The poetical works of Robert Burns, with a prefatory notice by J. Skipsey, Том 11885 |
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... Muses , and during his first two years at Mossgiel he composed - besides " The Twa Herds , " " " The Holy Fair , " and " Holy Willie's Prayer -the addresses to " The Mouse , " " The Daisy , " " The Auld Farmer's Mare , Maggie , " and ...
... Muses , and during his first two years at Mossgiel he composed - besides " The Twa Herds , " " " The Holy Fair , " and " Holy Willie's Prayer -the addresses to " The Mouse , " " The Daisy , " " The Auld Farmer's Mare , Maggie , " and ...
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... Muses- a being possessed of a capacity for the noblest thought , yet one who , having sprung from the masses , shared with them their prejudices as well as prepossessions ; and a strong antipathy to the Excise , like that in our day to ...
... Muses- a being possessed of a capacity for the noblest thought , yet one who , having sprung from the masses , shared with them their prejudices as well as prepossessions ; and a strong antipathy to the Excise , like that in our day to ...
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... Muse . At Literature and his excise duties now began to absorb the most of his time and attention , and his interest in the farm gradually declined , till after the lapse of about two years , when his excise salary having been increased ...
... Muse . At Literature and his excise duties now began to absorb the most of his time and attention , and his interest in the farm gradually declined , till after the lapse of about two years , when his excise salary having been increased ...
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... Muse her wing maun cour , Sic flights are far beyond her power ; To sing how Nannie lap and flang ( A souple jade she was , and strang ) , And how Tam stood like ane bewitch'd , And thought his very e'en enrich'd ; Even Satan glower'd ...
... Muse her wing maun cour , Sic flights are far beyond her power ; To sing how Nannie lap and flang ( A souple jade she was , and strang ) , And how Tam stood like ane bewitch'd , And thought his very e'en enrich'd ; Even Satan glower'd ...
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... Muse suggested His sang that night : - AIR . TUNE- " For a ' that , and a ' that . " I am a bard of no regard , Wi ... Muses ' stank , Castalia's burn THE JOLLY BEGGARS . 69.
... Muse suggested His sang that night : - AIR . TUNE- " For a ' that , and a ' that . " I am a bard of no regard , Wi ... Muses ' stank , Castalia's burn THE JOLLY BEGGARS . 69.
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