Poems in English: 1530 - 1940 |
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Page 252
... hour approaches Tam maun ride ; That hour , o ' night's black arch the key - stane , That dreary hour , he mounts his beast in ; 70 And sic a night he taks the road in , As ne'er poor sinner was abroad in . The wind blew as ' twad blawn ...
... hour approaches Tam maun ride ; That hour , o ' night's black arch the key - stane , That dreary hour , he mounts his beast in ; 70 And sic a night he taks the road in , As ne'er poor sinner was abroad in . The wind blew as ' twad blawn ...
Page 256
... hours that e'er I spend , Are spent amang the lasses , O ! There's nought but care on ev'ry han ' , In ev'ry hour that passes , O ; What signifies the life o ' man , An ' ' twere na for the lasses , O. The warly race may riches chase ...
... hours that e'er I spend , Are spent amang the lasses , O ! There's nought but care on ev'ry han ' , In ev'ry hour that passes , O ; What signifies the life o ' man , An ' ' twere na for the lasses , O. The warly race may riches chase ...
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... hour , the sweet hour I forecast , Little brother ! ' ( O Mother , Mary Mother , Is the hour sweet , between Hell and Heaven ? ) ' He stops to speak , and he stills his horse , Sister Helen ; But his words are drowned in the wind's ...
... hour , the sweet hour I forecast , Little brother ! ' ( O Mother , Mary Mother , Is the hour sweet , between Hell and Heaven ? ) ' He stops to speak , and he stills his horse , Sister Helen ; But his words are drowned in the wind's ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
HENRY HOWARD EARL OF SURREY 15161547 | 12 |
Come sleep O sleep the certain knot of peace 15 Stella oft sees the very face of woe | 18 |
Copyright | |
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