 | Alexander Bower - 1804 - 246 pages
...of " The Fortunate Shepherdess." O bonny are our greensward hows, Where through the birks the burney rows. And the bee bums, and the ox lows, And saft winds rustle, And shepherd lads, on sunny knows, Blaw the blythe whistle. It's true we Norlands manna fa'... | |
 | Sir William Forbes - 1807 - 356 pages
...ventured to insert it in the note.* * O bonny arc our greensward ho»s,t Where through the hirks]: the burny^ rows,! And the bee bums,|| and the ox lows, And saft + t winds rustle, And shepherd-lads on sunny knows, JJ the bly the whistle. + Green hollows. $ Birch-trees.... | |
 | Alexander Ross, Alexander Thomson - 1812 - 212 pages
...yarrin', We're no thought ergh. O bony are our greensward hows, Where through the birks the burney rows, And the bee bums, and the ox lows, And saft winds rusle, And shepherd lads, on sunny knows, Blaw the blythe fusle. .• Some MSS. read.—" The devil burn them... | |
 | James Beattie - 1831 - 330 pages
...yarring, We're no thought ergh. Oh ! bonny are our greensward hows, Where through the birks the birny rows, And the bee bums, and the ox lows. And saft winds rusle ; And shepherd lads on sunny knows Blaw the blythe fusle. It's true, we Norlans manna fa' To eat sae nice... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...verse of it is equal to Burns: — 0 bonny are our greensward hows, Where through the birks the buruic hours, and she expired gently, without farther strug gl rustle, And shepherd lads on sunny knowes Blaw the blythe whistle. Boss died in 1784, at the great... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - 1851 - 484 pages
...yamn',(*) We're no thought ergh.(*) O bonny are our greensward hows, Where through the birks the burney rows, And the bee bums, and the ox lows, And saft winds rusle,(') And shepherd lads, on sunny knows, Blaw the blythe fusle-(7) Tis true, we norlands manna fa' To eat sae... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pages
...stanza of it is equal to Burns :— 0 bonny are our green sward hows, Where through the birks the burnie rows, And the bee bums, and the ox lows, And saft winds rustle, And shepherd lads on sunny knowes Blaw the blythe whistle. The last of Ross's songs are, Woo'd,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 pages
...verse of it is equal to Burns: — 0 bonny are our greensward hows, Where through the birks the burnie itz-Eustace where I Linger ye here, ye hearts of hare 1 rustle, And shepherd lads on sunny knowes Blew the blythc whistle. Hoes died in 1784, at the great... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 608 pages
...of it is equal to Burns : — 0 bonny are our green sward hows, Where through the birks the burnie rows, And the bee bums, and the ox lows, And saft winds rustle, And shepherd lads on sunny knowes Blaw the blythe whistle. The best of Ross's songs are, Woo'd,... | |
 | James Beattie, Oliver Goldsmith - 1864 - 540 pages
...smergh ; In kittle times when faes are yarring, We're no thought ergh. Oh ! bonny are our greensward hows, Where through the birks the burny rows, And the bee bums, and the ox lows, And saf t winds rusle ; And shepherd lads on sunny knows Blaw the blythe fusle. It 's true, we Norlans... | |
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Oursells are neiper-like, I warran, For sense and smergh ; In kittle times when faes are yarring, We're no thought ergh. 
