 | Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 398 pages
...words only a fragment or two could be collected by those who listened to this singular scene. " Proud Maisie is in the wood, Walking so early; Sweet Robin...ye.' " ' Who makes the bridal bed, Birdie, say truly ?' ' The gray-headed sexton That delves the grave duly.' " The glow-worm o'er grave and stone Shall... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 424 pages
...words only a fragment or two could be collected by those who listened to this singular scene. " Proud Maisie is in the wood, Walking so early ; Sweet Robin...When six braw gentlemen Kirkward shall carry ye.' " f Who makes the bridal bed, Birdie, say truly ?' f The gray-headed sexton That delves the grave duly.'... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 386 pages
...Robin sits on the bush, Singing so rarely. « ' Tell me, thou bonny bird, When shall I marry me ?'— 1 When six braw gentlemen Kirkward shall carry ye.' " • Who makes the bridal bed, Birdie, say truly ?' * The gray-headed sexton That delves the grave duly.' " The glow-worm o'er grave and stone Shall... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 392 pages
...two could be collected by those who listened to rf " singular scene. . •_ i ~ * •' i Proud Maisic is in the wood, Walking so early ; . . Sweet Robin sits on the bush, '•'''• Singing so rarely* : < • , j . ' " ' Tell me, thou bonny bird, When shall I marry me ?'— * When six braw gentlemen... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 328 pages
...those who listened to this singular scene. " Proud Maisie is in the wood, Walking so early; Sweet Kobin sits on the bush, Singing so rarely. * ' # " * " '..." ' Who makes the bridal bed, Birdie, say truly?' ' The gray-lieaded sexton * # * That delves the grave duly.' " The glow-worm o'er grave and stone Shall... | |
 | 1836 - 866 pages
...to her burial, which a stiangc mixture of ideas confuse with a wedding : '• ' Tell me, thou bonnie bird, When shall I marry me ;' When six braw gentlemen...ye.' ' Who makes the bridal bed ? Birdie, say truly ;' 'The grey-headed sexton, That delves the grave truly. ' The glow-worm o'er gravestone, Shall light... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 676 pages
...who listened to this singular scene : " Proud Maisie is in the wood, Walking so early ; Sweet Kobin sits on the bush, Singing so rarely. " ' Tell me, thou bonny bird, When shall I marry me V — ' When six braw gentlemen Kirkward shall carry ye.' , " ' Who makes the bridal bed, Birdie, say... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1852 - 686 pages
...words only a fragment or two could be collected by those who listened to this singular scene : " Proud Maisie is in the wood, Walking so early ; Sweet Robin...' Tell me, thou bonny bird, When shall I marry me V — ' When six braw gentlemen Kirkward shall carry ye.' " ' Who makes the bridat bed, Birdie, say... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1855 - 752 pages
...who listened to this singular scene : " Proud Maisie is in the wood, Walking so early ; Sweet Kobin sits on the bush, Singing so rarely. " ' Tell me,...ye.' " ' Who makes the bridal bed, Birdie, say truly V — ' The grey.headed sexton That delves the grave duly.' The glow.worm o'er grave and done Shall... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1857 - 372 pages
...Though death your mistress borrow ; For he for whom I die to-day, Shall die for me to-morrow. Proud Maisie is in the wood, Walking so early ; Sweet Robin...ye." " Who makes the bridal bed, Birdie, say truly ? " — " The gray-headed sexton That delves the grave duly. " The glow-worm o'er grave and stone Shall... | |
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Proud Maisie is in the wood, Walking so early. Sweet Robin sits on the bush, Singing so rarely. 'Tell me, thou bonny bird, When shall I marry me? ' 'When six braw gentlemen Kirkward shall carry ye.' 'Who makes the bridal bed, Birdie, say truly?' "The... 
