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Page 113
... poor dogs such as Luath , and Luath agrees that life among the poor has its disadvantages but that it also has its compensations : knew stout lads ; young women But how it comes , I never kent yet , They're maistly wonderfu ' contented ...
... poor dogs such as Luath , and Luath agrees that life among the poor has its disadvantages but that it also has its compensations : knew stout lads ; young women But how it comes , I never kent yet , They're maistly wonderfu ' contented ...
Page 132
... poor wretches . One can hardly recognize the " Chief of many throned powers , " the prince " that led th ' embattled seraphim to war , " in Auld Hornie or Clootie , still less in the Auld Hangie of the second stanza . There is a fine ...
... poor wretches . One can hardly recognize the " Chief of many throned powers , " the prince " that led th ' embattled seraphim to war , " in Auld Hornie or Clootie , still less in the Auld Hangie of the second stanza . There is a fine ...
Page 315
... poor bodies mow , mow , And why shouldna poor bodies mow ? The rich they hae siller , and houses , and land , Poor bodies hae naething but mow . " The Patriarch " is a less interesting and probably an earlier poem , but it is worth ...
... poor bodies mow , mow , And why shouldna poor bodies mow ? The rich they hae siller , and houses , and land , Poor bodies hae naething but mow . " The Patriarch " is a less interesting and probably an earlier poem , but it is worth ...
Contents
Preface V | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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