Poems on Various Subjects: But Chiefly Moral and Descriptive, with Songs, and Copious NotesPrinted at the Dumfries & Galloway courier office, 1822 - 283 стор. |
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... Waterloo , For the first Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo , For the second ditto , · An Address to a Partridge , On the Death of the Princess Charlotte , An Address to the Oak , On the death of the much - lamented Charles , late ...
... Waterloo , For the first Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo , For the second ditto , · An Address to a Partridge , On the Death of the Princess Charlotte , An Address to the Oak , On the death of the much - lamented Charles , late ...
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... Waterloo Highland Laddie , 206 The Greys , 209 A Curling Song , 212 The Downfall of the Crescent , 214 The Emigrant , 218 The Shepherd's Complaint , 220 Written at a Plowing Match , & c . 222 The Banks of Clouden , 224 The Banks of Scar ...
... Waterloo Highland Laddie , 206 The Greys , 209 A Curling Song , 212 The Downfall of the Crescent , 214 The Emigrant , 218 The Shepherd's Complaint , 220 Written at a Plowing Match , & c . 222 The Banks of Clouden , 224 The Banks of Scar ...
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... Descriptive, with Songs, and Copious Notes Thomas Edgar. Page . Battle of Waterloo , 266 Address to an Oak , 271 Robin Shrewd and Jock Speara , 272 A Spring Evening's Walk , 280 POEMS , & c . BATTLE BETWEEN THE MOORLAND AND xii.
... Descriptive, with Songs, and Copious Notes Thomas Edgar. Page . Battle of Waterloo , 266 Address to an Oak , 271 Robin Shrewd and Jock Speara , 272 A Spring Evening's Walk , 280 POEMS , & c . BATTLE BETWEEN THE MOORLAND AND xii.
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... the fiend is arrived at St Cloud's , With his laurels all tarnish'd and torn into shreds ; And how he did come off will clearly be seen , If you study the famed twenty - ninth bulletin . THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO . PART FIRST . O COME 64.
... the fiend is arrived at St Cloud's , With his laurels all tarnish'd and torn into shreds ; And how he did come off will clearly be seen , If you study the famed twenty - ninth bulletin . THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO . PART FIRST . O COME 64.
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... WATERLOO . PART FIRST . O COME , inspiring Muse ! come to my aid , And through my breast thy quickening influence shed : Teach me what numbers to reject , what choose , That critics keen may not my lays abuse . My theme's not now those ...
... WATERLOO . PART FIRST . O COME , inspiring Muse ! come to my aid , And through my breast thy quickening influence shed : Teach me what numbers to reject , what choose , That critics keen may not my lays abuse . My theme's not now those ...
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admire Andrew Meikle appear banks battle BATTLE OF WATERLOO beauties bestow bold bonnie bosom bout brave breast British Britons brow Cæsar Carron cheeks cheer Closeburn command corn Criffel cuirassiers Dalveen dark dear display dost doth down-how dreadful Duke Dumfries e'er endeavour EPISTLE fair faithful fame field flow Fortune frae gallant grand chain grave happy heart Heaven heroes Highland laddies honour Isle king land of cakes Lavalette live Lord Lord Exmouth lowland Scot mankind Meikle mind mirth MOORLAND moral mourn Muse Nature's ne'er nigh night nought numbers o'er passions peace plain plough poem praise Prince repair Roman legion sage scarce scene Scots shepherd shore skill smile Solitude song soul stern storm straits of Dover subdue sure sweet tears thee There's thou thought true tyrants unto virtue Waterloo wish yonder yore younker
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