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Page 285
... happy sympathy , into a celebration of Tam's mood . The double rhymes ( " happy " and " nappy " ; " treasure " and " pleasure " ) help to give the impression of a grand , carefree , snap of the fingers , while the final rhyming of ...
... happy sympathy , into a celebration of Tam's mood . The double rhymes ( " happy " and " nappy " ; " treasure " and " pleasure " ) help to give the impression of a grand , carefree , snap of the fingers , while the final rhyming of ...
Page 317
... happy thinking : But a ' the pleasures e'er I saw , Tho ' three times doubl'd fairly , That happy night was worth them a ' , Amang the rigs o ' barley . A modern critic has remarked of this verse that it " is a mere effusion of ...
... happy thinking : But a ' the pleasures e'er I saw , Tho ' three times doubl'd fairly , That happy night was worth them a ' , Amang the rigs o ' barley . A modern critic has remarked of this verse that it " is a mere effusion of ...
Page 329
... happy , I shall say , or sing , ' Sae merry as we a ' hae been ' - & then , raising my last looks to the whole Human - race , the last voice of Coila shall be - ' Good night & joy be with you a ' ! " ( " Good Night and Joy Be with You A ...
... happy , I shall say , or sing , ' Sae merry as we a ' hae been ' - & then , raising my last looks to the whole Human - race , the last voice of Coila shall be - ' Good night & joy be with you a ' ! " ( " Good Night and Joy Be with You A ...
Contents
Preface V | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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