Possible Clues:

• "... steadfast ___ the years" ("O Canada")
• During, old-style
• 'Comin' ___ the Rye' (Robert Burns poem)
• By way of, briefly
• Robert Burns's 'Comin' ___ the Rye'
• ''Comin' __ the Rye''
• By way of, in verse
• "Comin'___the rye"
• Poet's "by way of"
• "Comin' --- the Rye"