 Curst be the heart that thought the thought, And curst the hand that fired the shot, When in my arms burd Helen dropt, And died to succour me ! O think na ye my heart was sair When my Love dropt down and spak nae mair ! There did she swoon wi' meikle...  The Living Age - Page 1891912Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1880 - 376 pages
...my love dropt down and spak nae mair ! There did she swoon wi' meikle care, On fair Kireonnell Lee. As I went down the water-side, None but my foe to be my guide, 1 Bwrd Helen— Maid Heleii. None but my foe to be my guide, On fair Kirconnell Lee ; I lighted down... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - 1881 - 1138 pages
...When my love dropt down and spak пае mair! I laid her down wi' meikle care, On fair Kirconnell lea. dful to the tribes That slumber in its bosom. —...the wings Of morning, pierce the Barcan wilderness, lea — I lighted down my sword to draw ; I hacked him in pieces sma' — I hacked him in pieces sma',... | |
 | 1881 - 410 pages
...died to succour me. 312 REMINISCENCES OF AN INDIAN CHAPLAIN. 313 " ' AM I went down the water side, None but my foe to be my guide, None but my foe to be my guide, On fair Kirkconnell Ice. '"I lighted down, my sword did draw, I hacked him in pieces sma', I hacked him in... | |
 | Mowbray Walter Morris - 1882 - 424 pages
...When my Love dropt down and spak nae mair ! 1 laid her down wi' meikle care On fair Kirconnell lea. As I went down the water-side, None but my foe to...None but my foe to be my guide, On fair Kirconnell lea ; I lighted down my sword to draw, I hached him in pieces sma', I hached him in pieces sma', For... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1882 - 420 pages
...mair ! There did she swoon wi' meikle care, On fair Kirkconnell lee. As I went down the water side, None but my foe to be my guide, None but my foe to be my guide, On fair Kirkconnell lee — I lighted down, my sword did draw, I hacked him in pieces sma', I hacked him in... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1882 - 906 pages
...mair f There did she swoon wi' meikle care, On fair Kiroonnell lee. As I went down the water side, None but my foe to be my guide — None but my foe to be ray guide, On fair Kirconnell lee — I lighted down my sword to draw ; I hacked him in pieces sma'... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1882 - 1002 pages
...There did she swoon wi' nieikle care, On fair Kirkcounell lea. As I went down the water-side, None hut a iny guide, On fair Kirkconnell lea,— I lighted down, my sword did draw ; I hacked him in pieces sma',... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - 1883 - 498 pages
...na mair! Then did she swoon wi' meikle care On fair Kirkconnel lea ; And I went down the water side, None but my foe to be my 'guide, None but my foe to be my guide On fair Kirkconnel lea. I crossed the stream, the sword did draw, I hacked him into pieces sma' I hacked him... | |
 | 1883 - 492 pages
...to be found in the pathetic ballad of " Fair Helen of Kirkonnel." " Aa I went down the water side, None but my foe to be my guide, None but my foe to be my guide, On fair Kirkonnel Lee. " I lighted down, my sword did draw, I hacked him in pieces sma', . . I hacked him in... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - 1883 - 326 pages
...mair ! Then did she swoon wi' meikle care On fair Kirkeonnel lea ; And I went down the water side, None but my foe to be my guide, None but my foe to be my guide I crossed the stream, the sword did draw, I hacked him into pieces sum'. I hacked him into pieces sma',... | |
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