Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect: By Robert Burns. In Two Volumes. ... |
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His locked , lettered , braw brass collar Shew'd him the gentleman and scholar ;
Bật though he was o'high degree , The fient a pride nae pride had he , But wad
hae spent an hour carreflin , Ev'n wi ' a tinkler - gypsey's messin : At kirk or market
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His locked , lettered , braw brass collar Shew'd him the gentleman and scholar ;
Bật though he was o'high degree , The fient a pride nae pride had he , But wad
hae spent an hour carreflin , Ev'n wi ' a tinkler - gypsey's messin : At kirk or market
...
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... ht that led attray Was light from Heaven , * I taught thy manners - painting
strains , * The loves , the ways of simple swains , Till now , o'er all my wide
domains Thy fame extends ; * And some , the pride of Coila's plains , • Become
thy friends .
... ht that led attray Was light from Heaven , * I taught thy manners - painting
strains , * The loves , the ways of simple swains , Till now , o'er all my wide
domains Thy fame extends ; * And some , the pride of Coila's plains , • Become
thy friends .
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Compar'd with this , how poor Religion's pride , In all the pomp , of method and of
art ,. When men display to congregations wide Devotion's every grace except the
heart ! The Power incens'd , the Pageant will defert , The pompous ( train , the ...
Compar'd with this , how poor Religion's pride , In all the pomp , of method and of
art ,. When men display to congregations wide Devotion's every grace except the
heart ! The Power incens'd , the Pageant will defert , The pompous ( train , the ...
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II Here Wealth still swells the golden tide , As busy Trade his labours plies ; There
Architecture's noble pride Bids elegance and splendor rise : Here justice , from
her native skies , High wields her balance and her rod ; There learning , with his ...
II Here Wealth still swells the golden tide , As busy Trade his labours plies ; There
Architecture's noble pride Bids elegance and splendor rise : Here justice , from
her native skies , High wields her balance and her rod ; There learning , with his ...
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Within the bush her covert neft A little linnet fondly preft , The dew fat chilly on her
breaft , Sae early in the morning : She foon shall see her tender brood , The pride
, the pleasure o ' the wood , Amang the fresh green leaves bedew'd , Awauk ...
Within the bush her covert neft A little linnet fondly preft , The dew fat chilly on her
breaft , Sae early in the morning : She foon shall see her tender brood , The pride
, the pleasure o ' the wood , Amang the fresh green leaves bedew'd , Awauk ...
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Amang auld Bard Beneath better blow bonie corn dead dear Death e'en e'er ev'ry face fair faith fame fate fear fight fing fire firſt fome frae grace green guid hand head hear heart hills honeſt hope hour humble juſt kind laſt light look mair mark maun meet mind mony morn mourn Nature ne'er never night noble o'er owre play pleaſure poor pow'r pride race roar round ſae ſay Scotch Scotland ſee ſhall ſhe ſhould ſmall ſome ſtill ſweet tear tell thee There's thoſe thou thought thro Till true tune turn unco weary weel whoſe Whyles wild wind worth ye're young
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Página 115 - The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha'-Bible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing thin an' bare ; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion with judicious care, And " Let us worship God !
Página 26 - Leeze me on Drink ! it gi'es us mair Than either School or College : It kindles Wit, it waukens Lair, It pangs us fou o
Página 116 - An honest man's the noblest work of God :* And certes, in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the .palace far behind ; What is a lordling's pomp?
Página 45 - Groat's ; If there's a hole in a* your coats, I rede you tent it : A chield's amang you, taking notes, And, faith, he'll prent it.
Página 206 - They filled up a darksome pit With water to the brim, They heaved in John Barleycorn, There let him sink or swim. They laid him out upon the floor, To work him farther woe, And still, as signs of life appear'd, They toss'd him to and fro.
Página 114 - Is there, in human form, that bears a heart A wretch! a villain! lost to love and truth! That can, with studied, sly, ensnaring art, Betray sweet Jenny's unsuspecting youth?
Página 128 - It's no in making muckle, mair : It's no in books, it's no in lear, To make us truly blest : If happiness hae not her seat And centre in the breast, We may be wise, or rich, or great, But never can be blest : Nae treasures, nor pleasures, Could make us happy lang ; The heart ay's the part ay, That makes us right or wrang. Think ye, that sic as you and I, Wha drudge and drive thro...
Página 37 - Whom his ain son o' life bereft, The grey hairs yet stack to the heft ; Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', Which ev"n to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd, and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious : The piper loud and louder blew ; The dancers quick and quicker flew ; They...
Página 113 - An' each for other's weelfare kindly spiers : The social hours, swift-wing'd, unnotic'd fleet ; Each tells the uncos that he sees or hears ; The parents, partial, eye their hopeful years ; Anticipation forward points the view. The mother, wi' her needle an' her sheers, Gars auld claes look amaist as weel's the new; The father mixes a
Página 59 - But, fare you weel, auld Nickie-ben ! O wad ye tak a thought an' men' ! Ye aiblins might — I dinna ken — Still hae a stake : I'm wae to think upo...