| John Veitch - Scottish ballads and songs - 1878 - 664 pages
...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...cloud of night, They only heard the roar of Yarrow ! " There were two men in last century who, though not natives of the Border Land, have yet referred... | |
| John Ross - English poetry - 1878 - 816 pages
...the longing of a mother ; His little sister weeping walked 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 eloud of night, They only heard the roar of Yarrow ! No longer from thy window look; Thou hast no son,... | |
| Charles Anderson Dana - 1878 - 882 pages
...the longing of a mother ; His little sister weeping walked The green-wood path to meet her brother. They sought him east, they sought him west, They sought him all the forest thorough ; They only saw the clond of night, They only heard the roar of Yarrow ! No longer from thy window look, Thou hast no son.... | |
| Amelia B. Edwards - 1878 - 324 pages
...the longing of a mother; His little sister, weeping, walked 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 clouds of night — They only heard the roar of Yarrow! No longer from thy window look — Thou hast... | |
| Thomas Morrison (LL.D.) - 1878 - 328 pages
...longing of a mother ; His little sister, weeping, walked The greenwood path to meet her brother. 8. They sought him east, they sought him west, They sought him all the forest thorough ; They only saw the clouds of night — They only heard the roar of Yarrow ! 9. No longer from thy window look — Thou... | |
| Theology - 1879 - 826 pages
...the longing of a mother; His little sitter, weeping, walked The greenwood path to meet her brother. They sought him east, they sought him west, They sought...cloud of night, They only heard the roar of Yarrow." 1 The " Poetic Wreath," quoted by Dr. Grosart, p. 80. This, moreover, like the simplicity of the "... | |
| Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards - 1879 - 318 pages
...the longing of a mother; His little sister, weeping, walked 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 clouds of night — They only heard the roar of Yarrow! No longer from thy window look — Thou hast... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1880 - 1124 pages
...the longing of a mother ; His little sister weeping walked The greenwood path to meet her brother. 2 thon tender mother ! No longer walk, thou lovely maid ; Alas, thou hast no more a brother ! No longer... | |
| John Miller D. Meiklejohn - 1880 - 426 pages
...longing of a mother ; His little sister weeping walked The green-wood path to | meet her brother ; They sought him east, they | sought him west, They...of | night, They only heard the roar of [ Yarrow. 5. No longer from thy window j look — Thou hast no son, thou tender mother ! No longer walk, thou... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - American poetry - 1880 - 582 pages
...thorough ; They only saw the cloud of night, They only heard the roar of Yarrow. No longer from the window look ; Thou hast no son, thou tender mother ! No longer walk, thou lovely maid ; Alas T thou hast no more a brother ! No longer seek him east or west, No longer search the forest thorough... | |
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