Sketches of Village Character In Days “O’ Langsyne” (Janet Hamilton Poems)
I've aften been thinkin', whan sittin' alane,Blin', dowie, an' cowerin' upon the hearth stane,On places an' faces I ken'd o' ...
I've aften been thinkin', whan sittin' alane,Blin', dowie, an' cowerin' upon the hearth stane,On places an' faces I ken'd o' ...
Lo, a castle, tall, lake-mirrored, Ringed around by mountain forms,Roofless, ruined, still defying Summer's rains and winter's storms.Every shattered lifeless window, Every stone ...
She was wearin' awa'! she was wearin' awa'!Wi' the leaves in October, we thocht she wad fa',For her cheek was ...
O Nannie, dear Nannie! whan ye gaed awa',I thocht my fu' heart wad hae broken in twa;An' sair ye were ...
(WRITTEN FOR MR. STRUTHER'S COLLECTION OF SONGS.)IT was on a morn, when we were thrang,The kirn it crooned, the cheese ...
Leddy"Ye'll mount, gudeman; ye'll mount and ride;Ye'll cross the burn syne doun the loch side,Then up 'mang the hills, thro' ...
YE are twa laddies unco gleg, An' blithe an' bonnie: As licht o' heel as Anster's Meg;-- Gin ye'd a ...
Oh, this is my departing night,Fareweel, fareweel, to ane an' a',Alas! before the mornin's light,Far maun I be frae ye ...
Chorus-We'll hide the Cooper behint the door, Behint the door, behint the door, We'll hide the Cooper behint the door, ...
GANE is the day, and mirk's the night, But we'll ne'er stray for faut o' light; Gude ale and bratdy's ...
THERE was a wife wonn'd in Cockpen, Scroggam; She brew'd gude ale for gentlemen; Sing auld Cowl lay ye down ...
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