 | Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 514 pages
...have slain her lover Г Out spoke the hardy Highland wight, " I '11 go, my chief — I 'm ready: It is not for your silver bright, But for your winsome lady...the ferry." By this the storm grew loud apace, The water- wraith wan shrieking;1 And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dork as they were speaking.... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 516 pages
...slain her lover ?" Out »poke the hardy Highland wight, " I '11 go, my chief — I 'm ready: It i» not for your silver bright, But for your winsome lady...are raging white, I '11 row you o'er the ferry." By thi» the «form grew loud apace, The water-wraith was shrieking ;a And in the scowl of heaven each... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1830 - 250 pages
...have slain her lover?" Outspoke the hardy Highland wight, ' I'll fro, my chief—I'm ready :— It is not for your silver bright, But for your winsome lady:...not tarry ; So, though the waves are raging white, I'll row you o'er the ferry." By this the storm grew loud apace^ The water wraith was shrieking ;*... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1830 - 248 pages
...slain her lover?" • Outspoke the hardy Highland wight, " I'll go, my chief— I'm ready : — It is not for your silver bright, But for your winsome lady...not tarry ; So, though the waves are raging white, I'll row you o'er the ferry." b By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking ;*... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...slain her lover ? " Outspoke the hardy Highland wight, "I'll go, my chief — I'm ready, — It is not for your silver bright; But for your winsome lady...shall not tarry; So though the waves are raging white, I'll row you o'er the ferry. By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith was shrieking; And... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pages
...her lover ?"— Out spoke the hardy Highland wight, " I'll go, my chief — I'm ready : — " It is not for your silver bright, " But for your winsome...not tarry ; " So, though the waves are raging white, " I'll row you o'er the ferry ."— By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith was shrieking... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1835 - 258 pages
...slain her lover?" Outspoke the hardy Highland wight, <: I'll go, my chief— I'm ready : — It is not for your silver bright, But for your winsome lady...not tarry ; So, though the waves are raging white, I'll row you o'er the ferry." By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking ;*... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1837 - 332 pages
...slain her lover?" — Outspoke the hardy Highland wight, " I'll go, my chief — I'm ready : — It is not for your silver bright ; But for your winsome...not tarry ; So though the waves are raging white, I'll row you o'er the ferry."-- By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith was shrieking ;... | |
 | William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 pages
...I'll go, my chief — I'm ready : It is not for your silver bright, But for your winsome lady : Z " And, by my word ! the bonny bird In danger shall not tarry ; So, though the waves are raging white, I'll row you o'er the ferry." By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith was shrieking ; And,... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...I'm ready : — " It is not for your silver bright, But for your winsome lady : " And, by my word I the bonny bird In danger shall not tarry ; So, though the waves are raging white — I'll row you o'er the ferry !" — By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith was shrieking... | |
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I'll row you o'er the ferry." By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith was shrieking ; And in the scowl of Heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking. But still as wilder blew the wind, And as the night grew drearer, Adown the glen rode... 
