Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect, Volume 1William Magee, 1800 |
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Page 37
... pow'r ' I fet myfel ; But whether he had three or four I cou'd na tell .. I was come round about the hill , And todlin down on Willie's Mill , Setting my ftaff wi ' a ' my skill , To keep me ficker ; Tho ' leeward whyles , againft my ...
... pow'r ' I fet myfel ; But whether he had three or four I cou'd na tell .. I was come round about the hill , And todlin down on Willie's Mill , Setting my ftaff wi ' a ' my skill , To keep me ficker ; Tho ' leeward whyles , againft my ...
Page 55
... pow'r , And glorioufly fhe'll whang her Wi ' pith this day . IV . Come , let a proper text be read , An ' touch it aff wi ' vigour , How graceless Ham leugh at his Dad , Which made Canaan a Niger ; Or Phineast drove the murdering blade ...
... pow'r , And glorioufly fhe'll whang her Wi ' pith this day . IV . Come , let a proper text be read , An ' touch it aff wi ' vigour , How graceless Ham leugh at his Dad , Which made Canaan a Niger ; Or Phineast drove the murdering blade ...
Page 62
... pow'r , and great thy fame ; Far kend an ' noted is thy name ; An ' tho ' yon lowin heugh's thy hame , Thou travels far ; An ' faith thou's neither lag nor lame , Nor blate nor fcaur Whyles , ranging like a roaring lion ,. For prey [ 62 ] ...
... pow'r , and great thy fame ; Far kend an ' noted is thy name ; An ' tho ' yon lowin heugh's thy hame , Thou travels far ; An ' faith thou's neither lag nor lame , Nor blate nor fcaur Whyles , ranging like a roaring lion ,. For prey [ 62 ] ...
Page 95
... Coila my name ; And this district as mine I claim ,. ' Where once the Campbells chiefs of fame , • Held ruling pow'r : • Thy natal hour . ' I mark'd thy embryo - tuneful flame , With future hope , I oft would gaze ,. Fond L 95 J.
... Coila my name ; And this district as mine I claim ,. ' Where once the Campbells chiefs of fame , • Held ruling pow'r : • Thy natal hour . ' I mark'd thy embryo - tuneful flame , With future hope , I oft would gaze ,. Fond L 95 J.
Page 144
... live fae bien an ' fnug : I tent lefs , and want lefs Their roomy fire - fide ; But hanker , and canker , To fee their curfed pride . II . Tis hardly in a body's pow'r To keep [ 144 ] Epistle to Davie, a Brother Poet.
... live fae bien an ' fnug : I tent lefs , and want lefs Their roomy fire - fide ; But hanker , and canker , To fee their curfed pride . II . Tis hardly in a body's pow'r To keep [ 144 ] Epistle to Davie, a Brother Poet.
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