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Page 128
... meet you on the holy spot ; Faith , we'se hae fine remarkin ! " There follows a lively description of the sights and sounds of the Fair , in which the verse gathers speed and the reader is given a vivid sense of crowds and bustle ...
... meet you on the holy spot ; Faith , we'se hae fine remarkin ! " There follows a lively description of the sights and sounds of the Fair , in which the verse gathers speed and the reader is given a vivid sense of crowds and bustle ...
Page 156
... meet , And each for other's weelfare kindly spiers : The social hours , swift - wing'd , unnotic'd fleet ; Each tells the uncos that he sees or hears . The Parents , partial , eye their hopeful years ; Anticipation forward points the ...
... meet , And each for other's weelfare kindly spiers : The social hours , swift - wing'd , unnotic'd fleet ; Each tells the uncos that he sees or hears . The Parents , partial , eye their hopeful years ; Anticipation forward points the ...
Page 351
... 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 , The lee - lang night , & weep , my dear , The lee - lang night & weep . It is the girl ...
... 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 , The lee - lang night , & weep , my dear , The lee - lang night & weep . It is the girl ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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