Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect, Volume 1William Magee, 1800 |
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Page iii
... Bard , proud of the name , and whofe highest ambition is to fing in his Country's fervice , where shall he fo properly look for patronage as to the illuftrious Names of his Native Land ; thofe who bear the honours and inherit the ...
... Bard , proud of the name , and whofe highest ambition is to fing in his Country's fervice , where shall he fo properly look for patronage as to the illuftrious Names of his Native Land ; thofe who bear the honours and inherit the ...
Page iv
... bard Eli- jah did Elifha - at the plough ; and threw her infpiring mantle over me . She bade me fing the loves , the joys , the rural Scenes and rural pleafures of my natal Soil , in my native tongue I tuned my wild , artless notes , as ...
... bard Eli- jah did Elifha - at the plough ; and threw her infpiring mantle over me . She bade me fing the loves , the joys , the rural Scenes and rural pleafures of my natal Soil , in my native tongue I tuned my wild , artless notes , as ...
Page xii
... Bard To the fame Epistle to W. S ***** , Ochiltree Epistle to J. R ****** , inclofing fome Poems John Barleycorn . A ... Bard's Epitaph The Gloffary ib . ib . 250 ib . ib . 251 253 POEMS , CHIEFLY . SCOTTISH . THE TWA DOGS . CONTENTS .
... Bard To the fame Epistle to W. S ***** , Ochiltree Epistle to J. R ****** , inclofing fome Poems John Barleycorn . A ... Bard's Epitaph The Gloffary ib . ib . 250 ib . ib . 251 253 POEMS , CHIEFLY . SCOTTISH . THE TWA DOGS . CONTENTS .
Page 44
... bard , rough at the rustic plough , Learning his tuneful trade from ev'ry bough ; The chanting linnet , or the mellow thrush , Hailing the fetting - fun , fweet in the greenthorn bufh , The foaring lark , the perching red - breaft ...
... bard , rough at the rustic plough , Learning his tuneful trade from ev'ry bough ; The chanting linnet , or the mellow thrush , Hailing the fetting - fun , fweet in the greenthorn bufh , The foaring lark , the perching red - breaft ...
Page 45
... Bard , Fame , honeft Fame , his great , his dear reward . Still if fome Patron's gen'rous care he trace , Skill'd in the fecret , to bestow with grace ; When B ******** befriends his humble name , And hands the ruftic Stranger up to ...
... Bard , Fame , honeft Fame , his great , his dear reward . Still if fome Patron's gen'rous care he trace , Skill'd in the fecret , to bestow with grace ; When B ******** befriends his humble name , And hands the ruftic Stranger up to ...
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aerial band aith Amang baith Bard Beneath blate bleft bonie bowload braw breaſt Brig BURNS charms dear Deil e'er Ev'n ev'ry faft fair fame fatire fcarce feem feen fenfe fhall fhould fide filly fimple fing firft fkies focial fome foon foul frae ftill ftrains ftrong fuch fure fweet gien gies guid guife Halloween hame hanfu heart Heaven himſelf honeft honour humble ither juft laffes laft lefs maun moft monie mourn muckle Mufe muft nae mair ne'er never night o'er owre paffions pleaſure plough poems poet poor pow'r pride profe reft rhyme rife ROBERT BURNS ruftic Samfon's dead Scotia's Scotland Scottish ſhe ta'en thee thefe thofe thou thro toil unco verfe weary weel Weft whofe Whyles wrax wretches Ye'll ye're