The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a Criticism on His Writings, 3–4. köideSmith & Hill, 1816 |
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Page 111
... braes , Below the spreading hazel , Unseen that night . XXVI . Amang the brachens , on the brae , Between her an ' the moon , The deil , or else an outler quey , Gat up an ' gae a croon ; Poor Leezie's heart maist lap the hool ; Near ...
... braes , Below the spreading hazel , Unseen that night . XXVI . Amang the brachens , on the brae , Between her an ' the moon , The deil , or else an outler quey , Gat up an ' gae a croon ; Poor Leezie's heart maist lap the hool ; Near ...
Page 125
... braes when we please , then , We'll sit an ' sowth a tune ; Syne rhyme till't , we'll time till't , And sing't when we hae done . V. It's no in titles nor in rank ; It's no in wealth like Lon'on bank , To purchase peace and rest ; It's ...
... braes when we please , then , We'll sit an ' sowth a tune ; Syne rhyme till't , we'll time till't , And sing't when we hae done . V. It's no in titles nor in rank ; It's no in wealth like Lon'on bank , To purchase peace and rest ; It's ...
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... braes o ' fame Or Ferguson , the writer - chiel , A deathless name . ( O Ferguson ! thy glorious parts Ill suited law's dry , musty arts ! My curse upon your whunstane hearts , Ye E'nbrugh Gentry ! The tithe o ' what ye waste at cartes ...
... braes o ' fame Or Ferguson , the writer - chiel , A deathless name . ( O Ferguson ! thy glorious parts Ill suited law's dry , musty arts ! My curse upon your whunstane hearts , Ye E'nbrugh Gentry ! The tithe o ' what ye waste at cartes ...
Page 187
... braes , her dens an ' dells , Where glorious Wallace Aft bure the gree , as story - tells , Frae southron billies . At Wallace name what Scottish blood - But boils up in a spring - tide flood ! Oft have our fearless fathers strode By ...
... braes , her dens an ' dells , Where glorious Wallace Aft bure the gree , as story - tells , Frae southron billies . At Wallace name what Scottish blood - But boils up in a spring - tide flood ! Oft have our fearless fathers strode By ...
Page 188
... braes the cushat croods With wailfu ' cry !. Ev'n winter bleak has charms to me , When winds rave thro ' the naked tree ; Or frosts on hills of Ochiltree Are hoary gray ; Or blinding drifts wild - furious flee , Dark'ning the day ! O ...
... braes the cushat croods With wailfu ' cry !. Ev'n winter bleak has charms to me , When winds rave thro ' the naked tree ; Or frosts on hills of Ochiltree Are hoary gray ; Or blinding drifts wild - furious flee , Dark'ning the day ! O ...
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