The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life , and a Criticism on His Writing. To which are Prefixed, Some Observations on the Character and Condition of the Scottish Peasantry, Volume 3T. Cadell and W. Davies ; and W. Creech at Edinburgh, 1813 |
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... Weel clad wi ' coat o ' glossy black ; His gawcie tail , wi ' upward curl , Hung o'er his hurdies wi ' a swirl . Nae doubt but they were fain o ' ither , An ' unco pack an ' thick thegither ; Wi ' social nose whyles snuff'd and snowkit ...
... Weel clad wi ' coat o ' glossy black ; His gawcie tail , wi ' upward curl , Hung o'er his hurdies wi ' a swirl . Nae doubt but they were fain o ' ither , An ' unco pack an ' thick thegither ; Wi ' social nose whyles snuff'd and snowkit ...
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... weel : But Gentlemen , an ' Ladies warst , Wi ' ev'ndown want o ' wark are curst . They loiter , lounging , lank , an ' lazy ; Tho ' deil haet ails them , yet uneasy ; Their days insipid , dull , an ' tasteless : Their nights unquiet ...
... weel : But Gentlemen , an ' Ladies warst , Wi ' ev'ndown want o ' wark are curst . They loiter , lounging , lank , an ' lazy ; Tho ' deil haet ails them , yet uneasy ; Their days insipid , dull , an ' tasteless : Their nights unquiet ...
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... Weel heaped up wi ' ha'pence , A greedy glowr Black Bonnet throws , An ' we maun draw our tippence . Then in we go to see the show , On ev'ry side they're gathrin , Some carrying dales , some chairs an ' stools , An ' some are busy ...
... Weel heaped up wi ' ha'pence , A greedy glowr Black Bonnet throws , An ' we maun draw our tippence . Then in we go to see the show , On ev'ry side they're gathrin , Some carrying dales , some chairs an ' stools , An ' some are busy ...
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... weel believes , An ' thinks it auld wives ' fables : But , faith ! the birkie wants a Manse , So , cannily he hums them ; Altho ' his carnal wit an ' sense Like hafflins - ways o'ercomes him At times that day . XVIII . Now butt an ' ben ...
... weel believes , An ' thinks it auld wives ' fables : But , faith ! the birkie wants a Manse , So , cannily he hums them ; Altho ' his carnal wit an ' sense Like hafflins - ways o'ercomes him At times that day . XVIII . Now butt an ' ben ...
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... weel content , • An ' steer about the toddy . On this ane's dress , an ' that ane's leuk , They're making observations ; While some are cozie i ' the neuk , An ' formin assignations To meet some day . XXI . But now the L - d's ain ...
... weel content , • An ' steer about the toddy . On this ane's dress , an ' that ane's leuk , They're making observations ; While some are cozie i ' the neuk , An ' formin assignations To meet some day . XXI . But now the L - d's ain ...
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