 FAREWELL, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies, Now gay with the bright setting sun ; Farewell loves and friendships, ye dear tender ties — Our race of existence is run ! Thou grim king of terrors, thou life's gloomy foe! Go frighten the coward...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 2701809Full view - About this book
 | English essays - 1852 - 782 pages
...îobert Bruce to his army at Bannockbuni, beginning, 1! Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace Bled. The Death Song, beginning, " Farewell, thou fair day, thou green earth and ye skies. Now gay with the bright setting sun." is to us less pleasing. There are specimens, however, of such vigour and emphasis... | |
 | English essays - 1852 - 782 pages
...written in the same condensed style, and only wanting translation into English to be worthy of Swift. Farewell, thou fair day, thou green earth and ye skies. Now gay with the bright setting sun." is to us less pleasing. There are specimens, however, of such vigour and emphasis... | |
 | Scottish songs - 1852 - 356 pages
...taittie, Hey talerettie ; Hey, my bonnie Mary She's aye roarin' fu'." THE DYING SOLDIER. • BURNS. FAREWELL, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies, Now gay with the bright setting sun ! Farewell, loves and friendships, ye dear tender ties ! Our race of existence is... | |
 | Heberden Milford - 1854 - 362 pages
...horses by hundreds were swept away, yet they closed up and stood fearlessly to die ! CHAPTEE XIV. " Farewell, thou fair day, thou green earth and ye skies, Now gay with the bright setting sun ; Farewell, loves and friendships, ye dear, tender ties, Our race of existence is... | |
 | Henry Giles - Literature - 1854 - 372 pages
...tragedy shouting down despair in a kind of reckless ecstasy. Bold and brave is this Song of Death : — Farewell, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies, Now gay with the bright setting sun ; Farewell, loves and friendships, ye dear tender ties, Our race of existence is... | |
 | Ballads, Scots - 1854 - 356 pages
...been preserved by Mr. Peter Buchan; the chorus will suffice as a specimen: THE DYING SOLDIER. BURNS. FAREWELL, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies, Now gay with the bright setting sun ! Farewell, loves and friendships, ye dear tender ties ! Our race of existence is... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1854 - 520 pages
...£»ening. The wounded and dying of the victorious army are supposed to join in the following Song. FAREWELL, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies, Now gay with the bright setting sun ; Farewell, loves and friendships, ye dear tender ties, Our race of existence is... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1855 - 562 pages
...evening. The wounded and dying of the victorious army are supposed to join in the following song : I. FAREWELL, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies, Now gay with the bright setting sun ; Farewell loves and friendships, ye dear tender ties — Our race of existence... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1857 - 366 pages
...Mary, She's aye roarin' fu'.. THE DYING SOLDIER. BURNS. Air—" My lodging is on the cold ground." FAREWELL, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies, Now gay with the bright setting sun ! Farewell, loves and friendships, ye dear tender ties ! Our race of existence is... | |
 | Robert Burns - English letters - 1859 - 736 pages
...Evening— The wounded and lying of the vietorious army are supposed to join in the following song : — FAREWELL, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies, Now gay with the bright setting sun ; Farewell loves and friendships, ye dear tender ties — Our race of existence... | |
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