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Page 78
... thee , And tak the counsel I shall gie thee , I'll never rue my trouble wi ' thee- The cost nor shame o't , But be a loving father to thee , And brag the name o't . Burns handed his daughter over to his mother to rear , and that long ...
... thee , And tak the counsel I shall gie thee , I'll never rue my trouble wi ' thee- The cost nor shame o't , But be a loving father to thee , And brag the name o't . Burns handed his daughter over to his mother to rear , and that long ...
Page 149
... thee , Maggie ! Hae , there's a ripp to thy auld baggie : Tho ' thou's howe - backit , now , an ' knaggie , I've ... thee dappl't , sleek an ' glaizie , A bonie gray : He should been tight that daur❜t to raize thee , Ance in a day ...
... thee , Maggie ! Hae , there's a ripp to thy auld baggie : Tho ' thou's howe - backit , now , an ' knaggie , I've ... thee dappl't , sleek an ' glaizie , A bonie gray : He should been tight that daur❜t to raize thee , Ance in a day ...
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... thee , I'd shelter thee : Or did misfortune's bitter storms Around thee blaw , around thee blaw , Thy bield should be my bosom , To share it a ' , to share it a ' . Or were I in the wildest waste , Sae black and bare , sae black and ...
... thee , I'd shelter thee : Or did misfortune's bitter storms Around thee blaw , around thee blaw , Thy bield should be my bosom , To share it a ' , to share it a ' . Or were I in the wildest waste , Sae black and bare , sae black and ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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