Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect: By Robert Burns. In Two Volumes. ...William Magee, 1793 |
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... head o ' doited Lear ; Thou chears the heart o ' drooping Care ; Thou ftrings the nerves o ' Labor fair , At's weary toil ; Thou ev'n brightens dark Defpair , Wi ' gloomy fmile . Aft clad in maffy filler weed , Wi ' Gentles thou erects ...
... head o ' doited Lear ; Thou chears the heart o ' drooping Care ; Thou ftrings the nerves o ' Labor fair , At's weary toil ; Thou ev'n brightens dark Defpair , Wi ' gloomy fmile . Aft clad in maffy filler weed , Wi ' Gentles thou erects ...
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... ye hae been mony a gate , At mony a house . ' Ay , ay ; quo ' he , an ' fhook his head , It's e'en a lang , lang time indeed * An epidemical fever was then raging in that country . Sin ' I began to nick the thread , An [ 38 ]
... ye hae been mony a gate , At mony a house . ' Ay , ay ; quo ' he , an ' fhook his head , It's e'en a lang , lang time indeed * An epidemical fever was then raging in that country . Sin ' I began to nick the thread , An [ 38 ]
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... head , When it was fair ; The wife flade cannie to her . bed , " But 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 ...
... head , When it was fair ; The wife flade cannie to her . bed , " But 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 ...
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... head . The Goth was talking round with anxious fearch , Spying the time - worn - flaws in every arch ; It chanc'd his new - come neebor took his e'e , And e'en a vex'd and angry heart had he ! Wi ' thieveless fneer to fee his modish ...
... head . The Goth was talking round with anxious fearch , Spying the time - worn - flaws in every arch ; It chanc'd his new - come neebor took his e'e , And e'en a vex'd and angry heart had he ! Wi ' thieveless fneer to fee his modish ...
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... head with water - lilies crown'd , His manly leg with garter tangle bound . Next came the loveliest pair in all the ring , Sweet Female Beauty hand in hand with Spring ; Then , crown'd with low'ry hay , came Rural Joy , And Summer ...
... head with water - lilies crown'd , His manly leg with garter tangle bound . Next came the loveliest pair in all the ring , Sweet Female Beauty hand in hand with Spring ; Then , crown'd with low'ry hay , came Rural Joy , And Summer ...
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