The Life and Works of Robert Burns: Autobiography; Birth and ancestry; Alloway and Mount Oliphant (1759-1777); Lochlea and Irvine (1777-1784); Mossgiel (1784-1786); AppendicesW. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1896 |
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Pagina 44
... charms very puerile and silly , ' he afterwards confessed , but then , he adds : ' I composed it in a wild enthusiasm of passion , and to this hour I never recollect it but my heart melts , my blood sallies at the remembrance . ' It was ...
... charms very puerile and silly , ' he afterwards confessed , but then , he adds : ' I composed it in a wild enthusiasm of passion , and to this hour I never recollect it but my heart melts , my blood sallies at the remembrance . ' It was ...
Pagina 57
... charms out of the plentiful stores of his own imagination ; and there was often a great disparity be- tween his fair captivator and her attributes . One generally reigned paramount in his affections ; but as Yorick's affections flowed ...
... charms out of the plentiful stores of his own imagination ; and there was often a great disparity be- tween his fair captivator and her attributes . One generally reigned paramount in his affections ; but as Yorick's affections flowed ...
Pagina 62
... charms o ' the min ' , the langer they shine , The mair admiration they draw , man ; While peaches and cherries , and roses and lilies , They fade and they wither awa , man . If ye be for Miss Jean , tak this frae a frien ' , A hint o ...
... charms o ' the min ' , the langer they shine , The mair admiration they draw , man ; While peaches and cherries , and roses and lilies , They fade and they wither awa , man . If ye be for Miss Jean , tak this frae a frien ' , A hint o ...
Pagina 71
... charm the sight ; An ' she has twa sparkling rogueish een . Her teeth are like a flock of sheep , With fleeces newly washen clean , That slowly mount the rising steep ; An ' she has twa sparkling rogueish een . Her breath is like the ...
... charm the sight ; An ' she has twa sparkling rogueish een . Her teeth are like a flock of sheep , With fleeces newly washen clean , That slowly mount the rising steep ; An ' she has twa sparkling rogueish een . Her breath is like the ...
Pagina 97
... charms , I clasp my countless treasure , O ! I seek nae mair o ' Heav'n to share Than sic a moment's pleasure , O ! And I'll kiss thee yet , yet , & c . And by thy een sae bonie blue , I swear I'm thine for ever , O ! And on thy lips I ...
... charms , I clasp my countless treasure , O ! I seek nae mair o ' Heav'n to share Than sic a moment's pleasure , O ! And I'll kiss thee yet , yet , & c . And by thy een sae bonie blue , I swear I'm thine for ever , O ! And on thy lips I ...
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