aik, And the aik stands fast, The Hays shall flourish, and their good grey hawk Shall nocht flinch before the blast, But when the root of the aik decays, And the mistletoe dwines on its withered breast, The grass shall grow on Errol's hearth-stane, And... Buchan - Page 57by John Burnett Pratt - 1901 - 504 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1859 - 816 pages
...mistletoe bats on Errol's aik, And that aik stands fast, The Hays shall flourish, and their good gray hawk Nocht flinch before the blast. But when the root of the aik decayŤ, And the mistletoe dwines on its withered breast, The grass shall grow on Errol'e hearth-stane.... | |
| 1884 - 790 pages
...bats on Erroll's aik (oak), And that aik stands fast, The Hays shall flourish, and their good gray hawk Shall nocht flinch before the blast, But when the root of the aik decays, And the mistletoe dwires (fades) on its withered bre:ist, The grass shall grow on Erroll's hoartstano. And tho corbio... | |
| James Murray Mackinlay - Folklore - 1893 - 388 pages
...superstition is explained in the following lines:— " While the mistletoe bats on Errol's oak And that oak stands fast, The Hays shall flourish, and their good grey hawk Shall not flinch before the blast. But when the root of the oak decays And the mistletoe dwines on its withered... | |
| James Murray Mackinlay - Folklore - 1893 - 388 pages
...superstition is explained in the following lines:— " While the mistletoe bats on ErroFs oak And that oak stands fast, The Hays shall flourish, and their good grey hawk Shall not flinch before the blast. But when the root of the oak decays And the mistletoe dwines on its withered... | |
| Dugald Butler - Abernathy (Scotland) - 1897 - 604 pages
...which is narrated in the following verse :— "While the mistletoe bats on Errol's oak, And that oak stands fast, The Hays shall flourish, and their good grey hawk Shall not flinch before the blast. And when the root of the oak decays, And the mistletoe dwines on its withered... | |
| James George Frazer - Dying and rising gods - 1900 - 522 pages
...flourish, and their good gray hawk Shall not flinch before the blast. But when the root of the oak decays, And the mistletoe dwines on its withered breast, The grass shall grow on the Earl's hearthstone, And the corbies craw in the falcon's nest." > Col. ET Dalton, " The Kols of... | |
| James George Frazer - Magic - 1913 - 434 pages
...traditionally ascribed to Thomas the Rhymer :— " While the mistletoe bats on Errol's aik, Ami that aik stands fast, The Hays shall flourish, and their...good grey hawk Shall nocht flinch before the blast. The life of the Lachlins and the deer of Finchra. "But when the root of the aik decays, And the mistletoe... | |
| James George Frazer - Folklore - 1922 - 806 pages
...are traditionally ascribed to Thomas the Rhymer: While the mistletoe hats on Errol's aik, And that aik stands fast, The Hays shall flourish, and their good grey hawk Shall nocht fiinch before the blast. But when the root of the aik decays. And the mistletoe dwines on its withered... | |
| Genealogy - 1888 - 718 pages
...Tweed shall run in 'J'ay, Shall bear the Bass away. As yet unfulfilled. Then the bonny water o' Ury, The Hays shall flourish, and their good grey hawk...dwines on its withered breast, The grass shall grow on Erroll's hearthstane, And the corbie roup on the falcon's nest. The Hays of Er roll. While the mistletoe... | |
| John Bulloch, John Alexander Henderson - Genealogy - 1889 - 248 pages
...Bass away. As yet unfulfilled. The Hays of Erroll. While the mistletoe bats on Erroll's aik, And that aik stands fast, The Hays shall flourish, and their...the root of the aik decays, And the mistletoe dwines rn its withered breast, The grass shall grow on Erroll's hearthstane, And the corbie roup on the falcon's... | |
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