I have been writing a ballad, my dear ; I am oppressing my heroine with many misfortunes. I have already sent her Jamie to sea, and broken her father's arm, and made her mother fall sick, and given her Auld Robin Gray for her lover ; but I wish to load... Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal - Side 4201830Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| Alexander Dyce - 1825 - 472 sider
...it. While attempting to effect this in my closet, I called to my little sister, now Lady Hardwicke, who was the only person near me, ' I have been writing...many misfortunes. I have already sent her Jamie to sea — and broken her father's arm— and made her mother fall sick — and given her Auld Robin Gray... | |
| lady Anne Barnard - 1825 - 44 sider
...it. While attempting to effect this in my closet, I called to my little sister, now Lady Hardwicke, who was the only person near me, ' I have been writing...many misfortunes. I have already sent her Jamie to sea — and broken her father's arm — and made her mother fall sick — and given her Auld Robin... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - 390 sider
...it. While attempting to effect this in my closet, I called to my little sister, now Lady Hardwicke, who was the only person near me, ' I have been writing...many misfortunes. I have already sent her Jamie to sea — and broken her father's arm — and made her mother fall sick — airl given her Auld Robin... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - 892 sider
...it. While attempting to effect this in my closet, I called to my little sister, now Lady Hardwicke, who was the only person near me, ' I have been writing...ballad, my dear ; I am oppressing my heroine with many misfortnnes. I have already sent her Jamie to sea— and broken her father's arm — and made her mother... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - 452 sider
...suit it. While attempting to effect this in my clowt, I called to my little eutar, now Lady Hardwieke, who was the only person near me, * I have been writing a ballad, my. dear : I am oppressing ray heroine with many misfortune*. 1 have already sent her Jamie to sea — and broken her father's... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - 394 sider
...it. While attempting to effect this in my closet, I called to my little sister, now Lady Hardwicke, who was the only person near me, ' I have been writing a hallad, my dear ; I am oppressing my heroine with many misfortunes. I have already sent her Jamie to... | |
| 1828 - 482 sider
...it. While attempting to effect this in my closet, I called to my little sister, now Lady Hardwicke, who was the only person near me, ' I have been writing...her Auld Robin Gray [for her lover; but I wish to load her with a fifth sorrow within the four lines, poor thing! Help me to one.'—' Steal the cow,... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1828 - 460 sider
...it. While attempting to effect this in my closet, I called to my little sister, now Lady Hardwicke, who was the only person near me, ' I have been writing...her mother fall sick—and given her Auld Robin Gray Jfor her lover; but I wish to load her with a fifth sorrow within the four lines, poor thing! Help... | |
| 1828 - 454 sider
...it. While attempting to effect this in my closet, I called to my little sister, now Lady Hardwickez who was the only person near me, ' I have been writing...many misfortunes. I have already sent her Jamie to sea — and broken her father's arm — and made her mother fall sick — and given her Auld Robin... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1829 - 414 sider
...sister, (afterwards Lady Hardwicke,) who was the only person near her, and thus addressed her : " 1 have been writing a ballad, my dear; I am oppressing...my heroine with many misfortunes ; I have already senther Jamie to sea— and broken her father's arm — and made her mother fall sick— and given... | |
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