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... green sward was their bed of love , And the green leaves their canopie . But the love of the virgin heart is shy , And hangs between hope and fear ; It is fed by the light of a lover's eye , And it trusts thro ' the willing ear . * See ...
... green sward was their bed of love , And the green leaves their canopie . But the love of the virgin heart is shy , And hangs between hope and fear ; It is fed by the light of a lover's eye , And it trusts thro ' the willing ear . * See ...
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Historical Traditionary and Imaginative John Mackay Wilson. And oh ! for youth's bonnie green summer again , Summer again , summer again , And oh ! for youth's bonnie green summer again . " There was joy at our marriage — a dance on the ...
Historical Traditionary and Imaginative John Mackay Wilson. And oh ! for youth's bonnie green summer again , Summer again , summer again , And oh ! for youth's bonnie green summer again . " There was joy at our marriage — a dance on the ...
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... green my love lies slain , As he cam ' frae Rumbollow Fair ; His bodie lies deep amang rushes green , Where corbies pike at his bonnie blue een , And taeds sleep in his hair , And taeds sleep in his hair . Balow ! " The grey owl sits on ...
... green my love lies slain , As he cam ' frae Rumbollow Fair ; His bodie lies deep amang rushes green , Where corbies pike at his bonnie blue een , And taeds sleep in his hair , And taeds sleep in his hair . Balow ! " The grey owl sits on ...
Contents
THE LAWYERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 5 |
THE ORPHAN John Mackay Wilson | 36 |
THE BURGHERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 44 |
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