Poems and Songs of Robert Burns

Good Press, 19 nov 2019 - 442 pagine

There are literally hundreds of poems by the unrivaled nineteenth-century Scottish poet collected in this volume. They are arranged chronologically and there is a glossary at the end to translate the Scottish dialect.

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... Thou'rt aye sae free informing me , Thou hast nae mind to marry ; I'll be as free informing thee , Nae time hae I to tarry : I ken thy frien's try ilka means Frae wedlock to delay thee ; Depending on some higher chance , But fortune may ...

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... thou wreck his peace , Wha for thy sake wad gladly die ? Or canst thou break that heart of his , Whase only faut is loving thee ? If love for love thou wilt na gie , At least be pity to me shown ; A thought ungentle canna be The thought ...

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... Thou grant This one request of mine!— Since to enjoy Thou dost deny, Assist me to resign. Prayer, Under The Pressure Of Violent Anguish Table of Contents O Thou Great Being! what Thou art, Surpasses me to know; Yet sure I am, that known ...

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... Thou giv'st the word: Thy creature, man, Is to existence brought; Again Thou say'st, “Ye sons of men, Return ye into nought!” Thou layest them , with all their cares , In First Six Verses Of The Ninetieth Psalm Versified,

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... Thou know'st that Thou hast formed me With passions wild and strong ; And list'ning to their witching voice Has often led me wrong . Where human weakness has come short , Or frailty stept aside , Do Thou , All - Good - for such Thou art ...

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Sommario

Preface

SongI Dreamd I

Ronalds Of The Bennals

Song Bonie Peggy Alison

Prayer In The Prospect Of Death

A Stanza Added In A Mason Lodge

A Ballad

Song Wha Is That At My BowerDoor

To A Mouse On Turning Her Up In Her Nest With The Plough

Song For A That1

Scotch Drink

The Authors Earnest Cry And Prayer

Epistle To James Smith

Suppressed Stanzas Of The Vision

To Mr MAdam Of CraigenGillan

To Gavin Hamilton Esq Mauchline

Song O Leave Novels1

The Twa Herds Or The Holy Tulyie

Epitaph On Holy Willie

Second Epistle To J Lapraik

Elegy On The Death Of Robert Ruisseaux1

Third Epistle To J Lapraik

The Farewell To the Brethren of St James Lodge Tarbolton

The Lass O Ballochmyle

The Brigs Of

Lines On Meeting With Lord Daer1

SongYon Wild Mossy Mountains