The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings, Volume 41800 |
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Page xxi
... ne'er so sweet , O mirk , mirk is this midnight bour , O meikle thinks my luve o ' my beauty , 0 my luve's like a red , red rose , . O Poortith cauld , and restless love , 41 341 38 309 345 29 O Philly , happy be that day , 201 O saw ye ...
... ne'er so sweet , O mirk , mirk is this midnight bour , O meikle thinks my luve o ' my beauty , 0 my luve's like a red , red rose , . O Poortith cauld , and restless love , 41 341 38 309 345 29 O Philly , happy be that day , 201 O saw ye ...
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... ne'er be eerie O , If thro ' that glen I gaed to thee , My ain kind dearie O. Altho ' the night were ne'er sae wild , * And I were ne'er sae wearie O I'd meet thee on the lea - rig , My ain kind dearie O. Your * In the copy transmitted ...
... ne'er be eerie O , If thro ' that glen I gaed to thee , My ain kind dearie O. Altho ' the night were ne'er sae wild , * And I were ne'er sae wearie O I'd meet thee on the lea - rig , My ain kind dearie O. Your * In the copy transmitted ...
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... ne'er let near thee . Return again , fair Lesley , Return to Caledonie ! That we may brag , we hae a lass There's nane again sae bonie . I have hitherto deferred the sublimer , more pa- thetic airs , until more leisure , as they will ...
... ne'er let near thee . Return again , fair Lesley , Return to Caledonie ! That we may brag , we hae a lass There's nane again sae bonie . I have hitherto deferred the sublimer , more pa- thetic airs , until more leisure , as they will ...
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... ne'er made “ sic anither ; ” and I would fain have you substitute some other line for " Return to Caledonie , " in the last yerse , because I think this alteration of the ortho- graphy , and of the sound of Caledonia , disfigures the ...
... ne'er made “ sic anither ; ” and I would fain have you substitute some other line for " Return to Caledonie , " in the last yerse , because I think this alteration of the ortho- graphy , and of the sound of Caledonia , disfigures the ...
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... ne'er a word repine . You perceive my dear Sir , I avail myself of the liberty , which you condescend to allow me , by speak- ing freely what I think . Be assured , it is not my dis- position to pick out the faults of any poem or pic ...
... ne'er a word repine . You perceive my dear Sir , I avail myself of the liberty , which you condescend to allow me , by speak- ing freely what I think . Be assured , it is not my dis- position to pick out the faults of any poem or pic ...
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