Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect, Volume 1William Magee, 1800 |
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... Better than ony tenant man His Honor has in a ' the lan ' ; An ' what poor cot - folk pit their paunch in , I own ' tis paft my comprefienfion . LUATH , Trowth , Cæfar , whyles they're fash't enough ; A cotter howkin ' in a sheugh , Wi ...
... Better than ony tenant man His Honor has in a ' the lan ' ; An ' what poor cot - folk pit their paunch in , I own ' tis paft my comprefienfion . LUATH , Trowth , Cæfar , whyles they're fash't enough ; A cotter howkin ' in a sheugh , Wi ...
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... better , The Laird , the Tenant , an ' the Cotter ! For thae frank , rantin , ramblin billies , Fient hate o ' them's ill - hearted fellows ; Except for breaking o ' their timmer , Or fpeaking lightly o ' their Limmer , Or fhootin o ' a ...
... better , The Laird , the Tenant , an ' the Cotter ! For thae frank , rantin , ramblin billies , Fient hate o ' them's ill - hearted fellows ; Except for breaking o ' their timmer , Or fpeaking lightly o ' their Limmer , Or fhootin o ' a ...
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... better want ' em . In gath❜ring votes , you were na fläck ; Now ftand as tightly by your tack : Ne'er claw your lug , an ' fidge your back , An ' hum an ' haw , But raise your arm , an ' tell your crack Before them a ' . Paint Scotland ...
... better want ' em . In gath❜ring votes , you were na fläck ; Now ftand as tightly by your tack : Ne'er claw your lug , an ' fidge your back , An ' hum an ' haw , But raise your arm , an ' tell your crack Before them a ' . Paint Scotland ...
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... a Brig when ye're a shapeless cairn ! As yet ye little ken about the matter , 1 But twa - three winters will inform . • ye better . * A noted ford juft above the Auld Brig . When heavy , dark , continued , a ' - [ 48 ]
... a Brig when ye're a shapeless cairn ! As yet ye little ken about the matter , 1 But twa - three winters will inform . • ye better . * A noted ford juft above the Auld Brig . When heavy , dark , continued , a ' - [ 48 ]
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... better folk , An ' fklented on the Man of Uzz` Your fpitefu ' joke ? An ' how you gat him i ' your thrall , An ' brak him out o ' houfe and hal " , While fcabs an ' botches did him gall , Wi ' bitter claw , An'lows'd his ill - tongu'd ...
... better folk , An ' fklented on the Man of Uzz` Your fpitefu ' joke ? An ' how you gat him i ' your thrall , An ' brak him out o ' houfe and hal " , While fcabs an ' botches did him gall , Wi ' bitter claw , An'lows'd his ill - tongu'd ...
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