 I'll wage thee! Who shall say that Fortune grieves him While the star of hope she leaves him? Me, nae cheerfu' twinkle lights me, Dark despair around benights me. I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy; Naething could resist my Nancy; But to see her was to...  The Scottish Songs - Page 13edited by - 1829 - 370 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1808 - 496 pages
...him ? Me, nae chearfu' twinkle lights me ; Dark despair around benights me. I'll I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, Naething could resist my Nancy : But...her; Love but her, and love for ever. Had we never lov'd sae kindly, Had we never lov'd sae blindly, Never met — or never parted, We had ne'er been... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1809 - 328 pages
...leaves him ? Me, nae cheerfu' twinkle lights me ; Dark despair around benights me. I 'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, Naething could resist my Nancy: But...her; Love but her, and love for ever. Had we never lov'd sue kindly, Had we never lov'd sae blindly, Never met — or never parted, We had ne'er been... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1809 - 518 pages
...for me!"- Vol. III. p. 313. And Mr. Cromek has preserved a poem, containing these tender lines : " But to see her, was to love her ; " Love but her, and love for ever. " Had we never lov'd sae kindly, " Had we never lov'd sae blindly, " Never met — or never parted, " We had ne'er... | |
 | 1809 - 1020 pages
...despair around benights me. I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, Naething could resist my Nancy : 3ut to see her, was to love her; Love but her, and love for ever. f " Aed Major Bowie, that worthy soul, Was brought down to the ground, His horse being shot, it was... | |
 | 1810 - 438 pages
...manner. The following exquisitely affecting stanza contains the essence of a thousand love tales ; * Had we never loved sae kindly, Had we never loved...or never parted, We had ne'er been broken-hearted.' There are one or two political songs, which for any wit or humour they contain, might have been very... | |
 | Scottish songs - 1816 - 320 pages
...feelings of interest and -e. It is certain!; worthy of the friend of TANNAHILI, 111 ne'er blame my partial fancy, Naething could resist my Nancy; But...her; Love but her, and love for ever. Had we never lov'd sae kindly, Had we never lov'd sae blindly, Never met — or never parted, We had ne'er been... | |
 | Osman (fict.name.) - 1816 - 56 pages
...IS DEDICATED, AS A SLIGHT TRIBUTE OF AFFECTION, BT HIS SINCERE FRIEND, THE AUTHOR. OS MAN. CANTO I. Had we never loved sae kindly, Had we never loved sae blindly, Never met—or never parted, We had ne'er been broken hearted. I. Sunn. 'Tis eve—and o'er famed Helles'... | |
 | 1839 - 870 pages
...leaves him? Me, Dae cheerfu' twinkle lights me, Dark despair around benights me. " I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, Naething could resist my Nancy : ....to love her, Love but her, and love for ever. Had toe never lowd io kindly, Had we never lovid so blindly, Never met — or never parted, We had ne'er... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1822 - 440 pages
...leaves him ? Me, nae cheerfu' twinkle lights me ; Dark despair around benights me. I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, Naething could resist my Nancy : But...her; Love but her, and love for ever. Had we never lov'd sae kindly, Had we never lov'd sae blindly, Never met — or never parted, We had ne'er been... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 274 pages
...leaves him ? Me, nae cheerfu' twinkle lights me ; Dark despair around benights me. I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, Naething could resist my Nancy; But to see her was to lover her; Love but her, and love for ever. Had we never lov'd sae kindly, Had we never lov'd sae blindly,... | |
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