And wear thou this" — she solemn said, And bound the Holly round my head : The polish'd leaves, and berries red, Did rustling play ; And, like a passing thought, she fled In light away. Lord Roldan - Page 328by Allan Cunningham - 1836Full view - About this book
| George Lillie Craik - English language - 1863 - 564 pages
...fan ; Preserve the dignity of man With soul erect ; And trust the universal plan Will all protect. " And wear thou this " — she solemn said, And bound...rustling play ; And, like a passing thought, she fled In light away. These extracts, as extracts in every case must be, are only indications or hints of... | |
| Robert Burns - 1863 - 440 pages
...fan ; Preserve the dignity of Man, With Soul erect; And trust, the Universal Plan Will all protect. " And wear thou this" — she solemn said, And bound...rustling play ; And, like a passing thought, she fled In light away. ADDRESS TO THE UNCO GUID, OR THE RIGIDLY RIGHTEOUS. My son, these maxims make a rule,... | |
| Robert Chambers - Chronology, Historical - 1862 - 880 pages
...how he looked, and what he said, Shall in wild wonderment be read, When coming centuries are dead.' ' "And wear thou this," ' she solemn said, ' And bound the holly round ' his ' head ; The polished leaves, and berries red, Did rustling play ; And, like a passing thought,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1864 - 380 pages
...fan ; Preserve the dignity of man, With soul erect ; And trust, the universal plan Will all protect. "And wear thou this," she solemn said, And bound the...rustling play ; And, like a passing thought, she fled In light away. A WINTER NIGHT. " Poor caked wretches, wheresoe'er you are. That bide the pelting of... | |
| Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1865 - 470 pages
...fan ; Preserve the dignity of Man, With Soul erect ; And trust, the Universal Plan Will all protect. 'And wear thou this' — she solemn said, And bound the Holly round my head : The polish'd leaves, and berries red, Did rustling play ; And, like a passing thought, she fled In light... | |
| Robert Burns - 1866 - 356 pages
...Preserve the dignity of Man, ' With Soul erect ; ' And trust, the Universal Plan ' Will all protect. 270 ' And wear thou this ' — she solemn said, And bound the Holly round my head : The polish'd leaves, and berries red, Did rustling play ; And, like a passing thought, she fled ADDRESS... | |
| Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1868 - 688 pages
...; Preserve the dignity of Man, With Soul erect ; And trust, the Universal Plan Will all protect. ' And wear thou this ' — she solemn said, And bound the Holly round my head : The polish'd leaves, and berries red, Did rustling play ; And, like a passing thought, she fled In light... | |
| 1869 - 632 pages
...of Coila," in which he so vividly, so truly, and yet so modestly predicts his future fame : — " ' And wear thou this,' she solemn said, And bound the...rustling play ; And like a passing thought she fled In light away." He has pourtrayed the " Cotter's Saturday Night " in strains of unrivalled simplicity,... | |
| Robert Burns, James Currie - 1869 - 624 pages
...mines. Preserve the Dignity of Man, With soul erect ; And trust the Universal Plan Will all protect. And wear thou this ! — she solemn said, And bound the Holly round my head : The polish'd leaves and berries red Did rustling play ; And, like a passing thought, she fled In light... | |
| Robert Burns - Scottish literature - 1870 - 652 pages
...fan ; Preserve the Dignity of Man, With soul erect; And trust, the Universal Plan Will all protect. "And wear thou this" — she solemn said, And bound...rustling play ; And, like a passing thought, she fled In light away. A WINTEB NIGHT. Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are, That bide the pelting of this... | |
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