The Poetical Works of Robert Burns, Volume 2W. Pickering, 1839 - 319 pages |
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... poet's friend , Mrs. Dunlop . In a letter to that lady , dated in November , 1790 , in reply to one , in- forming ... poet lumpishly keep his seat on the receipt of the best news from his best friend ? I seized my gilt - headed wangee ...
... poet's friend , Mrs. Dunlop . In a letter to that lady , dated in November , 1790 , in reply to one , in- forming ... poet lumpishly keep his seat on the receipt of the best news from his best friend ? I seized my gilt - headed wangee ...
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... Poet's own household . " It is evident , however , from the above extracts that the child addressed by Burns was a son . * This Epistle was prefixed to the edition of Sillar's Poems published at Kilmarnock in 1789. Burns ' " First ...
... Poet's own household . " It is evident , however , from the above extracts that the child addressed by Burns was a son . * This Epistle was prefixed to the edition of Sillar's Poems published at Kilmarnock in 1789. Burns ' " First ...
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... Poet's own writing . SIR , as your mandate did request , I send you here a faithfu ' list , O ' gudes an ' gear , an ' a ' my graith , To which I'm clear to gi'e my aith . Imprimis then , for carriage cattle , I have four OF BURNS . 9.
... Poet's own writing . SIR , as your mandate did request , I send you here a faithfu ' list , O ' gudes an ' gear , an ' a ' my graith , To which I'm clear to gi'e my aith . Imprimis then , for carriage cattle , I have four OF BURNS . 9.
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... ye'se get them a ' thegither ! And now , remember , Mr. Aiken , Nae kind of license out I'm takin ' ; Vide the notes on " the Poet's welcome to his illegiti- mate child . " Frae this time forth , I do declare , I'se OF BURNS . 11.
... ye'se get them a ' thegither ! And now , remember , Mr. Aiken , Nae kind of license out I'm takin ' ; Vide the notes on " the Poet's welcome to his illegiti- mate child . " Frae this time forth , I do declare , I'se OF BURNS . 11.
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... Poet's works revised by himself . How Wisdom and Folly meet , mix , and unite ; How Virtue and Vice blend their black and their white ; How Genius , th ' illustrious father of fiction , Confounds rule and law , reconciles contradiction ...
... Poet's works revised by himself . How Wisdom and Folly meet , mix , and unite ; How Virtue and Vice blend their black and their white ; How Genius , th ' illustrious father of fiction , Confounds rule and law , reconciles contradiction ...
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Allan Cunningham says Allan Water Amang Auchtertyre auld banks Bard Birks of Aberfeldy blaw blest Blithe Bonnie lassie bosom braes braw Burns says Burns wrote canna cauld charms Chloris CHORUS Clarinda claut copy Craigieburn dear dearest dearie Dumfries e'en e'er Edinburgh Ellisland fair Farewell fate flower frae Gavin Hamilton glen hame heart heroine Highland honour ilka Jenny Geddes Jessy John Barleycorn Kilmarnock lady lass letter lo'es Lord luve maun Miss monie morning Muse nae mair ne'er never night o'er Phillis pleasure poem Poet Poet's printed Riddel roar ROBERT BURNS Robert Fergusson sang Scotland Scottish sing song sorrow stanza sweet tears thee There's thine thou thro TUNE verses wee thing weel Whistle wild Willie Willie's wind written wrote to Thomson ye'll young young Jessie
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Page 270 - My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream, Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.
Page 295 - Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest ! Fare thee weel, thou best and dearest ! Thine be ilka joy and treasure, Peace, Enjoyment, Love, and Pleasure ! Ae fond kiss, and then we sever ! Ae fareweel, alas ! for ever ! Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee, Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.
Page 307 - O, were my love yon lilac fair Wi' purple blossoms to the spring, And I a bird to shelter there, When wearied on my little wing, How I wad mourn when it was torn By Autumn wild and Winter rude! But I wad sing on wanton wing, When youthfu
Page 274 - As fair art thou, my bonie lass, So deep in luve am I : And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a' the seas gang dry. Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi' the sun : I will luve thee still, my dear, While the sands o
Page 248 - John Anderson my jo, John, When we were first acquent, Your locks were like the raven, Your bonnie brow was brent; But now your brow is beld, John, Your locks are like the snow; But blessings on your frosty pow, John Anderson, my jo. John Anderson my jo, John, We clamb the hill thegither; And mony a canty day, John, We've had wi...
Page 242 - And mony a hill between ; But day and night my fancy's flight Is ever wi' my Jean. I see her in the dewy flowers, I see her sweet and fair ; I hear her in the tunefu...
Page 328 - I hae been joyfu' gath'rin gear; I hae been happy thinking: But a' the pleasures e'er I saw, Tho' three times doubl'd fairly, That happy night was worth them a', Amang the rigs o
Page 294 - I'll wage thee! Who shall say that Fortune grieves him While the star of Hope she leaves him? Me, nae cheerfu' twinkle lights me, Dark despair around benights me. I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy; Naething could resist my Nancy; But to see her was to love her, Love but her, and love for ever.
Page 172 - A WINSOME WEE THING. SHE is a winsome wee thing, She is a handsome wee thing, She is a bonnie wee thing, This sweet wee wife o
Page 263 - Thou'll break my heart, thou bonnie bird That sings upon the bough; Thou minds me o' the happy days When my fause Luve was true. Thou'll break my heart, thou bonnie bird That sings beside thy mate; For sae I sat, and sae I sang, And wist na o