 | English poets - 1862 - 626 pages
...wife a week but only four, When, mournfu' as I sat on the stane at my door, I saw my Jamie's ghaist, for I couldna think it he Till he said, "I'm come hame, love, to marry thee!" Oh, sair sair did we greet, and mickle say of a', 1 gied him ae kiss, and bade... | |
 | 1863 - 980 pages
...he was gudeman to me. I hadna been a wife a week but only four, When mournfu' as I sat on the stane at the door, I saw my Jamie's wraith, for I couldna think it he — Till he said, I 'm come hame to marry thee. 0 sair, sair did we greet, and muckle did we say ; We took but ae kiss,... | |
 | Frances Martin - 1866 - 506 pages
...he was gudeman to me. I hadna been a wife a week but only four, When mournfu' as I sat on the stane at the door, I saw my Jamie's wraith, for I couldna...Till he said, ' I'm come hame to marry thee.' 0 sair did we greet, and muckle did we say ; We took but ae kiss, and I bad him gang away. 1 wish that I were... | |
 | Mary Anne Marzials - 1867 - 332 pages
...gudeman to me. I hadna been his wife but weeks only four, When, mournfu' as I sat on the stane at my door, I saw my Jamie's wraith, for I couldna think it he, Till he said, "Jeanie, I'm come hame to marry thee!" I wish that I were dead; but I'm no like to dee. 0, why was... | |
 | Mary Anne Marzials - 1867 - 332 pages
...gudeman to me. I hadna been his wife but weeks only four, When, mournfu' as I sat on the stane at my door, I saw my Jamie's wraith, for I couldna think it he, Till he said, "Jeanie, I'm come hame to marry thee!" Sair, sair did we greet, and mickle did we say ; We tak but... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 pages
...was gudeman to me. I hadna been a wife a week but only four, 25 When mournfu' as I sat on the stane at the door, I saw my Jamie's wraith, for I couldna...he — Till he said, I'm come hame to marry thee. O 0 sair, sair did we greet, and muckle did we say; We took but ae kiss, and I bad him gang away :... | |
 | Edward Clarke Lowe - 1868 - 186 pages
...he was gudeman to me. I hadna been a' wife a week but only four, When mournfu' as I sat an the stone at the door, I saw my Jamie's wraith, for I couldna think it he — Till he said, I'm came hame to marry thee. O sair, sair did we greet, muckle did we say ; We took but ae kiss, and 1... | |
 | 1869 - 312 pages
...Gray is gudeman to me. I hadna been a wife a week but only four, When mournfu' as I sat on the stane at the door, I saw my Jamie's wraith, for I couldna think it he, Till he said, I 'm come back for to marry thee. Oh sair did we greet, and muckle did we say, We took but ae kiss,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1870 - 652 pages
...Robin Gray is guidman to me. I hadna been a wife a week but only four, When, sitting sae mournfully at the door, I saw my Jamie's wraith, for I couldna think it he, "Till he said, " I 'm come back for to marry thee." O, sair did we greet, and mickle did we say, We took but ae kiss,... | |
 | David Herd, Sidney Gilpin - 1870 - 324 pages
...my JEMMY'S wreath, for I coudna think it he, 'Till he faid, I'm come back for to marry thee. 0 fair did we greet, and muckle did we say ; We took but ae kifs, and we tore ourfelves away ; I wifh I were dead ! but I'm no like to die, And why do I live to... | |
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