Alexander Carmichael Professions : Author Born : December 1, 1832 Died : June 6, 1912 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Alexander Carmichael Be thou a bright flame before me, Alexander Carmichael flames angel stars On the first day of May the people of the crofter townland are up betimes and busy as bees about to swarm. This is the day of migrating, bho baile gu beinn (from townland to moorland), from the winter homestead to the summer sheiling. The summer of their joy is come, the summer of the sheiling, the song, the pipe and the dance, when the people ascend the hill to the clustered bothies, overlooking the distant sea from among the fronded ferns and fragrant heather, where neighbour meets neighbour, and lover meets lover. Alexander Carmichael summer winter song Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors
