 My heart it said nay, I look'd for Jamie back, But the wind it blew high, and the ship it was a wrack; The ship it was a wrack, why didna Jenny die, And why do I live to say, waes me ? My father argued sair, tho' my mither didna speak, She look'd in my...  The Merchant's Daughter - Seite 52von Ellen Pickering - 1836Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Goldfinch - 1782 - 318 Seiten
...Jenny die, And why do I live to cry, Waes me. Auld Robin argu'd fair, tho' my mither didna' fpeak, She look'd in my face till my heart was like to break, So they gied him my hand, tho' my heart was in the fea, And Auld Robin Gray is guidman to me. I hadna... | |
 | 1782 - 348 Seiten
...Jemmy die ? And why do I live to fay waes me ? Auld Robin argued fair, tho' my miiher didna fpeak, She look'd in my face till my heart was like to break, So they gi'ed him my hand, tho' my heart was in the fea, And auld Robin Grey is gudeman to me. I hadna... | |
 | 1794 - 470 Seiten
...Jamie dee ? And why do I live to fay, wa's me ? My father argu'd fair, tho' my mother did na fpeak, She look'd in my face till my heart was like to break ; So they gid him my hand, tho' my heart was at fea, And Auld Robin Gray is a gude man to me. I had na been... | |
 | Robert Hartley Cromek - 1810 - 286 Seiten
...Jenny die, And why do I live to say, waes me ? My father argued sair, tho' my mither didna speak, She look'd in my face till my heart was like to break ; So they gi'ed him my hand, tho' my heart was in the sea, And auld Robin Gray is gudeman to me. I hadna... | |
 | Scottish songs - 1816 - 378 Seiten
...The ship it was a wreck; why didna Jenny die? Auld Robin argued sair: tho' my mither didna speak, She look'd in my face till my heart was like to break: So they gied him my hand, tho' my heart was in the sea: Now auld Robin Gray is a gudeman to me. I hadna... | |
 | 1829 - 1008 Seiten
...Auld Robin Gray came courtin' to me. " My faither urged me sair, my mitber didna speak, But she looked in my face till my heart was like to break ; So I gied him my hand, though my heart was at the sea, And Auld Robin Cray is gudeman to me." Here there... | |
 | Nice distinctions - 1820 - 354 Seiten
...in the words of a melody of the country of bards, * * * * My mother did not speak, . But she looked in my face till my heart was like to break ; So I gave him my hand, * * • * But here terminates the analogy between the love-lorn Jenny and me ; for... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1823 - 586 Seiten
...for genuine poetical beauty and pathos. My father urg'd me sair, my mither di' ни ' speak, But she look'd in my face till my heart was like to break; So I gave him my hand, tho' my heart was far at sea ; But Auld Uobin Gray is a guid manto me. Your"s,&c.... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 756 Seiten
...die ? And why do I live to say Wae is me ? My father urged me sair; though my mither didna speak, She look'd in my face till my heart was like to break ; So I gied him my hand, though my heart was in I hadna been a wife a week but only four, When sitting sae... | |
 | 1833 - 502 Seiten
...of the song of Old Robin Gray. (Sings.) " My father argued fair; and my mother did na speak, But she look'd in my face till my heart was like to break; So I gaed him my hand, but my heart was i' the sea, And auld llobin Gray was a gudeman to me." ter and for... | |
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