 | John S. Roberts - 1868 - 674 sider
...went away; And brought the King that very night, Who brake my bower, and slew my knight. He slew my knight, to me sae dear, He slew my knight, and poin'd his gear ; My servants all.for life did flee, And left me in extremitie. I sew'd his sheet, making my maen, I watch'd the... | |
 | Scottish border - 1869 - 624 sider
...went away ; And brought the king that very night, Who brake my bower, and slew my knight. He slew my knight, to me sae dear ; He slew my knight, and poin'd...creature came that way. I took his body on my back, And whiles I gaed, and whiles I sat ; I digg'da grave, and laid him in, And happ'd him with the sod... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1870 - 264 sider
...brake my bower, and slew my knight He slew my knight, to me sae dear ; He slew my knight, and poined his gear ; My servants all for life did flee, And left me in extremitie. I sewed his sheet, making my mane ; I watched the corpse, myself alane ; I watched his body, night and... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1870 - 530 sider
...brake my bower, and slew my knight. He slew my knight, to me sae dear ; He slew my knight, and poined his gear ; My servants all for life did flee, And left me in extremitie. I sewed his sheet, making my mane ; I watched the corpse, myself alane ; I watched his body, night and... | |
 | 1870 - 816 sider
...down by the fire. " — Burns : The Holy Fair. Gear, money, wealth, appurtenance : — " He slew my knight, to me sae dear, He slew my knight and poind his gear; My servants a' for life did flee And left me in extremitie." — Lament of Oie Border Widow. " And gather gear... | |
 | 1870 - 856 sider
...sits down by the flre." —Burns : The Holy Fair. Gear, money, wealth, appurtenance : — " He slew my knight, to me sae dear, He slew my knight and poind his gear ; My servants a' lor life did flee And left me in cxtrcmltic." — Lament of the Border !Tidoic. " And gather gear... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 sider
...went away ; And brought the king that very night, Who brake my bower, and slew my knight. He slew my well as I may guess, Whence even now the tumult of...rife, and perfect in my listening ear, Yet naught sewed his sheet, making my mane ; I watched the corpse mysell alane ; I watched his body night antl... | |
 | Arthur Milman - 1871 - 300 sider
...bower and slew my knight. He slew my knight to me sae dear : He slew my knight and poined his gear ; 10 My servants all for life did flee, And left me in extremitie. I sew'd his sheet making my mane ; I watched the corpse myself alane ; I watched his body night and day, 15 No living creature came that... | |
 | Arthur Milman - 1871 - 296 sider
...bower and slew my knight. He slew my knight to me sae dear : He slew my knight and poined his gear ; 10 My servants all for life did flee, And left me in extremitie. I sew'd his sheet making my mane ; I watched the corpse myself alane ; I watched his body night and day, 15 No living creature came that... | |
 | 1871 - 692 sider
...brake my bow'r and slew my knight. 3 He slew my knight, to me sae dear; He slew my knight, and poin'df his gear; My servants all for life did flee, And left me in extremitie. 4 I sew'd his sheet, making my mane; I watch'd the corpse, myself alane ; I watch'd his body night... | |
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A brawer bower ye ne'er did see, Than my true love he built for me. There came a man, by middle day, He spied his sport, and went away ; And brought the king that very night, Who brake my bower, and slew my knight. He slew my knight, to me sae dear ;... 
