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... included a handful of first - rate Scots poems - The Twa Dogs ' , ' Scotch Drink ' , ' The Holy Fair ' , ' Address to the Deil ' , ' The Death and Dying Words of Poor Maillie ' , ' To a Mouse ' , ' To a Louse ' , BURNS 17.
... included a handful of first - rate Scots poems - The Twa Dogs ' , ' Scotch Drink ' , ' The Holy Fair ' , ' Address to the Deil ' , ' The Death and Dying Words of Poor Maillie ' , ' To a Mouse ' , ' To a Louse ' , BURNS 17.
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... poor dog such as his companion , Luath , and Luath replies that poverty has its drawbacks , but there are compensations . Caesar , anxious to maintain his superiority , answers this by pointing out how contemptuously the poor are ...
... poor dog such as his companion , Luath , and Luath replies that poverty has its drawbacks , but there are compensations . Caesar , anxious to maintain his superiority , answers this by pointing out how contemptuously the poor are ...
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David Daiches. the poem comes when Luath , admitting that after all the poor are often ill treated by the rich , talks about a member of Parliament giving up his time for Britain's guid ' . Caesar interrupts him : 1 Haith , lad , ye ...
David Daiches. the poem comes when Luath , admitting that after all the poor are often ill treated by the rich , talks about a member of Parliament giving up his time for Britain's guid ' . Caesar interrupts him : 1 Haith , lad , ye ...
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