While o'er their heads the hazels hing, The little birdies blythely sing, Or lightly flit on wanton wing, In the birks of Aberfeldy.
Now Simmer blinks on flowery braes, And o'er the crystal streamlets plays; Come let us spend the lightsome days, In the birks of Aberfeldy.
Song--The Birks Of Aberfeldy Tune--"The Birksof Abergeldie.
Bonie lassie, will ye go, Will ye go, will ye go, Bonie lassie, will ye go To thebirks of Aberfeldy!
The theory of the modern critics is made to involve what Mr. Birks calls the 'spuriousness' of the prophecies, and even the character and inspiration of our Lord.
We fear that Mr. Birks overstates what he calls the 'external evidence,' for the Isaian authorship of this portion.
The arguments of Mr. Birks for their true origin are very difficult for the advocates of the modern theory to refute.
On the 17th and the day following, the articles of specification were subscribed to by both parties, in sight of both armies at Birks near Berwick.
Birks near Berwick, where he behaved with great prudence and candor.
In a howm, by a burn, where the brown birks grow, vol.
It chanced to be "The Birks of Aberfeldie," and vividly recalled the time when Mac was ill and she took care of him.
Lang maun she weep, lang maun she, maun she weep, Lang maun she weep with dule and sorrow; And lang maun I nae mair weil be seen Puing the birks on the Braes of Yarrow.
And why yon melancholious weids Hung on the bonny birks of Yarrow?
And why dare ye nae mair weil be seen 15 Puing the birks on the Braes of Yarrow?
We can only toss off a goblet (in imagination) of this extraordinary vin du pays to the prosperity of the birks ere the bend of the Dee hides them from our view.
And we keest kevils us amang, Bowing down, bowing down; To see who would to greenwood gang, And aye the birks a' bowing.
Nor let thy heart lament to leave Pouing the birks on the Braes o' Yarrow.
Lang maun she weep, lang maun she weep, Lang maun she weep with dule and sorrow, And lang maun I nae mair weil be seen, Pouing the birkson the Braes o' Yarrow.
I gat her where I darena weil be seen Pouing thebirks on the Braes o' Yarrow.
And why yon melancholious weeds, Hung on the bonny birks o' Yarrow?
Bonnie lassie, will ye go, Will ye go, will ye go; Bonnie lassie, will ye go To the birks of Aberfeldy?
Now simmer blinks on flowery braes, And o'er the crystal streamlet plays; Come let us spend the lightsome days In the birks of Aberfeldy.
The little birdies blithely sing, While o'er their heads the hazels hing, Or lightly flit on wanton wing In the birks of Aberfeldy.
The flow'rs shall vie in all their charms The hour of heav'n to grace, And birks extend their fragrant arms To screen the dear embrace.
Let fragrant birks in woodbines drest My craggy cliffs adorn; And, for the little songster's nest, The close embow'ring thorn.
The sheep from Birks Farm are now (1894) washed there every year.
It is, I believe, the rocky gorge which is crossed byBirks Brig.
Birks Wood, or else to skirt the wood by going up the Fell and round it.
At the Pacification of Birks the king virtually granted all the demands of the Scots.
Now Simmer blinks on flowery braes, And o'er the crystal streamlets plays; Come, let us spend the lightsome days In the birks of Aberfeldy.
The thistle wi' the hawthorn joins, The birks mix wi' the mountain pines, And heart with dauntless heart combines For ever to defend her.
It also stood upon a gentle knoll, and was beautifully shaded by the birch trees which were known far and near as the "birks of Inverburn.
It's like a gliff of the heather-scented wind to look upon your faces, bairns, and to think you were reared in the shade of the birks of Inverburn!
On this gentle eminence the air was scarcely so still, for a light breeze stirred the yellow leaves on the birks of Inverburn, and sighed with a mournful cadence through the long grasses waving above the last resting-place of the dead.
Gang hame, gang hame, O mither dear, And shape my winding-sheet, And at the birks of Mirryland town There you and I shall meet.
Lang maun she weep, lang maun she, maun she weep, Lang maun she weep with dule and sorrow, And lang maun I nae mair weel be seen Pu'ing the birks on the Braes of Yarrow.
For she has tint her luver, luver dear, Her luver dear, the cause of sorrow; And I hae slain the comliest swain That eir pu'd birks on the Braes of Yarrow.
And why daur ye nae mair weel be seen Pu'ing the birks on the Braes of Yarrow?
I gat her where I daurna weel be seen, Pu'ing the birkson the Braes of Yarrow.
By this time he was cross the ford, Where in the snaw the chapman smoored: And past the birks and meikle stane Where drunken Charley brak 's neck-bane.
The procession occupied at least an hour in coming from the new bridge to the field, on entering which the band played "Duncan Gray," followed by "The Birks of Aberfeldy.
Lang mann she weep, lang maun she, maun she weep, Lang maun she weep with dule and sorrow, And lang maun I nae mair weel be seen Pu'ing thebirks on the Braes of Yarrow.
I gat her where I darena weil be seen, Pouing the birkson the Braes of Yarrow.
And why dare ye nae mair weil be seen, Pouing the birkson the Braes of Yarrow?
For she has tint her lover lover dear, Her lover dear, the cause of sorrow, And I hae slain the comeliest swain That e'er poued birks on the Braes of Yarrow.
Lang maun she weep, lang maun she, maun she weep, Lang maun she weep with dule and sorrow, And lang maun I nae mair weil be seen Pouing the birks on the Braes of Yarrow.
Our taste of pleasure then is o'er, The feathered songsters are no more; And when they drop and we decay, Adieu the birks of Invermay!
And why yon melancholious weeds Hung on the bonny birks of Yarrow?
Nor let thy heart lament to leave Pouing the birks on the Braes of Yarrow.
You will instantly see that my usefulness would be destroyed if the Hawk became known and recognised as Birks of the Secret Service by every crook in the country, as would result if he now figured in the case in his proper person.
MacVightie says the Secret Service is sending a man by the name of Birksout here.
Time enough to attend to this Birks personage--what I want is the Hawk!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "birks" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
