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Page 91
... Holy Willie's Prayer next made its appearance , and alarmed the kirk- Session so much that they held three several meetings to look over their holy artillery , if any of it was pointed against profane Rhymers . Unluckily for me , my ...
... Holy Willie's Prayer next made its appearance , and alarmed the kirk- Session so much that they held three several meetings to look over their holy artillery , if any of it was pointed against profane Rhymers . Unluckily for me , my ...
Page 119
... Holy Fair , To spend an hour in daffin : Gin ye'll go there , yon runkl'd pair , We will get famous laughin At them this day . ' The stanza form , which is a simplified version of a very old Scottish form , used in ' Christ's Kirk on ...
... Holy Fair , To spend an hour in daffin : Gin ye'll go there , yon runkl'd pair , We will get famous laughin At them this day . ' The stanza form , which is a simplified version of a very old Scottish form , used in ' Christ's Kirk on ...
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... Holy Willie call himself ' thy servant ' while confessing in bawdy detail to sordid acts of lust projects the irony to the point where it becomes immensely comic . Holy Willie does not remain long in the confessional mood ; the next ...
... Holy Willie call himself ' thy servant ' while confessing in bawdy detail to sordid acts of lust projects the irony to the point where it becomes immensely comic . Holy Willie does not remain long in the confessional mood ; the next ...
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