Idyls and Legends of InverburnA. Strahan, 1865 - 206 pàgines |
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Andrew bonnie cheek child chime Clishmaclaver Clootie cold crept cried D.D. Crown 8vo dark Dean of Canterbury Donald DORA GREENWELL dream Edinglass eyes face father fell fire flowers garden gaze gleam gloaming gold golden greenwood tree grew grey Troll hair of gold Hairst hand head heard heart HENRY ALFORD HORACE BUSHNELL Hugh Inverburn Jessie John kirk kiss kiss'd knee knew lassie laugh'd lay asleep light lips LITTLE FAY look look'd Maggie Maggie Bell Maggie's Matthew Matthew Bell Mistress Bell moaning mother night o'er pale pansies pass'd ready reapers rhyme Robin Anderson rose round SARAH TYTLER seem'd shadow shame silence sing Small 8vo smiled snow softly spake Summer Moon sunshine Sutherland sweet tears thee things thou thought THOUSAND thro turn'd twas vex'd walk'd watch'd Weardale weary Widow Mysie wife Willie Willie's wind yellow hair yonder
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Pàgina 160 - I awoke from sleep, I awoke from sleep, Up I rose from my grave so deep, The earth was black, but overhead The stars were yellow, the moon was red ; And I walk'd along all white and thin, And lifted the latch and enter'd in.
Pàgina 164 - And drew the curtains around about ; Then into the dark, dark room I hied Where he lay awake at the woman's side, And though the chamber was black as night, He saw my face, for it was so white ; I gazed in his eyes, and he shriek'd in pain, And I knew he would never sleep again, And back to my grave went silently, And soon my baby was brought to me ; My son and daughter beside me rest, My little baby is on my breast ; Our bed is warm and our grave is deep, But he cannot sleep, he cannot sleep ! THE...
Pàgina 197 - You scarce can hear your own loud voice, it clatters so loud and high ; And far away upon the sea, it floats with thunder-call, The wind, wife, the wind, wife; the wind that did it all!
Pàgina 138 - ... green Gnome became a tall and comely man ! His hands were white, his beard was gold, his eyes were black as sloes, His tunic was of scarlet woof, and silken were his hose ; A pensive light from Faeryland still linger'd on his cheek.
Pàgina 159 - I lie, I thirst and hunger for drink and meat, And mother, mother, to sleep were sweet ! ' I heard the cry, though my grave was deep, And awoke from sleep, and awoke from sleep. I awoke from sleep, I awoke from sleep, Up I rose from my grave so deep ! The earth...
Pàgina 18 - This gray old brow, the feelings dim and warm That soothed the throbbings of this weary heart ! But when I placed my hand on Willie's head, Warm sunshine tingled from the yellow hair Thro...
Pàgina 162 - As I lay asleep, as I lay asleep. With my girl and boy in my grave so deep. As I lay asleep, I awoke in fear, — Awoke, but awoke not my children dear, — And heard a cry so low and weak From a tiny voice that could not speak; I heard the cry of a little one, My bairn that could neither talk nor run, — My little, little one...
Pàgina 136 - Chime, rhyme ! chime, rhyme ! through dales and dells ! Rhyme, ring! chime, sing ! pleasant Sabbath bells ! Chime, sing ! rhyme, ring ! over fields and fells...
Pàgina 9 - ACKWORTH VOCABULARY, or English Spelling Book; with the Meaning attached to each Word. Compiled for the use of Ackworth School. New Edition.
Pàgina 137 - O light-haired lassie, you are bound to marry I** me! He clasped me round the middle small, he kissed me on the cheek, He kissed me once, he kissed me twice, I could not stir or speak; He kissed me twice, he kissed me thrice; but when he kissed again...