 | Thomas Campbell - 1809 - 148 pages
...have slain her lover?' — Outspoke the hardy Highland wight, ' I'll go, my chief — I'm ready: — ' It is not for your silver bright; ' But for your winsome lady:' ' And by my word! the bonny bird ' In danger shall not tarry; 131 So, though the waves are raging white,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1810 - 266 pages
...have slain her lover ?'— Outspoke the hardy Highland wight ' I'll go, my chief—I'm ready:— ' It is not for your silver bright; • But for your winsome lady: ' And by my word ! the bonny bird * In danger shall not tarry; ' So, though the waves are raging white,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1810 - 272 pages
...slain her lover?' — 34 Outspoke the hardy Highland wight ' I'll go, my chief — I'm ready: — • ' It is not for your silver bright; ' But for your winsome lady: ' And by my word! the bonny bird ' In danger shall not tarry; , ' So, though the waves are raging white,... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 pages
...have slain her lover?" Out spoke the hardy Highland wight, " I'll go, my chief, — I'm ready : — " It is not for your silver bright ; " But for your winsome lady : " And by my word ! the bonny bird, " In danger shall not tarry : " So, tho' the waves are raging... | |
 | 1813 - 410 pages
...they have slain her lover?" Outspoke the hardy Highland wight, "I'll go, my chief,—I'm ready,— It is not for your silver bright, But for your winsome lady! "And, by my word, the bonny bird In danger shall not tarry; So, though the waves are raging white,... | |
 | 1821 - 438 pages
...When they have slain her lover?" Outspoke the hardy Highland wight, " I'll go, my Chief; I'm ready : It is not for your silver bright. But for your winsome lady : And by my word ! the bonny bird In danger shall not tarry ; So, though the waves are raging white,... | |
 | John Struthers - 1822 - 276 pages
...have slain her lover?" Outspoke the hardy Highland wight " I'll go, my chief — I'm ready : — " It is not for your silver bright ; " But for your winsome lady : " And by my word ! the bonny bird " In danger shall not tarry ; " So, though the waves are raging... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 756 pages
...When they have slain her lover ? Outspoke the hardy highland wight, I'll go, my chief—I'm ready: It is not for your silver bright, But for your winsome lady. And by my word, the bonny bird In danger shall not tarry; So, though the waves are raging white, I'll... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...they have slain her lover ?" Outspoke the hardy Highland wight, " I'll go, my chief—I'm ready :— It is not for your silver bright, But for your winsome lady! " And, by my word, the bonny bird In danger shall not tarry; So—though the waves are raging white—... | |
 | William Brittainham Lacey - 1828 - 308 pages
...slain her lover ?'— Out spoke the hardy Highland wight, ' I'll go, my chief — I'm ready : — ' It is not for your silver bright ; ' But for your winsome lady : ' And by my word ! the bonny bird ' In danger shall not tarry ; 4 So, though the waves are raging... | |
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For should he find us in the glen, My blood would stain the heather. "His horsemen hard behind us ride; Should they our steps discover, Then who will cheer my bonny bride, When they have slain her lover? 
