 | Svenska akademien - 1912 - 528 pagina’s
...tre drunknade söner, som komma igen med grönt björklöf i hatten, fast det är Mårtenmässtid. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh; But at the gate of Paradise That birk grew fair eneugh. Modern ger icke akt på det löfvet, hon gläds och hon... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 512 pagina’s
...to me, " In earthly flesh and blood !" It fell about the Martinmass, Whan nights are lang and mirk, The carline wife's three sons came hame, And their...nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh. / " Blow up the fire, my maidens ! " Bring water from the... | |
 | Scottish border - 1821 - 504 pagina’s
...to me, " In earthly flesh and blood !" It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang and mirk, The carline wife's three sons came hame, And their...nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh. " Blow up the fire, my maidens ! " Bring water from the well... | |
 | Scott - 1821 - 516 pagina’s
...to me, " In earthly flesh and blood !" It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang and mirk, The carline wife's three sons came hame, And their...nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh. 8 MINSTRELSY OF " Blow up the fire, my maidens ! " Bring water... | |
 | William Motherwell - 1827 - 566 pagina’s
...to me In earthly flesh and blood ! 121 It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang and mirk, The carline wife's three sons came hame, And their...birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in any slieugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair enough. " Blow up the fire my maidens,... | |
 | Minstrelsy - 1827 - 566 pagina’s
...hame to me In earthly flesh and blood ! Q It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang and mirk, The carline wife's three sons came hame, And their...birk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in any sheugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh. " Blow up the fire, my maidens,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 1104 pagina’s
...to me, In earthly flesh and blood !" — It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang and mirk. The carline wife's three sons came hame, And their...nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise. That birk grew fair eneugh.ll 1 The notion. that the souls of the blraed wear farlandi.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 386 pagina’s
...nights are lang and mirk, The carline wife's three sous came hame.. And their hats were o' the hirk. It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh.3 1 The sense of this verse is obscure, owing, probably, to... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1838 - 562 pagina’s
...me, In earthly flesh and blood ! " — It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang and mirk, The carline wife's three sons came hame, And their...nor ditch. Nor yet in ony sheugh ; But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh. J ' The tense of this »erse is obscure, owing, probably,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1842 - 746 pagina’s
...to me, In earthly flesh and blood !" — It fell about the Martinmas, When nights are lang and mirk, The carline wife's three sons came hame. And their...nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh : But at the gates o' Paradise, That birk grew fair eneugh.ll S The notion, that the souls of the blessed wear garlands,... | |
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It neither grew in syke nor ditch, Nor yet in ony sheugh; But at the gates o' Paradise That birk grew fair eneugh. "Blow up the fire, my maidens! Bring water from the well! For a' my house shall feast this night, Since my three sons are well. 
