 Farewell thou 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 run ! Thou grim king of terrors, thou life's gloomy foe, Go, frighten the coward...  The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a Criticism on ... - Page 212by Robert Burns - 1815Full view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 520 pages
...of battle — time of the day, evening— the wounded and dying of tie victorious army art supposed to join in the following, SONG OF DEATH. Farewell,...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 - 1800 - 424 pages
...evening — the wounded and dying of tbe victorious army are supposed to join in tbe 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... | |
 | Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - 1801 - 368 pages
...tu frontem : subrideat altera virgo : Alterius risu frons magis ista placet. The Death of the Brave. 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... | |
 | 1803 - 390 pages
...evening — Ihe wounded and dying of the victorious qTmy, are supposed to join in the fallowing Song : FAREWELL, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies Now gay with the bright setting sun ; Farewell love and friendship, ye dear tender ties, • Our race of existence is... | |
 | 1809 - 530 pages
...at Ban. nockburn, beginning, ' Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled. ' The Death-Song, beginning, ' . ' Farewell, thou fair day, thou green earth and ye skies, Now gay with the bright-setting sun, ' is to us less pleasing. There are specimens, however, of such vigour and emphasis... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1803 - 572 pages
...Among them, we observe a composition which has both poetic and patriotic merit: ' SONG OF DTATH. ' Farewell, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies, Now gay wilh the broad setting sun ; Farewell, loves and friendships ; ye dear, tender ties, Our race of existence... | |
 | 1904 - 518 pages
...evening — (lie 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 love and friendship, ye dear tender ties, Our race of existence is run... | |
 | David Irving - 1804 - 524 pages
...sung by the wounded and dying of a victorious army. It was composed during the late war with France. Farewell, thou fair day, thou green earth, and ye skies Now gay with the bright setting sun ; Farewell, loves and friendships, ye dear tender tics, Our race of existence is... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1809 - 458 pages
...army at Bannockburn, beginning : " Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled." The Death-song, beginning — " Farewell, thou fair day, thou green earth and ye skies, Now gay with the bright-setting sun," is to us less pleasing. There are specimens, however, of such vigour and emphasis... | |
 | 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... | |
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