 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 458 sidor
...clear ; And louder notes from hemlock large, And bog-reed struck the ear ; But solemn sounds, or sober thoughts, The Fairies cannot bear. They sing, inspired...thought that's grave, You'll find no traces there. Fair Janet stood, with mind unmoved, The dreary heath upon ; And louder, louder, wax'd the sound, As... | |
 | Scottish border - 1812 - 516 sidor
...clear ; And louder notes from hemlock large, And bog-reed struck the ear ; But solemn sounds, or sober thoughts, The Fairies cannot bear. They sing, inspired...the air ; Of solid sense, or thought that's grave, • Fair Janet stood, with mind unmoved, The dreary heath upon ; And louder, louder wax'd the sounds... | |
 | Scottish border - 1821 - 472 sidor
...clear ; And louder notes from hemlock large, And bog-reed struck the ear ; But solemn sounds, or sober thoughts, The Fairies cannot bear. They sing, inspired...thought that's grave, You'll find no traces there. Fair Janet stood, with mind unmoved, The dreary heath upon ; And louder, louder wax'd the sound, As... | |
 | 1833 - 222 sidor
...clear, And louder notes from hemlock large, And bog-reed, struck the ear: But solemn sounds, or sober thoughts The fairies cannot bear. " They sing, inspired...thought that's grave, You'll find no traces there. " But Janet stood with mind unmoved, The dreary heath upon, And louder, louder waxed the sound As they... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 1104 sidor
...Companion. I Bate— A t л го» t Efry— Producing superstitious dnad. But solemn sounds, or sober thoughts, The Fairies cannot bear. They sing, inspired...thought that's grave, You'll find no traces there. Fair Janet stood, with mind unmoved, The dreary heath upon ; And loader, louder wax'd the sound, A»... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 396 sidor
...from hemlock large, And bog-reed, struck the ear ; But solemn sounds, or sober thoughts, The Fajries cannot bear. They sing, inspired with love and joy,...thought that's grave, You'll find no traces there. Fair Janet stood, with mind unmoved, The dreary heath upon ; And louder, louder wax'd the sound, As... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1838 - 562 sidor
...clear ; And louder notes from hemlock large, And bog-reed, struck the ear ; But solemn sounds, or sober thoughts, The Fairies cannot bear. They sing, inspired...thought that's grave, You'll find no traces there. ' Fair Janet stood, with mind unmoved, The dreary heath upon ; And louder, louder wax'd the sound,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1842 - 746 sidor
...Producing superstitious djead. But solemn sounds, or tnber thought!, The Fairies oannot bear. They sine, inspired with love and joy, Like skylarks in the air...thought that's grave, 'You'll find no traces there. Fair Janet stood, with mind unmoved, The dreary heath upon j And louder, louder wax'd the sound, As... | |
 | Catherine Sinclair - 1842 - 152 sidor
...Tony's two chairs and a bolster be tried?" CHAPTER XI. CHIT-CHAT. " They sing, inspired with mirth and joy, Like sky-larks in the air, Of solid sense...thought that's grave You'll find no traces there. YOUNG TAHLANE. " And tlio' they had sitten seven year, They ne'er had talk'd their fill. OLD BALLAD.... | |
 | James Henry Dixon - 1845 - 164 sidor
...soft and sweet, We revel in the stream ; We wanton lightly on the wind, Or glide on a sun-beam." " Their oaten pipes blew wond'rous shrill, The hemlock...there." We have carefully compared our oral version of " Tarn a Line" with different published ones, and, judging from internal evidence, are of opinion that... | |
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Their oaten pipes blew wondrous shrill. The hemlock small blew clear; And louder notes from hemlock large, And bog-reed, struck the ear; But solemn sounds, or sober thoughts, The Fairies cannot bear. 
