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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... length , with the papers , wee Dicky arrives , Impatient , the cover the gude man fast rives ; Then placing his spectacles firm on his nose , He readeth aloud to them how the world goes i How many gun - boats there are crowding Bou ...
... length , with the papers , wee Dicky arrives , Impatient , the cover the gude man fast rives ; Then placing his spectacles firm on his nose , He readeth aloud to them how the world goes i How many gun - boats there are crowding Bou ...
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... length he must cross , Which how to accomplish he's much at a loss , Quite up to its banks with lopper ' tis swell'd , Yet not to that barrier his bravery will yield . All his skill , resolution , and courage , he needs , The attempt ...
... length he must cross , Which how to accomplish he's much at a loss , Quite up to its banks with lopper ' tis swell'd , Yet not to that barrier his bravery will yield . All his skill , resolution , and courage , he needs , The attempt ...
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... length they desery Some symptoms of life which do gladden the eye . Our shepherd's again to his family restored ; Let an all - powerful Providence still be adored . For many their homes left the morn of that day Whose spirits departed ...
... length they desery Some symptoms of life which do gladden the eye . Our shepherd's again to his family restored ; Let an all - powerful Providence still be adored . For many their homes left the morn of that day Whose spirits departed ...
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... length our cavalry arrive at speed , Their succour brave to lend in time of need ; The combat to renew all - all are bent , To drub the vaunter to his heart's content . Upon that field of blood all night they lay , And offer'd battle to ...
... length our cavalry arrive at speed , Their succour brave to lend in time of need ; The combat to renew all - all are bent , To drub the vaunter to his heart's content . Upon that field of blood all night they lay , And offer'd battle to ...
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... length does dawn that most eventful day , Which I shall now endeavour to pourtray ; O come , my muse , and do assistance lend , For on your aid my success must depend ! Terrific cannons , engines old of war , Disgorging metal showers ...
... length does dawn that most eventful day , Which I shall now endeavour to pourtray ; O come , my muse , and do assistance lend , For on your aid my success must depend ! Terrific cannons , engines old of war , Disgorging metal showers ...
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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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