"The flowers of the forest are a’ wide awae."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Jean Elliot
Jean Elliot (also Jean Elliot) (April 1727 – 29 March 1805), also known as Jane Elliot, was a Scottish poet. She wrote one of the most famous versions of The Flowers of the Forest, a song lamenting the Scottish army's defeat in the Battle of Flodden.
1 quote on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Jean Elliot →
Related Quotes
"Yes! I could find some comfort in the thought Of being scourged, Were there but hope that this defiling sin Which mar…"
"O to be like my Lord! Yet must I be Mine own self too, And to the nature He bestowed on me Be frankly true.The olive …"
"There is a sort of republican plainness and simplicity in their address, quite in harmony with the institutions of th…"
"The devout and politically free inhabitant of New England is a kind of Laocoön who makes not the least effort to esca…"
"The process in England...is to ring for the chambermaid; but in America there are no bells, and no chambermaids. You …"
"Minnie, I canna caa my wheel, or spin the oo or twine the tweel. It's luve a laddie whammles me. Ech, the wanchancie …"
"Caller rain frae abune reeshles amang the epple-trees: the leaves are soughan wi the breeze, and sleep faas drappan d…"
"Deid sall ye ligg, and ne'er a memorie sall onie hain, or ae regret for ye, sin that ye haena roses o Pierie. In Hade…"
"In the gloaming, oh, my darling! When the lights are dim and low, And the quiet shadows, falling, Softly come and sof…"