 Gard'ner brave did still behave Like to a hero bright, man ; His courage true, like him were few, That still despised flight, man ; For king and laws, and country's cause, In honour's bed he lay, man ; His life, but not his courage, fled, While he had...  Tales of a Grandfather: Scotland - Pàgina 174per Walter Scott - 1836Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Robert Burns - 1808 - 496 pàgines
...this song is old, the rest of it is mine. — Here, once for all, let me apologize for Stanza |i. * " And Major Bowie, that worthy soul, Was brought down...; His horse being shot, it was his lot For to get mony a wound man : Lieutenant Smith, of Irish birth, Frae whom he call'd for aid, man, Being full of... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1809 - 328 pàgines
...anecdote often, that Lieut. Smith, whom he mentions in the ninth stanza,* came to HadStmtza 9. ' " And Major Bowie, that worthy soul, Was brought down...; His horse being shot, it was his lot For to get mony a wound man : lieutenant Smith, of Irish birth, Frae whom he call'd for aid, man, Being fiill... | |
 | Robert Hartley Cromek - 1810 - 260 pàgines
...had procured him, as a small reward and compensation for his great services and misfortunes 1748. 99 For king and laws, and country's cause, In honour's...fled, While he had breath to draw, man. And major Bowle, that worthy soul, Was brought down to the ground, man ; His horse being shot, it was his lot... | |
 | James Hogg - 1821 - 516 pàgines
...behave Like to a hero bright, man ; His courage true, like him were few That atill despised flight, man. For king, and laws, and country's cause, In honour's...; His horse being shot, it was his lot For to get mony a wound, man. Lieutenant Smith, of Irish birth, Frae whom he call'd for aid, man, But full of... | |
 | 1821 - 502 pàgines
...bright, man ; ,.. . . i « His courage true, like him were few . • . I That still despised flight, man. For king, and laws, and country's cause, In honour's...he lay, man, His life, but not his courage, fled, • i While he had breath to draw, man. And Major Bowie, that worthy soul, Was brought down to the... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 756 pàgines
...behave Like to a hero bright, man ; His courage true, like him were few, That still despised flight, man ; For king and laws, and country's cause, In honour's...; His horse being shot, it was his lot For to get mony a wound, man: Lieutenant Smith, of Irish birth, Frae whom he call'd for aid, man, Being full of... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 378 pàgines
...behave Like to a hero bright, man ; His courage true, like him were few, That still despised flight, man ; For king and laws, and country's cause, In honour's...; His horse being shot, it was his lot For to get mony a wound, man : Lieutenant Smith, of Irish birth, Frae whom he call'd for aid, man, Being full... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1827 - 334 pàgines
...the better appreciate the note which follows : When Major Bowie, that worthy soul, Was brought clown to the ground, man, His horse being shot, it was his lot For to get mony a wound, man. Lieutenant Smith, of Irish birth, Frae whom he called for aid, man, Being full of... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1829 - 388 pàgines
...behave Like to a hero bright, man ; His courage true, like him were few, That still despised flight, man : For king and laws, and country's cause, In honour's...; His horse being shot, it was his lot For to get mony a wound, man. Being full of dread, lap ower his head, And wadna be gainsaid, man. He made sic... | |
 | 1828 - 396 pàgines
...courage true, like him were few That still despised flight, man ; For king and laws, and coxmtry's cause, In honour's bed he lay, man ; His life, but...; His horse being shot, it was his lot For to get monie a wound, man : Lieutenant Smith, of Irish birth, Frae whom he call'd for aid, man, Being full... | |
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