Wi' the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we'll come to harm." They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the... Transactions - Page 439by Glasgow Archaeological Society - 1868Full view - About this book
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...barely three, Whan the lift* grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly-f- grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, { It was sic a deadly...o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. a O whare will I get a gude sailor " To tak my helm in hand, " Till I get up to the tall top-mast,... | |
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...dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly-f- grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, j It was sic a deadly storm, And the waves cam' o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. " O whare will I get a gude sailor " To tak my helm in hand, " Till I get up to the tall top-mast, " To... | |
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...but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the topmasts lap,* It was sic a deadly storm...the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. " O where will I get a gude sailor, " To take my hehn in hand, " Till I get up to the tall top-mast, "... | |
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...but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the topmasts lap,* It was sic a deadly storm...the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. " O where will I get a gude sailor, " To take my helm in hand, " Till I get up to the tall top-mast, "... | |
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...but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud And gurly grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the topmasts lap, It was sic a deadly storm ; And the waves came o'er the 'broken ship Till a' her sides were torn. 13 " O where will I get a gude sailor To take... | |
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...grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the topmasts lap,2 It was sic a deadly storm ; And the waves cam o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. " O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast, To see... | |
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...grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the topmasts lap, IT It was sic a deadly storm ; And the waves cam o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. " 0 where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast, To... | |
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...hut barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the topmasts lap, "• It was sic a deadly...o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. " 0 where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, ' [Mr. Buchan, in his "Ancient Ballads,"... | |
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