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Page 118
... thou pours thy strong heart's blood , There thou shines chief . For ten verses he develops this aspect of the subject , etching one after another little scenes of conviviality which range from the do- mestic warmth of silver dress Aft ...
... thou pours thy strong heart's blood , There thou shines chief . For ten verses he develops this aspect of the subject , etching one after another little scenes of conviviality which range from the do- mestic warmth of silver dress Aft ...
Page 149
... thou's howe - backit , now , an ' knaggie , I've seen the day , Thou could hae gaen like onie staggie Out - owre the lay . As he feeds the animal , the poet remembers what she once was : drooping glossy alert ; dared ; anger stalwart ...
... thou's howe - backit , now , an ' knaggie , I've seen the day , Thou could hae gaen like onie staggie Out - owre the lay . As he feeds the animal , the poet remembers what she once was : drooping glossy alert ; dared ; anger stalwart ...
Page 353
... thou art , Thou hast stown my very heart ; I can die - but canna part , My bonie dearie . But the words are meant for the music , and the song must be judged as a song . Thomson , characteristically , printed it with the wrong tune . A ...
... thou art , Thou hast stown my very heart ; I can die - but canna part , My bonie dearie . But the words are meant for the music , and the song must be judged as a song . Thomson , characteristically , printed it with the wrong tune . A ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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