The greenwood path to meet her brother: They sought him east, they sought him west, They sought him all the Forest thorough; They only saw the cloud of night, They only heard the roar of Yarrow! The Age of Johnson (1748-1798) - Page 283by Thomas Seccombe - 1902 - 366 pagesFull view - About this book
| Songs, Scots - 1714 - 430 pages
...fhriek of forrow ; " Thrice did the water-wtaith afcend, " And gave a doleful groan thro' Yarrow. " His mother from the window look'd " With all the longing of a mother ; '* His little fifter weeping walk'd " The green-wood path to meet her brother : '* They fought him eaft, they him... | |
| English literature - 1781 - 754 pages
...with a fhrick of forrow ; Thrice did the water-wrath afcend. And gave a doleful groan thro' Yarrow. His mother from the window look'd, With all the longing of a mother; His little lifter weeping wallc'd The greenwood path to meet her brother: They fought him eaft, they fought him... | |
| John Logan - Christian poetry, English - 1781 - 138 pages
...fhriek of forrow ; " Thrice did the water-wraith afcend, " And gave a doleful groan thro' Yarrow. " His mother from the window look'd, " With all the longing of a mother ; " His little fifter weeping walk'd . " The green- wood path to meet her brother: B 3 ? They They fought htm eaft,... | |
| John Logan - 1781 - 138 pages
...fhriek of forrow ; *' Thrice did the water-wraith afcend, " And gave a doleful groan thro' Yarrow, " His mother from the window look'd, " With all the longing of a mother ; " His little fitter weeping walk'd " The green-wood path to meet her brother : B 3 " They ** They fought him eaft,... | |
| Curiosities and wonders - 1795 - 690 pages
...with a fhriek of forrow; Thrice did the water wraith afcend, And gave a doleful groan thro1 Yarrow. His mother from the window look'd, With all the longing of a mother; His little filter weeping walk'd The green-wood path to meet her brother. They fought him call, they fought him... | |
| Natham Drake - English literature - 1800 - 510 pages
...LOGAN will be highly relished; the fourth stanza of the latter poem is strikingly beautiful and tender. His mother from the window look'd With all the longing...of a mother; His little sister weeping walk'd The green wood path to meet her brother; They sought him east, they sought him west, They sought him all... | |
| Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...fhriek of lorrow; " Thrice did the water-wraith afcend, " And gave a doleful groan through Yarrow. " His mother from the window look'd, " With all the longing of a mother ; " His little fifter weeping walk'd " The green -wood path to meet her brother: " They fought him eaft, they fought... | |
| 1887 - 606 pages
...the lover takes leave of his bride on the eve of their wedding-day, and is seen no more in life. ' They sought him east, they sought him west, They sought...cloud of night, They only heard the roar of Yarrow.' He, ' wandering in the night so dark,' had been drowned in Yarrow stream, and the despairing bride... | |
| G. W. Fitzwilliam - English poetry - 1806 - 216 pages
...shriek of sorrow ; " Thrice did the water-wraith ascend, " And gave a doleful groan through Yarrow ! " His mother from the window look'd, " With all the...forest thorough, " They only saw the cloud of night, " No longer from thy window look, Li " Thou hast no son, thou tender mother ! " No longer walk, thou... | |
| Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 498 pages
...shriek of sorrow; " Thrice did the water-wraith ascend, " And gave a doleful groan through Yarrow. " His mother from the window look'd, " With all the...forest thorough ; " They only saw the cloud of night, " No longer from thy window look, " Thou hast no son, thou tender mother ! " No longer walk thou lovely... | |
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