Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect, Volume 1William Magee, 1800 |
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... thee , Eliza , I must go , ' < " The Farewell . To the Brethren of St. James ' Lodge , Tarbolton PACE 176 178 179 9183 186 188 194 197 200 206 211 219 223 227 231 233 C 235 237 239 242 244 245 Song , No Churchman am I for to rail and to ...
... thee , Eliza , I must go , ' < " The Farewell . To the Brethren of St. James ' Lodge , Tarbolton PACE 176 178 179 9183 186 188 194 197 200 206 211 219 223 227 231 233 C 235 237 239 242 244 245 Song , No Churchman am I for to rail and to ...
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... thee , John Barlicorn , Thou king o ' grain .. On thee aft Scotland chows her cood , In fouple fcones , the wale o ' food ; Or tumbling in the boiling flood Wi ' kail an ' beef ; But when thou pours thy ftrong heart's blood , There thou ...
... thee , John Barlicorn , Thou king o ' grain .. On thee aft Scotland chows her cood , In fouple fcones , the wale o ' food ; Or tumbling in the boiling flood Wi ' kail an ' beef ; But when thou pours thy ftrong heart's blood , There thou ...
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... thee , what were our fairs and rants ? Evn godly meetings o ' the faunts , By thee infpir'd , When gaping they befiege the tents , Are doubly fir'd .. That merry night we get the corn in , O fweetly , then , thou reams the horn in ! Or ...
... thee , what were our fairs and rants ? Evn godly meetings o ' the faunts , By thee infpir'd , When gaping they befiege the tents , Are doubly fir'd .. That merry night we get the corn in , O fweetly , then , thou reams the horn in ! Or ...
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... thee , what tunelefs cranks " Are my poor verfes Thou comes- -they rattle i ' their ranks At ither's a Thee Ferintofb , O fadly loft !. Scotland lament frae coaft to coaft ! Now cholic - grips , an ' barkin hoaft May kill us a ' For ...
... thee , what tunelefs cranks " Are my poor verfes Thou comes- -they rattle i ' their ranks At ither's a Thee Ferintofb , O fadly loft !. Scotland lament frae coaft to coaft ! Now cholic - grips , an ' barkin hoaft May kill us a ' For ...
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... but gie me ftill Hale breeks , a fcone , an whisky gill , An ' rowth o ' rhyme to rave at will , Taka the reft , An ' deal't about as thy blind skill Dires thee best .. THE AUTHOR'S AND EARNEST CRY AND PRAYER , * To [ 17 ]
... but gie me ftill Hale breeks , a fcone , an whisky gill , An ' rowth o ' rhyme to rave at will , Taka the reft , An ' deal't about as thy blind skill Dires thee best .. THE AUTHOR'S AND EARNEST CRY AND PRAYER , * To [ 17 ]
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