 Wi' the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we'll come to harm." They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the...  The Book of British Ballads - Page 34edited by - 1844 - 152 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 478 pages
...gang to sea, master, " I fear we'll come to harm." They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind...sea. The ankers brak, and the topmasts lap, * It was sik a deadly storm ; And the waves came o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. " O where... | |
 | John Finlay - Ballads, Scots - 1808 - 234 pages
...a league, A league but barely three, Whan the lift* grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly-f- grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, { It was sic a deadly storm, And the waves cam' o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. a O whare will I get a gude sailor " To tak... | |
 | Walter Scott - Ballads, Scots - 1821 - 534 pages
...gang to sea, master, " I fear well come to harm." They hadna sail'da league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind...topmasts lap,* It was sic a deadly storm ; And the waves cam o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. " O where will I get a gude sailor, " To take... | |
 | Scottish border - 1821 - 718 pages
...gang to sea, master, " I fear we'll come to harm." They hadna sail'da league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind...topmasts lap,* It was sic a deadly storm ; And the waves cam o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. " O where will I get a gude sailor, " To take... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1821 - 532 pages
...Gane—Suffice. f Half-fou—l\\e eighth part of a peck. They hadna sail'da league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind...topmasts lap,* It was sic a deadly storm ; And the waves cam o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. " O where will I get a gude sailor, " To take... | |
 | Peter Buchan - Ballads, English - 1825 - 228 pages
...will come to harm. They hadna sai'ed a league, a league, 05 The ankers brak, and the top-masts Jap, It was sic a deadly storm, And the waves came o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. O whare will I get a sailor gude, To take my helm in hand, ^ Till I get up to the tall top-mast, To see... | |
 | William Motherwell - Ballads - 1827 - 566 pages
...gang to sea, master, I fear we'll come to harm." They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind...o'er the 'broken ship Till a' her sides were torn. 13 " O where will I get a gude sailor To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall topmast To... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Ballads, Scots - 1829 - 430 pages
...your face this nicht, The land I will never see !" They had na sail'da league, a league, A league, but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea. * A half-peck. The anchors brak, and the tap-masts lap, It was sic a deidly storm ; And the waves cam... | |
 | Ballads, Scots - 1829 - 432 pages
...anchors brak, and the tap-masts lap, It was sic a deidly storm ; And the waves cam ower the staggering; ship, Till a' her sides were torn. " O where will I get a gude sailor To tak my helm in hand, Till I get to the tall tap-mast, To see if I can spy land ?" " O here am I, a... | |
 | Walter Scott - English literature - 1833 - 1104 pages
...gang to sea, master, I fear we'll come to harm. "II They hadna sail'da league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind...the sea. The ankers brak, and the topmasts lap, IT It was sic a deadly storm ; And the waves cam o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. "... | |
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