The Scottish Minstrel: Being a Complete Collection of Burns' Songs ; Together with His Correspondence with Mr. Thomson ; to which is Added and New and Complete GlossaryBenjamin Warner, 1818 - 312 pages |
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... sing of a whistle , a whistle of worth 230 Is there for honest poverty 140 It was the charming month of May 123 It was upon a Lammas night . 217 Jockey's taen the parting kiss 241 John Anderson my jo , John 188 Keen blows the wind o'er ...
... sing of a whistle , a whistle of worth 230 Is there for honest poverty 140 It was the charming month of May 123 It was upon a Lammas night . 217 Jockey's taen the parting kiss 241 John Anderson my jo , John 188 Keen blows the wind o'er ...
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... singing ; leaving none behind but mere gleanings , to which the pub . lishers of omnegatherum are welcome . I would ra- ther be the editor of a collection from which no thing could be taken away , than of one to which nothing could be ...
... singing ; leaving none behind but mere gleanings , to which the pub . lishers of omnegatherum are welcome . I would ra- ther be the editor of a collection from which no thing could be taken away , than of one to which nothing could be ...
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... singing or for instrumental performance , when there happens to be no singer . I mean to employ our right trusty friend Mr. Clarke to set the bass to these , which he assures me he will do con amore , and with much greater attention ...
... singing or for instrumental performance , when there happens to be no singer . I mean to employ our right trusty friend Mr. Clarke to set the bass to these , which he assures me he will do con amore , and with much greater attention ...
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... sing , " Sae merry as we a ' hae been , " and , raising my last looks to the whole human race , the last words of the voice of Coila * shall be " Good night and joy be wi ' you a ' ! " So much for my last words : now for a few present ...
... sing , " Sae merry as we a ' hae been , " and , raising my last looks to the whole human race , the last words of the voice of Coila * shall be " Good night and joy be wi ' you a ' ! " So much for my last words : now for a few present ...
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... sings in a low bush , but never f.om a tree ; and , in the se- eond place , there never was a nightingale seen , or ... singing . It is called Craigieburn Wood ; and , in the opinion of It will be found in the course of this corres ...
... sings in a low bush , but never f.om a tree ; and , in the se- eond place , there never was a nightingale seen , or ... singing . It is called Craigieburn Wood ; and , in the opinion of It will be found in the course of this corres ...
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Page 207 - And they hae taen his very heart's blood, And drank it round and round; And still the more and more they drank, Their joy did more abound. John Barleycorn was a hero bold, Of noble enterprise ; For if you do but taste his blood, Twill make your courage rise. 'Twill make a man forget his woe; 'Twill heighten all his joy : 'Twill make the widow's heart to sing, Tho
Page 200 - MY luve's like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June : O, my luve's like the melodie That's sweetly play'd in tune. As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in luve am I : And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a
Page 18 - O' my sweet Highland Mary. How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk, How rich the hawthorn's blossom, As underneath their fragrant shade I clasp'd her to my bosom ! The golden hours on angel wings Flew o'er me and my dearie; For dear to me as light and life Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' mony a vow and lock'd embrace Our parting was fu' tender; And pledging aft to meet again, We tore oursels asunder; But, Oh!
Page 137 - Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a' that; That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth, May bear the gree, and a' that. For a
Page 136 - Man for a That IS there, for honest poverty, That hangs his head, and a' that ? The coward slave we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that. For a
Page 137 - He looks and laughs at a' that. A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he mauna fa' that ! For a
Page 230 - O, WERT thou in the cauld blast, On yonder lea, on yonder lea, My plaidie to the angry airt, I'd shelter thee, I'd shelter thee. Or did misfortune's bitter storms Around thee blaw, around thee blaw, Thy bield should be my bosom, To share it a', to share it a'.
Page 136 - Our toils obscure, and a' that ; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. " What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a
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Page 201 - As fair art thou, my bonnie 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! And I will love thee still, my dear, While the sands o