Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect: By Robert Burns. In Two Volumes. ...William Magee, 1793 |
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... ne'er fpak mair . • A Countra Laird had ta'en the batts , • Or fome cormurring in his guts , 6 His only fon for Hornbook fets , And pays him well , The lad , for twa guid gimmer - pets , ' Was Laird himfel . A bonie lafs , ye kend her ...
... ne'er fpak mair . • A Countra Laird had ta'en the batts , • Or fome cormurring in his guts , 6 His only fon for Hornbook fets , And pays him well , The lad , for twa guid gimmer - pets , ' Was Laird himfel . A bonie lafs , ye kend her ...
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... Ne'er mair to rise . When Mafons myftic word an ' grip , In ftorms an ' tempests raise you up , Some cock or cat , your rage maun stop , Or , ftrange to tell ! The youngest Brother , ye wad whip Aff ftraught to h - II . Lang fyne in ...
... Ne'er mair to rise . When Mafons myftic word an ' grip , In ftorms an ' tempests raise you up , Some cock or cat , your rage maun stop , Or , ftrange to tell ! The youngest Brother , ye wad whip Aff ftraught to h - II . Lang fyne in ...
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... ne'er crofs'd the clips Than Mailie's dead . Wae worth the man wha ' first did shape That vile wanchancie thing — a rape ! It maks guid fellows girn an ' gape Wi ' chokin dread ; An ' Robin's bonnet weave wi ' crape For Mailie's dead ...
... ne'er crofs'd the clips Than Mailie's dead . Wae worth the man wha ' first did shape That vile wanchancie thing — a rape ! It maks guid fellows girn an ' gape Wi ' chokin dread ; An ' Robin's bonnet weave wi ' crape For Mailie's dead ...
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... er attempted stealth or rief , Ye furely hae fome warlock - breef For ne'er a bofom yet was prief Owre human hearts Against your arts . For me , I fwear by fun an ' moon , And every ftar that blinks aboon , Ye've coft me twenty pair o ...
... er attempted stealth or rief , Ye furely hae fome warlock - breef For ne'er a bofom yet was prief Owre human hearts Against your arts . For me , I fwear by fun an ' moon , And every ftar that blinks aboon , Ye've coft me twenty pair o ...
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... ne'er indicted Treafon . [ On reading , in the public papers , the laureate's Ode , with the other parade of June 4 , 1786 , the Au- thor was no fooner dropt afleep , than he imagined . himself transported to the Birth day Levee ; and ...
... ne'er indicted Treafon . [ On reading , in the public papers , the laureate's Ode , with the other parade of June 4 , 1786 , the Au- thor was no fooner dropt afleep , than he imagined . himself transported to the Birth day Levee ; and ...
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Página 109 - 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 110 - 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 39 - 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 200 - 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 108 - 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 122 - 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 31 - 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 107 - 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 51 - 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...