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... Whan auntie Marion did her stamack tyne , That Davs , our gard'ner , came frae Applebog , And gae her tea to tak by way o ' drog . SANDIE . Whan ilka herd for cauld his fingers rubs , And cakes o ' ice are seen upo ' the dubs ; At mornin , ...
... Whan auntie Marion did her stamack tyne , That Davs , our gard'ner , came frae Applebog , And gae her tea to tak by way o ' drog . SANDIE . Whan ilka herd for cauld his fingers rubs , And cakes o ' ice are seen upo ' the dubs ; At mornin , ...
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... whan things are out o ' joint , At sattlin o ' a nice or kittle point . But yonder's Jock , he'll ca ' your owsen hame , And tak the tidings to your thrawart dame , That ye're awa ae peacefu ' meal to prie , And tak your supper , kail ...
... whan things are out o ' joint , At sattlin o ' a nice or kittle point . But yonder's Jock , he'll ca ' your owsen hame , And tak the tidings to your thrawart dame , That ye're awa ae peacefu ' meal to prie , And tak your supper , kail ...
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... Whan my poor doggie was disturbit sae . Nae sooner did the day begin to dawn , Than I beyont the knowe fu ' speedy ran , Whare I was keppit wi ' the heavy tale That sets ilk dowie sangster to bewail . DAVIE . And wha on Fifan bents can ...
... Whan my poor doggie was disturbit sae . Nae sooner did the day begin to dawn , Than I beyont the knowe fu ' speedy ran , Whare I was keppit wi ' the heavy tale That sets ilk dowie sangster to bewail . DAVIE . And wha on Fifan bents can ...
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... whan alive , Seenil lats ony o ' her votaries thrive , Will frae his shinin name a ' mots withdraw , And on her loudest trump his praises blaw . * Dr Wilkie had a farm near St Andrews , on which he made great improvements . Lang may his ...
... whan alive , Seenil lats ony o ' her votaries thrive , Will frae his shinin name a ' mots withdraw , And on her loudest trump his praises blaw . * Dr Wilkie had a farm near St Andrews , on which he made great improvements . Lang may his ...
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... Whan he did read , That three times three just made up But now he's dead . In Algebra weel skill'd he was , nine ; And kent fu ' weel Proportion's laws : He could mak clear baith B's and A's Wi ' his lang head ; Rin owre surd roots ...
... Whan he did read , That three times three just made up But now he's dead . In Algebra weel skill'd he was , nine ; And kent fu ' weel Proportion's laws : He could mak clear baith B's and A's Wi ' his lang head ; Rin owre surd roots ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 116 - O ! who can hold a fire in his hand By thinking on the frosty Caucasus? Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite By bare imagination of a feast?
Seite 250 - Mark it, Cesario; it is old and plain: The spinsters and the knitters in the sun, And the free maids that weave their thread with bones, Do use to chant it ; it is silly sooth, And dallies with the innocence of love, Like the old age.
Seite 266 - For a' that life ahint can spare. The gowdspink, that sae lang has kend Thy happy sweets (his wonted friend), Her sad confinement ill can brook In some dark chamber's dowy nook ; Tho' Mary's hand his nebb supplies, Unkend to hunger's painfu...
Seite 248 - He maunna care for being seen Before he sheath His body in a scabbard clean O' gude Braid Claith. For, gin he come wi...
Seite 288 - And dim our dolefu' days wi' bairnly fear ; The mind's aye cradled when the grave is near. Yet thrift, industrious, bides her latest days, Tho' age her sair-dow'd front wi' runcles wave ; Yet frae the russet lap the spindle plays ; Her e'enin stent reels she as weel's the lave. On some feast-day the wee things, buskit braw, Shall heeze her heart up wi...
Seite 247 - Wi' gude Braid Claith. On Sabbath-days the barber spark, Whan he has done wi' scrapin wark, Wi' siller broachie in his sark, Gangs trigly, faith ! Or to the Meadow, or the Park, In gude Braid Claith.
Seite 320 - On einings cauld wi' glee we'd trudge To heat our shins in Johnny's lodge; The de'il ane thought his bum to budge Wi' siller on us : To claw het pints we'd never grudge O
Seite 243 - HAPPY the man who, void of cares and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains A Splendid Shilling. He nor hears with pain New oysters...
Seite 198 - When you censure the age, Be cautious and sage, Lest the courtiers offended, should be ; If you mention vice or bribe, 'Tis so pat to all the tribe, Each cries — That was levelld at me.
Seite 313 - I'd been there, How I wad trimm'd the bill o' fare ! For ne'er sic surly wight as he Had met wi' sic respect frae me. Mind ye what Sam,' the lying loun ! Has in his Dictionar laid down ? That aits in England are a feast To cow an' horse, an' sican beast, While in Scots ground this growth was common To gust the gab o