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Page 87
... Scotch Songs , a redundancy of syllables with respect to that exactness of accent & measure that the English Poetry requires , but which glides in , most melodiously with the respective tunes to which they are set . For instance , the ...
... Scotch Songs , a redundancy of syllables with respect to that exactness of accent & measure that the English Poetry requires , but which glides in , most melodiously with the respective tunes to which they are set . For instance , the ...
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... Scotch bear can mak us , In glass or jug . O thou , my Muse ! guid , auld Scotch Drink ! Whether thro ' wimplin worms thou jink , Or , richly brown , ream owre the brink , In glorious faem , Inspire me , till I lisp an ' wink , To sing ...
... Scotch bear can mak us , In glass or jug . O thou , my Muse ! guid , auld Scotch Drink ! Whether thro ' wimplin worms thou jink , Or , richly brown , ream owre the brink , In glorious faem , Inspire me , till I lisp an ' wink , To sing ...
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... Scotch Drink " is followed in the Kilmarnock volume by " The Author's Earnest Cry and Prayer , to the Right Honorable and Honor- able , the Scotch Representatives in the House of Commons . " This is a lively appeal to the Scottish ...
... Scotch Drink " is followed in the Kilmarnock volume by " The Author's Earnest Cry and Prayer , to the Right Honorable and Honor- able , the Scotch Representatives in the House of Commons . " This is a lively appeal to the Scottish ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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