Scottish Verse, 1851-1951Douglas Young Nelson, 1952 - 363 pages |
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... Kirk o ' Scotland She's nae in ruins yet ! She was a lithe , she was a licht , When a ' thing else was mirk , An ' mony a trembling heart has found It's bield behind the Kirk : ; She bore the brunt , and did her due , When Scotland's ...
... Kirk o ' Scotland She's nae in ruins yet ! She was a lithe , she was a licht , When a ' thing else was mirk , An ' mony a trembling heart has found It's bield behind the Kirk : ; She bore the brunt , and did her due , When Scotland's ...
Page 120
... Kirk O Jean , my Jean , when the bell ca's the congregation O'er valley and hill wi ' the ding frae its iron mou ' , When a'body's thochts is set on their ain salvation , Mine's set on you . There's a reid rose lies on the Buik o ' the ...
... Kirk O Jean , my Jean , when the bell ca's the congregation O'er valley and hill wi ' the ding frae its iron mou ' , When a'body's thochts is set on their ain salvation , Mine's set on you . There's a reid rose lies on the Buik o ' the ...
Page 121
... kirk an ' street the deid fowk bide , Their feet towards the sea , Ill neebours for a new - made bride , Gin ye come hame wi ' me . The steeple shades the kirkyaird grass , The seamen's hidden banes , A dour - like kirk to an English ...
... kirk an ' street the deid fowk bide , Their feet towards the sea , Ill neebours for a new - made bride , Gin ye come hame wi ' me . The steeple shades the kirkyaird grass , The seamen's hidden banes , A dour - like kirk to an English ...
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