were o' the birk. 6 It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in any sheugh... | |
 | John S. Roberts - 1868 - 674 Seiten
...hallow days o' yule were come, And the nichts were lang and mirk, When in and cam her ain twa sons, And their hats were o' the birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony shcugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eueugh. " Blaw up the fire, now, maidens... | |
 | Scottish border - 1869 - 624 Seiten
...cease,1 Nor fashes 3 in the flood, Till my three sons come hame to me, In earthly flesh and blood ! " — It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang and mirk, The carline wife's three sons cam hame, And their hats were o' the birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh... | |
 | 1871 - 692 Seiten
...cease,* Nor fishes f in the flood, Till my three sons come hame to me In earthly flesh and blood." It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang...carline wife's three sons came hame, And their hats were of the birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh; But at the gates of Paradise... | |
 | William Ritchie MacFadyen - 1873 - 72 Seiten
...her, A week but barely ane, When word came to the carline wife That her three sons were gane. ****** It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang...birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh, But at tbe gate o' Paradise That birch grew fair eneugh. The mother rejoices : ****** And... | |
 | Sir Daniel Wilson - 1873 - 354 Seiten
...:— ' It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang and mirk, The carline wife's three sons cam hame, And their hats were o' the birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair er.eugh.' And so the three drowned men... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1874 - 764 Seiten
...superstitions. When the Wife's two stalwart sons, whom she sent ' owre the sea' returned to her, ' their hats were o' the birk' :— ' It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair enough.' Then we have the cock-crowing... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1875 - 168 Seiten
...Nor fishes in the flood, ' Till my three sons come hame to me, 15 ' In earthly flesh and blood ! ' It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang and mirk, The carline wife's three sons came home, And their hats were of the birk. 20 It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1876 - 290 Seiten
...never cease, Nor fashes in the flood, Till my three sons come hame to me, In earthly flesh and blood." It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang...three sons came hame, And their hats were o' the birk. But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh. ***** " Blow up the fire, my maidens ! Bring... | |
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Blow up the fire, my maidens! Bring water from the well! For a' my house shall feast this night, Since my three sons are well. 
