 | Hymns - 1853 - 184 pages
...took a plough and plough'd him down, Put clods upon his head ; And they have sworn a solemn oath, : But the cheerful spring came kindly on, And showers...surprised them all. The sultry suns of summer came, And he prew thick and strong, His head well arm'd with pointed spears, That no one should him wrong. The sober... | |
 | G. F. Burckhardt - 1853 - 366 pages
...spring came kindly on, And show'rs began to fall; John Barleycorn got up again , And sore surpris'd them all. The sultry suns of summer came, And he grew thick and strong, His head well arm'd wi' pointed spears; That no one should him wrong. The sober autumn enter'd mild, When he grew... | |
 | 1853 - 776 pages
...down, Put clods upon his head, And then they swore a solemn oath John Barleycorn was dead. But the warm Spring came kindly on, And 'showers began to fall ; John Barleycorn got up again And sort surprised them all ! BURNS. THE three potentates of the ballad who had buried the famous old "... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1854 - 520 pages
...plough'd him down, Put clods upon his head, And they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn was dead. But the cheerful spring came kindly on, And showers...summer came, And he grew thick and strong, His head weel arm'd wi' pointed spears, That no one should him wrong. The sober autumn enter'd mild, When he... | |
 | 1854 - 456 pages
...ploughed him down, Put clods upon his head, An' they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn was dead. But the cheerful spring came kindly on, And showers began to fall, And Barleycorn got up again, And sore surprised them all. The sultry suns of summer came, And he grew... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1855 - 562 pages
...spring came kindly on, And show'rs began to fall ; John Barleycorn got up again, And sore surpris'd them all. The sultry suns of summer came, And he grew thick and strong ; His head weel arm'd wi' pointed spears That no one should him wrong. v. The sober autumn enter'd mild, When... | |
 | 1855 - 458 pages
...ploughed him down, Put clods upon his head, An' they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn was dead. But the cheerful spring came kindly on, And showers began to fall, And Barleycorn got up again, And sore surprised them all. The sultry suns of summer came, And he grew... | |
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - 1855 - 452 pages
...ploughed him down, Put clods upon his head, An' they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn was dead. But the cheerful spring came kindly on, And showers began to fall, And Barleycorn got up again, And sore surprised them all. The sultry suns of summer came, And he grew... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 728 pages
...was the flower o' Fairlj lambs, A famous breed ; Now Robin, greetin*, chowi th« hanu (X MaW« dMd. But the cheerful spring came kindly on, And showers...summer came, And he grew thick and strong ; His head weel armed wi' pointed spears, That no one should him wrong. The sober autumn entered mild, When he... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 538 pages
...plough'd him down, Put clods upon his head, \nd they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn was dead. But the cheerful spring came kindly on, And showers...summer came, And he grew thick and strong, His head weel arm'd wi' pointed spears That no one should him wrong. The sober autumn enterM mild, When he grew... | |
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And they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn should die. They took a plough and plough'd him down, Put clods upon his head; And they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn was dead. But the cheerful spring came kindly on, And showers began to fall... 
