Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect, Volume 1William Magee, 1800 |
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Page 30
... Should HORNIE , as in ancient days , ' Mang fons o ' G - prefent him , The very sight o ' ****** ' s face , To's ain het hame had fent him Wi ' fright that day . XIII . Hear how he clears the points o ' Faith , Wi ' ratlin an ' wi ...
... Should HORNIE , as in ancient days , ' Mang fons o ' G - prefent him , The very sight o ' ****** ' s face , To's ain het hame had fent him Wi ' fright that day . XIII . Hear how he clears the points o ' Faith , Wi ' ratlin an ' wi ...
Page 48
... should cait the vera fark an ' fwim , Ere they would grate their feelings with the view Of fic.an ugly Gothic hulk as you . AULD BRIG . . Conceited gowk ! puff'd up wi ' windy pride ! I've ftood the flood an tide ; This mony a year And ...
... should cait the vera fark an ' fwim , Ere they would grate their feelings with the view Of fic.an ugly Gothic hulk as you . AULD BRIG . . Conceited gowk ! puff'd up wi ' windy pride ! I've ftood the flood an tide ; This mony a year And ...
Page 122
... fleek an ' glaizie , A bonie gray : He should been tight that daur't to raise thee , Ance in a day . Thou ance was i ' the foremost rank , A [ 122 ] The Auld Farmer's New-Year-Morning's Salutation to his Auld Mare Maggie.
... fleek an ' glaizie , A bonie gray : He should been tight that daur't to raise thee , Ance in a day . Thou ance was i ' the foremost rank , A [ 122 ] The Auld Farmer's New-Year-Morning's Salutation to his Auld Mare Maggie.
Page 149
... and ftilt , and jimp , And rin an unco fit : But leaft then , the beaft then , Should rue this hafty ride , I'll light now , and dight now His fweaty , wizen'd hide . THE LAMENT OCCASIONED BY THE UNFORTUNATE ISSUE OF A FRIEND'S H 3 [ 149 ]
... and ftilt , and jimp , And rin an unco fit : But leaft then , the beaft then , Should rue this hafty ride , I'll light now , and dight now His fweaty , wizen'd hide . THE LAMENT OCCASIONED BY THE UNFORTUNATE ISSUE OF A FRIEND'S H 3 [ 149 ]
Page 180
... should na ' cenfure , For fill th ' important end of life , They equally may anfwer : A man may hae an honeft heart , Tho ' Poortith hourly ftare him A man may tak a neebor's part , Yet hae nae cab to spare him . V. Ay free , aff han ...
... should na ' cenfure , For fill th ' important end of life , They equally may anfwer : A man may hae an honeft heart , Tho ' Poortith hourly ftare him A man may tak a neebor's part , Yet hae nae cab to spare him . V. Ay free , aff han ...
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