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Page 77
... 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 134
... thee , For whan in gude black print I saw thee Wi ' souple gab , I skirlād fou loud , ' Oh wae befa ' thee ! But thou'rt a daub . ' There follows ' A Dream ' , a poem which offended some of Burns's genteel friends but which he retained ...
... thee , For whan in gude black print I saw thee Wi ' souple gab , I skirlād fou loud , ' Oh wae befa ' thee ! But thou'rt a daub . ' There follows ' A Dream ' , a poem which offended some of Burns's genteel friends but which he retained ...
Page 138
... thee dappl't , sleek an ' glaizie , A bonie gray : He should been tight that daur't to raize thee , Ance in a day . Thou ance was i ' the foremost rank , A filly buirdly , steeve , an ' swank , An ' set weel down a shapely shank , As e ...
... thee dappl't , sleek an ' glaizie , A bonie gray : He should been tight that daur't to raize thee , Ance in a day . Thou ance was i ' the foremost rank , A filly buirdly , steeve , an ' swank , An ' set weel down a shapely shank , As e ...
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