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... thro ' the house— My heart has been sae fain to see them , That I for joy hae barkit wi ' them . Then comes the unexpected turn in the poem . Luath makes a reference to the great man going to London to attend Parliament , " for ...
... thro ' the house— My heart has been sae fain to see them , That I for joy hae barkit wi ' them . Then comes the unexpected turn in the poem . Luath makes a reference to the great man going to London to attend Parliament , " for ...
Page 287
... thro ' the whins , and by the cairn , Whare hunters fand the murder'd bairn ; And near the thorn , aboon the well , Whare Mungo's mither hang'd hersel.— Before him Doon pours all his floods ; The doubling storm roars thro ' the woods ...
... thro ' the whins , and by the cairn , Whare hunters fand the murder'd bairn ; And near the thorn , aboon the well , Whare Mungo's mither hang'd hersel.— Before him Doon pours all his floods ; The doubling storm roars thro ' the woods ...
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... thro ' ca ' thro ' For we hae mickle a do , Hey ca ' thro ' ca ' thro ' For we hae mickle a do . We hae tales to tell , And we hae sangs to sing ; We hae pennies to spend , And we hae pints to bring . Hey ca ' thro ' , & c . We'll ...
... thro ' ca ' thro ' For we hae mickle a do , Hey ca ' thro ' ca ' thro ' For we hae mickle a do . We hae tales to tell , And we hae sangs to sing ; We hae pennies to spend , And we hae pints to bring . Hey ca ' thro ' , & c . We'll ...
Contents
Preface V | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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