Waly woe, waly woe, He was a handsome Prince, and O!
Waly woe, waly woe, She was not always weeping, 0!
An’ waly for ma ditto breeks Sae bagsome at the knee!
O waly for ma coat o’ cheicks That cost me guineas twa and three!
WALY, WALY From Ramsay's Tea Table Miscellany, a curiously composite gathering of verses.
I may say, at once, I'm a man of propertee - Hey, willow waly O!
To other maidens go you - As yet I do not know you, Hey, willow waly O!
Nobody I care for comes a-courting me - Hey, willow waly O!
Nobody I care for Comes a-courting - therefore, Hey, willow waly O!
Money, I despise it, But many people prize it, Hey, willow waly O!
The Waly telegraphed at once to Tripoli, to have the girl sent on by the first steamer to Beirût.
Stifling enough the air surely must have been in the cupboard bed in which the "waly boy" was born.
And waly, waly to yon burn-side, Where me and my love wunt to gae!
And waly, waly yon burn-side, Where I and my love wont to gae!
Waly, walyup the bank, And waly, waly down the brae!
Out then spak a Lennox lad, And waly but he spoke bonnily!
So they're awa' to Bothwell Hill, An' waly they rode bonnily!
Waly fa, or faw, may good fortune befall, or betide; a phrase not yet entirely obsolete, S.
Nobody I care for Comes a-courting--therefore, Hey, willow waly O!
To other maidens go you-- As yet I do not know you, Hey, willowwaly O!
I may say, at once, I'm a man of propertee Hey, willow waly O!
Nobody I care for comes a-courting me-- Hey, willow waly O!
Money, I despise it; Many people prize it, Hey willow waly O!
Nobody I care for comes a-courting me-- Hey willow waly O!
I may say, at once, I'm a man of propertee-- Hey willow waly O!
Nobody I care for Comes a-courting -- therefore, Hey willow waly O!
To other maidens go you-- As yet I do not know you, BOTH Hey willow waly O!
O waly waly up the bank, And waly waly down the brae, And waly waly yon burn-side Where I and my Love wont to gae!
Where the narrative is highly colored by emotion, as in Helen of Kirconnell or Waly Waly, the ballad merges into the lyric.
O waly waly, but love be bonny A little time while it is new; But when 'tis auld, it waxeth cauld And fades awa' like morning dew.
Oh, waly waly up the bank, And waly waly doon the brae!
O waly, waly but love be bonny, A little time while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld, And fades away like the morning dew.
The Waly of Egypt having died, Saladin, already in possession of the power, succeeded to the name of sovereign of that kingdom.
A man came into the room, and spoke to the Waly in the Kurdish dialect.
The Waly was pleased to find we had, from perusing the history of Kurdistan, become acquainted with all the great families of that country, and were familiar with the names and actions of some of the most renowned of his ancestors.
The Waly having returned the Elchee's visit, and invited us to dine with him, we went to his palace, a small but handsome building.
I made this observation to Baharam Meerza, who had been sent by the Waly of Sennah to welcome the Elchee, and remarked, at the same time, the little care or knowledge they had about religion, though all professed that of Mahomed.
Persia is famous for its carpets; but none I had ever seen surpassed in beauty that on which the Waly and his guests were seated in this hall of his fathers.
O waly waly, but love be bonny A little while when it is new; But when 'tis auld, it waxeth cauld And fades awa' like morning dew.
O waly[382] waly up the bank, And waly waly down the brae, And waly waly yon burn side, Where I and my love wer wont to gae.
Aytoun, however, believes that certain verses of Waly Waly have wrongly been mixed up with Lord Jamie Douglas.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "waly" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
