 | Walter Scott - 1842 - 746 Seiten
...Can sing as I can say ; 'Could flee awny to my mother's bower. And tell to fetch Johnie away ?"— * The starling flew to his mother's window stane, It whistled and it sang: And aye the ower word o the lune Was — " Johnie tarries lang '.'' They made a rod o' the hazel bush, Another o' the slae-thorn... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1844 - 178 Seiten
...bird, Can sing as I can say ? — Could flee away to my mother's bower, And tell to fetch Johnie away V The starling flew to his mother's window stane, It...the ower word o' the tune Was — ' Johnie tarries long !' They made a rod o' the hazel bush, Another of the slae-thorn tree, And mony, mony were the... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1853 - 464 Seiten
...say ? — Could flee away to my mother's bower, And tell to fetch Johnie away ? ' lj 8ibK.sl de 227 \ The starling flew to his mother's window stane, '...ower word o' the tune Was — ' Johnie tarries lang ! ' i They made a rod o' the hazel bush, Another o' the slae-thorn tree, And mony, mony were the men... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1856 - 576 Seiten
...Can sing as I can say ? — Could flee away to my mother's bower, And tell to fetch Johnie away ?" 75 The starling flew to his mother's window stane, It whistled and it sang ; And aye the owcr word o' the tune Was — " Johnie tarries lang !" 80 They made a rod o' the hazel bush, Another... | |
 | Francis James Child - 1859 - 312 Seiten
...bird Can sing as I can say, Could flee away to my mother's bower, 7j And tell to fetch Johnie away ? " The starling flew to his mother's window stane, It...ower word o' the tune Was — " Johnie tarries lang ! " w They made a rod o' the hazel bush, Another o' the slae-thorn tree, And rnony mony were the men... | |
 | William Edmondstoune Aytoun - 1858 - 394 Seiten
...starling flew to his mother's window-stane ; It whistled and it sang ; And aye the owerword o' its tune Was, " Johnie tarries lang ! " They made a rod...At fetching our Johnie. Then out and spak his auld mither, And fast her tears did fa' : " Ye wadna be warned, my son Johnie, Frae the hunting to bide... | |
 | Francis James Child - 1858 - 318 Seiten
...Can sing as I can say, • Could flee away to my mother's bower, ts And tell to fetch Johnie away ? " The starling flew to his mother's window stane, It...ower word o' the tune Was — " Johnie tarries lang ! " »i They made a rod o' the hazel bush, Another o' the slae-thorn tree, And mony mony were the men... | |
 | Francis James Child - 1860 - 306 Seiten
...Can sing as I can say, Could flee away to my mother's bower, r« And tell to fetch Johnie away ? " The starling flew to his mother's window stane, It...ower word o' the tune Was — " Johnie tarries lang ! " so They made a rod o* the hazel bush, Another o' the slae-thorn tree, And mony moiiy were the men... | |
 | Francis James Child - 1864 - 308 Seiten
...bird Can sing as I can say, Could flee away to my mother's bower, n And tell to fetch Johnie away ? " The starling flew to his mother's window stane, It...o' the slae-thorn tree, And mony mony were the men Then out and spake his auld mother. And fast her tears did fa' — " Ye wad nae be warn'd, my son Johnie,... | |
 | William Motherwell - 1864 - 380 Seiten
...my mother's bower, And tell to fetch Johnnie away?"* The starling flew to his mother's window-stane, It whistled and it sang ; And aye the ower word o' the tune Was — " Johnnie tarries lang ! " They made a rod o' the hazel bush, Another o' the slae-thorn tree, And... | |
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The starling flew to his mother's window stane, It whistled and it sang ; And aye the ower word o' the tune Was — " Johnie tarries lang ! 
