The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a Criticism on His Writings, Volumes 3-4Smith & Hill, 1816 |
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... fear an , tremble ! I see how folk live that hae riches ; But surely poor folk maun be wretches ! LUATII . They're nae sae wretched's ane wad think ; Tho ' constantly on poortith's brink : They're sae accustom'd wi ' the sight , The ...
... fear an , tremble ! I see how folk live that hae riches ; But surely poor folk maun be wretches ! LUATII . They're nae sae wretched's ane wad think ; Tho ' constantly on poortith's brink : They're sae accustom'd wi ' the sight , The ...
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... fear them . CESAR . L - d , man , were ye but whyles whare I am , The gentles ye wad ne'er envy ' em . It's true , they need na starve or sweat , Thro ' winter's cauld , or simmer's heat ; They've nae sair wark to craze their banes , An ...
... fear them . CESAR . L - d , man , were ye but whyles whare I am , The gentles ye wad ne'er envy ' em . It's true , they need na starve or sweat , Thro ' winter's cauld , or simmer's heat ; They've nae sair wark to craze their banes , An ...
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... fear their foul reproach Nor erudition , Yon mixtie - maxtie queer hotch - potch , The Coalition . Auld Scotland has a raucle tongue ; She's just a devil wi ' a rung ; An ' if she promise auld or young To tak their part , Tho ' by the ...
... fear their foul reproach Nor erudition , Yon mixtie - maxtie queer hotch - potch , The Coalition . Auld Scotland has a raucle tongue ; She's just a devil wi ' a rung ; An ' if she promise auld or young To tak their part , Tho ' by the ...
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... Wha's ragin flame , an ' scorchin heat , ' Wad melt the hardest whun - stane ! The half asleep start up wi ' fear , An ' think they hear it roarin , Shakespeare's Hamlet . When presently it does appear , " Twas but some C 4 31.
... Wha's ragin flame , an ' scorchin heat , ' Wad melt the hardest whun - stane ! The half asleep start up wi ' fear , An ' think they hear it roarin , Shakespeare's Hamlet . When presently it does appear , " Twas but some C 4 31.
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... fear : * They'll a ' be trench'd wi ' mony a sheugh In twa - three year . * Whare I killed ane a fair strae death , By loss o ' blood or want of breath , This night I'm free to tak my aith , ' That Hornbook's skill Has clad a score i ...
... fear : * They'll a ' be trench'd wi ' mony a sheugh In twa - three year . * Whare I killed ane a fair strae death , By loss o ' blood or want of breath , This night I'm free to tak my aith , ' That Hornbook's skill Has clad a score i ...
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