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Page 173
... er taen you, Yet, still keep up a decent pride, An' ne'er owre far demean you. Time comes wi' kind, oblivious shade An' daily darker sets it; no more An' if na-mae mistakes are made The warld soon forgets it. The seventh stanza asserts ...
... er taen you, Yet, still keep up a decent pride, An' ne'er owre far demean you. Time comes wi' kind, oblivious shade An' daily darker sets it; no more An' if na-mae mistakes are made The warld soon forgets it. The seventh stanza asserts ...
Page 177
... ne'er fash your head, Tho' we hae little gear, We're fit to win our daily bread, As lang's we're hale and fier: "Mair spier na, nor fear na," Auld age ne'er mind a feg; The last o't, the warst o't, Is only but to beg. chaps; sometimes ...
... ne'er fash your head, Tho' we hae little gear, We're fit to win our daily bread, As lang's we're hale and fier: "Mair spier na, nor fear na," Auld age ne'er mind a feg; The last o't, the warst o't, Is only but to beg. chaps; sometimes ...
Page 268
... ne'er was here before; Ye've wealth o' gear for spoon and knife — Heart could not wish for more. trouble Heav'n keep you clear o' sturt and strife, Till far ayont fourscore, And while I toddle on thro' life, I'll ne'er gae by your door ...
... ne'er was here before; Ye've wealth o' gear for spoon and knife — Heart could not wish for more. trouble Heav'n keep you clear o' sturt and strife, Till far ayont fourscore, And while I toddle on thro' life, I'll ne'er gae by your door ...
Contents
Chapter Two growth of a poet | 34 |
Chapter Three the Kilmarnock volume | 105 |
Chapter Four the omitted poems | 196 |
Copyright | |
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