 FAREWELL, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies, Now gay with the bright setting sun ; Farewell loves and friendships, ye dear tender ties — Our race of existence is run ! Thou grim king of terrors, thou life's gloomy foe! Go frighten the coward...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 2701809Full view - About this book
 | 1809 - 448 pages
...army at Bannockhurn, heginning : s' Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace hled." The Death-song, heginning — " Farewell, thou fair day, thou green earth and ye skies, Now gay with the hright-setting sun," is to us less pleasing. There are specimens, however, of such vigour and emphasis... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1813 - 506 pages
...and dying of the victorious Army are supposed to join in the following SONG OF DEATH. Farewell them fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies, Now gay with the broad setting sun ; Farewell loves and friendships ; ye dear, tender ties, Our race of existence is... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 468 pages
...and nervous sort, however, is undoubtedly the Address of Robert Bruce to his army at Bannock-Burn, beginning, < Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled.' The...earth and ye skies, Now gay with the bright-setting sup, is to us less pleasing. There are specimens, however, of such vigour and emphasis scattered through... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1818 - 346 pages
...day, evening— the wounded and dy;ng of the -oietoriom army are supposed to join in the following • Farewell, thou fair day, thou green earth and ye skies, Now gay with the hroad setting son ; Farewell, loves and friendships ! ye dear, tender ties, Our raee of existenee is... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 466 pages
...Seest thou thy lover lowly laid ? Hcar'st thou the groans that rend his breast '•>. SONG. I FAREWEM/, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies, Now gay with the bright setting sun ; Farewell loves and friendships, ye dear tender ties, Our race of existence is... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...evening ; the woundtd and dyingof the victorious army are tupposed to join in iLfollowing Song. FAHEWELL, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies, Now gay with the bright setting sun ; Farewell, loves and friendship, ye dear, tender ties, Our race of existence is... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...— evening; the wounded and dying of the victorious army are supposed to join in the following song. FAREWELL, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies, Now gay with the bright setting sun ; Farewell, loves and friendships, ye dear tender ties, Our race of existence is... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 756 pages
...fancy, and happy turn of thought, carried him away from the paths of others. FAREWELL, THOU FAIR DAY. Farewell, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies, Now gay with the bright setting sun ; Farewell, loves and friendships, ye dear tender ties! Our race of existence is... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - Poetry - 1826 - 226 pages
...wounded and dying of the victorious army are supposed to join in the following song. TUNE—Oran an Aoig. Farewell, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies, Now gay with the bright setting sun; Farewell, loves and friendships, ye dear, tender ties, Our race of existence is... | |
 | English poetry - 1828 - 814 pages
...corruption may our frame consume, The immortal spirit in the skies may bloom. Anon. SONG OF DEATH. Farewell, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies, Now gay with the bright setting sun ; Farewell loves and friendships, ye dear tender ties, Our race of existence is... | |
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