 MARY'S DREAM The moon had climbed the highest hill Which rises o'er the source of Dee, And from the eastern summit shed Her silver light on tower and tree; When Mary laid her down to sleep, Her thoughts on Sandy far at sea, When, soft and low, a voice...  Stories of the Study - Page 208by John Galt - 1833 - 328 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...A beautiful and well-known ballad, which begins thus : The moon had climb'd the highest hill, Which rises o'er the source of Dee ; And, from the eastern summit, shed It's silver light on tower and tree. through the most fertile and beautiful holm ;* till it expands... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1801 - 266 pages
...forget, Some part of it in time. No. LV. MARY'S DREAM. THE moon had climb'd the highest hill, Which rises o'er the source of Dee, And from the eastern...summit shed, Her silver light on tower and tree : When Mary laid her down to sleep, Her thoughts on Sandy, far at sea, When soft and low a voice was heard... | |
 | Goldfinch - 1805 - 276 pages
...intent, The yielding fair one blush'd consent. E 2 Til THE moon had rlimb'd the highest hill, Which rises o'er the source of Dee, And, from the eastern summit shed Her silver light on tow'r and tree ; When Mary laid her down to sleep, Her thoughts on Sandy far at sea; Then soft and... | |
 | Robert Burns - Dialect literature, Scottish - 1808 - 496 pages
...• "", i * This is the pathetic song beginning — " The moon had climb'd the highest hill, Which rises o'er the source of Dee, And from the eastern summit shed Her silver light on tow'r and tree : When Mary laid her down to sleep, Her thoughts on Sandy far at sea ; When soft and... | |
 | Robert Burns - English literature - 1809 - 326 pages
...the title. * This is the pathetic song beginning — " The moon had climb'd the highest hill, Which rises o'er the source of Dee, And from the eastern summit shed Her silver liglit on tow'r and tree : When M:iry laid her down to sleep, Her thoughts on Sandy far at sea; When... | |
 | Robert Burns - English literature - 1809 - 328 pages
...This is the pathetic song beginning — " The moon had climh'd the highest hi!!, Which rises o'crthe source of Dee, And from the eastern summit shed Her silver light on tow'r and tree : When Mary laid her down to sleep, Her thoughts on Sandy far at sea; When soft art!... | |
 | Robert Hartley Cromek - Ballads, Scots - 1810 - 260 pages
...appeared that they allude to some love disappointment. The moon had climb'd the highest hill, Which rises o'er the source of Dee, And from the eastern summit shed Her silver light on tow'r and tree : When Mary laid her down to sleep, Her thoughts on*Sandy far at sea ; When soft and... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1815 - 344 pages
...the pathetie song, heginning— " The moon had elimh'd the highest hill, Whieh rises o'er the souree of Dee, And from the eastern summit shed Her silver light on tow'r and tree : When Mary laid her down to sleep, Airds, in Galloway. The poet was a Mr. Alexander... | |
 | Scottish songs - 1816 - 378 pages
...for him I lo'ed sae lang. MARY'S DREAM. THE moon had climb'd the highest hill That rises o'er th« source of Dee, And from the eastern summit shed Her silver light on tow'r and tree; When Mary laid her down to sleep— Her thoughts on Sandy far at sea; When soft and... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 756 pages
...may have done no more for this than improve the language, and new-model the narrative. MARY'S DREAM. The moon had climb'd the highest hill That rises o'er...from the eastern summit shed •Her silver light on tow'r and tree; When Mary laid her down to sleep, Her thoughts on Sandy far at sea; W hni soft and... | |
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