| 1825 - 396 páginas
...Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border," birds make a still more prominent figure in " The Twa Corbies :" As I was walking all alane, I heard twa corbies making a mane, The tane unto the t' other say, " Where shall we gang, and dine to day ?" " In behint yon auld fail dyke, " I wot there... | |
| Walter Scott - 1833 - 1104 páginas
...lemon." Ancient Bangi, 1792, p. 165. t have seen a copy of this dirge much modernized. THE TWA CORBIES.* As I was walking all alane, I heard twa corbies making a mane ; The tane unto the t'other say, " Where sail we gang and dine to-day."— "In behint yon auld failt dyke, I wot their hes a new-slain knight... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1838 - 562 páginas
...or Irick necessary to open the door ; from enyine. ll'anc— A number of people. THE TWA CORBIES.' As I was walking all alane, I heard twa corbies making a mane; The tane unto the t'other say, "Where sail we gang and dine to-day?"— "In behint yon auld fail • dyke, I wot there lies a new-slain knight;... | |
| Hannah D. Burdon - 1838 - 974 páginas
...shadows of the houses, to await the coming of Witherinjjton near the corner of the bridge. CHAPTER V. As I was walking all alane, I heard twa corbies making a mane. The tane unto the t'other say, " Where sail we gang and dine to day ?" " In behint yon auld fail dyke, I wot there lies a new slain knight.... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - 1844 - 178 páginas
...pcurtrayed guarding instead of deserting the body of the slain knight. As I was walking all alanc,' I heard twa corbies making a mane ; The tane unto the t'other say, 4 Where sall we gang and dine to-day ?'' In behint yon auld fail dyke," I wot their lies a new-slain... | |
| Francis James Child - 1857 - 434 páginas
...She lift up his bloudy hed, And kist his wounds that were so red. She got him up upon her backe, a And carried him to earthen lake. She buried him before...making a mane ; The tane unto the t'other say, " Where sail we gang and dine to-day ? " — " In behint yon auld fail dyke, * I wot there lies a new-slain... | |
| Francis James Child - 1857 - 430 páginas
...herselfe ere even-song time. God send every gentleman, Such haukes, such houndes, and such a leman. a> THE TWA CORBIES. FROM Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border,...making a mane ; The tane unto the t'other say, "Where sail we gang and dine to-day?" — " In behint yon auld fail dyke, « . I wot there lies a new-slain... | |
| Francis James Child - 1857 - 810 páginas
...CORBIES. FROM Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, ii. 859. It was communicated to Scott by Mr. S harpe, as written down, from tradition, by a lady. As I was...making a mane ; The tane unto the t'other say, " Where sail we gang and dine to-day ? " — " In behint yon auld fail dyke, I wot there lies a new-slain knight... | |
| William Edmondstoune Aytoun - 1858 - 430 páginas
...English version of the same, under the title of " The Three Raveus," has been published by Ritson. AS I was walking all alane, I heard twa corbies making a maen ; The tane into the t'other did say, " Whanr shall we gang and dine the day 1 " " 0 doun beside... | |
| Francis James Child - 1860 - 424 páginas
...She lift up his bloudy hed, And kist his wounds that were so red. She got him up upon her backe, is And carried him to earthen lake. She buried him before...making a mane ; The tane unto the t'other say, "Where sail we gang and dine to-day " " In behint yon auld fail dyke, I wot there lies a new-slain knight... | |
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