Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect, Volume 1William Magee, 1800 |
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... thou , my Mufe ! guid auld Scotch Drink !! Whether thro ' wimplin worms thou jink , Or , richly brown , ream owre the brink , Infpire me , till I lifp an ' wink In glorious faem , To Sing thy name ! Let husky Wheat the haughs adorn ...
... thou , my Mufe ! guid auld Scotch Drink !! Whether thro ' wimplin worms thou jink , Or , richly brown , ream owre the brink , Infpire me , till I lifp an ' wink In glorious faem , To Sing thy name ! Let husky Wheat the haughs adorn ...
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... thou pours thy ftrong heart's blood , There thou . fhines chief .. Food fills the wame , an ' keeps us livin ; Tho ' life's a gift no worth receivin , When heavy dragg d wi ' pine and grivin ; But oil'd by thee , The wheels o ' life gae ...
... thou pours thy ftrong heart's blood , There thou . fhines chief .. Food fills the wame , an ' keeps us livin ; Tho ' life's a gift no worth receivin , When heavy dragg d wi ' pine and grivin ; But oil'd by thee , The wheels o ' life gae ...
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... Thou kitchens fine . Thou art the life o ' public haunts ; - But 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 ...
... Thou kitchens fine . Thou art the life o ' public haunts ; - But 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 ...
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... Thou maks the goffips clatter bright , How fumbling Cuifs their Dearies flight , Wae worth the name ! Nae howdie gets a focial night ,. Or plack frae them .. When neebors anger at a plea , An ' juft as wud as wud can be ,. How eafy can ...
... Thou maks the goffips clatter bright , How fumbling Cuifs their Dearies flight , Wae worth the name ! Nae howdie gets a focial night ,. Or plack frae them .. When neebors anger at a plea , An ' juft as wud as wud can be ,. How eafy can ...
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... 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 loyal Forbes ' charter'd boaft Is ta'en awa !: Thae ...
... 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 loyal Forbes ' charter'd boaft Is ta'en awa !: Thae ...
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