Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect: By Robert Burns. In Two Volumes. ... |
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The Ladies arm - in - arm in clusters , As great an ' gracious a ' as Gifters ; But
hear their absent thoughts o'ither , They're a ' run deils an ' jads thegither . Whyles
, owre the wi bit cup an ' platie , They fip the scandal potion pretty ; Or lee - lang ...
The Ladies arm - in - arm in clusters , As great an ' gracious a ' as Gifters ; But
hear their absent thoughts o'ither , They're a ' run deils an ' jads thegither . Whyles
, owre the wi bit cup an ' platie , They fip the scandal potion pretty ; Or lee - lang ...
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... nurst in the Peasant's lowly shed , To hardy independence bravely bred , By
early poverty to hardship steeld , And traind to arms in stern Misfortune's field ,
Shall he be guilty of their hireling crimes , The servile , mercenary Swiss of
rhymes ?
... nurst in the Peasant's lowly shed , To hardy independence bravely bred , By
early poverty to hardship steeld , And traind to arms in stern Misfortune's field ,
Shall he be guilty of their hireling crimes , The servile , mercenary Swiss of
rhymes ?
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Thy Sons Edina , social , kind , With open arms the stranger hail ; Their views
enlarg'd , their lib'ral mind Above the narrow , rural vale : Attentive still to Sorrow's
wail , Or modeft Merit's filent claim ; And never may their sources fail ! And never ...
Thy Sons Edina , social , kind , With open arms the stranger hail ; Their views
enlarg'd , their lib'ral mind Above the narrow , rural vale : Attentive still to Sorrow's
wail , Or modeft Merit's filent claim ; And never may their sources fail ! And never ...
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Sae now , the dinlin drums , I ween , Were beat to arms ; And honest fowk were
deav'd bedeen , Wi ' war's alarms , Syne auld and young , o ' ilka callin ' , Were a '
in order made to fall in ; And , ' ay the mair to keep the faul in , And banish wae ...
Sae now , the dinlin drums , I ween , Were beat to arms ; And honest fowk were
deav'd bedeen , Wi ' war's alarms , Syne auld and young , o ' ilka callin ' , Were a '
in order made to fall in ; And , ' ay the mair to keep the faul in , And banish wae ...
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And here , by sweet endearing stealth , Shall meet the loving pair , Despising
worlds with all their wealth As empty idle care : The Aowers shall vie in all their
charmg The hour of heaven to grace , And birks extend their fragrant arms To
screen ...
And here , by sweet endearing stealth , Shall meet the loving pair , Despising
worlds with all their wealth As empty idle care : The Aowers shall vie in all their
charmg The hour of heaven to grace , And birks extend their fragrant arms To
screen ...
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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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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect: By Robert Burns. In Two Volumes. ... Tema 495 de Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect: By Robert Burns. In Two Volumes, Robert Burns |
| Autor | Robert Burns |
| Editor | William Magee, 1793 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 9 Ago. 2006 |
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