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Page 152
... Frae the big stack , weel winnow't on the hill , Wi ' divets theekit frae the weet and drift , Sods , peats , and heath'ry trufs the chimley fill , And gar their thick'ning smeek salute the lift ; The gudeman , new come hame , is blyth ...
... Frae the big stack , weel winnow't on the hill , Wi ' divets theekit frae the weet and drift , Sods , peats , and heath'ry trufs the chimley fill , And gar their thick'ning smeek salute the lift ; The gudeman , new come hame , is blyth ...
Page 154
... frae year to year ; plowshare ; Lang may his sock and couter turn the gleyb , And bauks o ' corn bend down wi ' laded ear . May SCOTIA's simmers ay look gay and green , Her yellow har'sts frae scowry blasts decreed ; May a ' her tenants ...
... frae year to year ; plowshare ; Lang may his sock and couter turn the gleyb , And bauks o ' corn bend down wi ' laded ear . May SCOTIA's simmers ay look gay and green , Her yellow har'sts frae scowry blasts decreed ; May a ' her tenants ...
Page 351
... frae the wars returns , The sailor frae the main , But I hae parted frae my Love , Never to meet again , my dear , Never to meet again . When day is gane , and night is come , And a ' folk bound to sleep ; I think on him that's far awa ...
... frae the wars returns , The sailor frae the main , But I hae parted frae my Love , Never to meet again , my dear , Never to meet again . When day is gane , and night is come , And a ' folk bound to sleep ; I think on him that's far awa ...
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Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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