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Page 111
... thou , my Muse ! guid , auld Scotch Drink ! Whether thro ' wimplin worms thou jink , Or , richly brown , ream owre the brink , In glorious faem , Inspire me , till I lisp an ' wink , To sing thy name ! Let husky Wheat the haughs adorn ...
... thou , my Muse ! guid , auld Scotch Drink ! Whether thro ' wimplin worms thou jink , Or , richly brown , ream owre the brink , In glorious faem , Inspire me , till I lisp an ' wink , To sing thy name ! Let husky Wheat the haughs adorn ...
Page 112
... 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 domestic warmth of silver dress ...
... 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 domestic warmth of silver dress ...
Page 153
... Thou saw the fields laid bare an ' waste , An ' weary Winter comin fast . An ' cozie here , beneath the blast , Thou thought to dwell , Till crash ! the cruel coulter past Out thro ' thy cell . That wee - bit heap o ' leaves an ...
... Thou saw the fields laid bare an ' waste , An ' weary Winter comin fast . An ' cozie here , beneath the blast , Thou thought to dwell , Till crash ! the cruel coulter past Out thro ' thy cell . That wee - bit heap o ' leaves an ...
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