| Francis Turner Palgrave - 1877 - 326 Seiten
...cease, ' Nor fishes 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 came home, And their hats were of the birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh ; But... | |
| 1877 - 796 Seiten
...were come, And nights were lang and mirk, That wife's twa sons came hame again, And their hats were of the birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch Nor yet in any sheugh, But by the gates of Paradise That birk grew fair eneugh. Then great is the mother's joy, and having feasted... | |
| John Veitch - 1878 - 636 Seiten
...flood, Till my three sons come hame to me, In earthly flesh and blood.' It fell about the Martinmass, When nights are lang and mirk, The carline wife's...birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh ; But at the gates of Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh. ' Blow up the fire, my maidens... | |
| Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 634 Seiten
...cease, Nor fishes1 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...birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh2; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh. * * * * * ' Blow up the fire,... | |
| Francis James Child - 1880 - 774 Seiten
...cease, Nor fishes' in the flood, Till my three sons come haiue to me, In eartlfly flesh and blood." — It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang...birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh. * Blow up the fire, my maidens... | |
| Walter Scott - 1880 - 376 Seiten
...cease,1 Nor fishes * in the flood, Till my three sons come hame to me, In earthly flesh and blood 1 " — It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang...birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh.1 1 The sense of this verse is... | |
| Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 628 Seiten
...cease, Nor fishes1 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...birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh2 ; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh. ***** ' Blow up the fire, my... | |
| Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 632 Seiten
...cease, Nor fishes 1 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...birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh2; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh. ***** ' Blow up the fire, my... | |
| Thomas Humphry Ward - 1903 - 624 Seiten
...cease, Nor fishes1 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 their hats were o' the birk. It neither grew in syke2 nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh"; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh.... | |
| Mowbray Walter Morris - 1882 - 424 Seiten
...cease, ' Nor fish be in the flood, ' Till my three sons come home to me, ' 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 o' the birk. It neither grew in dyke nor ditch, Nor yet in any sheugh ; But... | |
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