The popular rhymes of Scotland, with illustr., collected by R. Chambers

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351 ページ - cross. War-cries were also taken from the names of patron saints. That of the king of England was St George. 'Advance our standards, set upon our foes ; Our ancient word of courage, fair St George, Inspire us with the spleen of fiery dragons ! Upon them!
213 ページ - O they rade on, and farther on, And they waded through rivers aboon the knee, And they saw neither sun nor moon, But they heard the roaring o' the sea. It was mirk, mirk night, and there was nae stern light, And they waded through red blude aboon the knee; For a' the blude that's shed on earth
389 ページ - change our breeks,' quo' Crutchie Robin; ' Can ye take parritch ?' quo' Wull Watson; ' Kinshens, aye,' quo' the Laird; ' Fineless, fineless,' quo' Aunty Matty; ' Chap away,' quo' Watty. THE COVENANTER'S GRACE. Some hae meat that canna eat, And some wad eat that want it; But we hae meat, and we can eat, For which the Lord be thankit!
380 ページ - He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say it will be fair weather, for the sky is red,
379 ページ - And cause spring-tides to raise great flood, And lofty ships leave anchor in mud, Bereaving many of life and blood; Yet true it is as cow chews cud, And trees at spring do yield forth bud, Except wind stands as never it stood, It is
181 ページ - a shield of their swords, and the shield is so compact, that the master and his knights dance alternately with this shield upon their heads. It is then laid down upon the floor. Each knight lays hold of their former points and hilts with their hands across, which disentangle by
30 ページ - Ance crowdie, twice crowdie, Three times crowdie in a day; Gin ye crowdie ony mair, Ye '11 crowdie a' my meal away. O that I had ne'er been mar-ried, I wad ne - ver had nae care; Now I've got - ten wife
17 ページ - walloping, walloping, walloping, &c. Undoubtedly this must have been in young Scott's mind, when sitting in the writing-school, as Mrs Churnside reports, ' he did nothing in the ordinary way; but, for example, even when he wanted ink to his pen, he would get up some ludicrous story about sending his doggie to the mill
178 ページ - their main strength on this floor, For we shall have another bout Before we pass out of this door. Therefore, brave minstrel, do not care To play to me a porte most light, That I no longer do forbear, \He dances, and then introduces his knights,
396 ページ - neath a mourning string. ON THE ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF THE CITY OF GLASGOW. This is the tree that never grew; This is the bird that never flew; This is the bell that never rang; And this the fish that never swam. THE DUKE OF

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