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... included a handful of first - rate Scots poems- " The Twa Dogs ' , ' Scotch Drink ' , " The Holy Fair ' , ' Address to the Deil ' , ' The Death and Dying Words of Poor Maillie ' , ' To a Mouse ' , ' To a Louse ' , BURNS 17.
... included a handful of first - rate Scots poems- " The Twa Dogs ' , ' Scotch Drink ' , " The Holy Fair ' , ' Address to the Deil ' , ' The Death and Dying Words of Poor Maillie ' , ' To a Mouse ' , ' To a Louse ' , BURNS 17.
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... Louse ' , ' To a Mouse ' , and ' To a Mountain Daisy ' . The first is easily the best , a bright , lively , humorous poem moving adroitly towards a conclusion which is expressed with the gnomic pithiness of a country proverb . It begins ...
... Louse ' , ' To a Mouse ' , and ' To a Mountain Daisy ' . The first is easily the best , a bright , lively , humorous poem moving adroitly towards a conclusion which is expressed with the gnomic pithiness of a country proverb . It begins ...
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... Louse ' . The poet expresses his regret to the ' wee , sleekit , cowrin , tim'rous beastie ' , on turning her up in her nest with the plough , and goes on to reflect that , just as the mouse's provision for winter has been brought to ...
... Louse ' . The poet expresses his regret to the ' wee , sleekit , cowrin , tim'rous beastie ' , on turning her up in her nest with the plough , and goes on to reflect that , just as the mouse's provision for winter has been brought to ...
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