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 | Robert Burns - 1786 - 248 pages
...Rhymer like by chance, An' hae to Learning nae pretence, Yet, what the matter ? Whene'er my Mufe does on me glance, I jingle at her. Your Critic-folk may cock their nofe, And fay, * How can you e'er propofe, * You wha ken hardly verfe frae profe, To mak &fang?'> »... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1793 - 420 pages
...Rhymer, like, by chance,An' hae to Learning nae pretence, Yet,~what the matter ? Whene'er my Mufe Aon on me glance, I jingle at her. Your Critic-folk may cock their nofe, And fay, ' How can you e'er propofe, * You wha ken hardly vcrfe frueprofe, ' To mak afang ?'... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 446 pages
...learning nae pretence, Yet, what the matter ? Whene'er my muse does on me glance, I jingle at her. Your Your critic-folk may cock their nose, And say, ' How...e'er propose, ' You wha ken hardly verse frae prose, 1 To mak a sang ?' But, by your leaves, my learned foes, Ye're may be wrang. What's a' your jargon... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 pages
...rhymer, like, by chance, An' hae to learning nae pretence, Yet, what the matter ? Whene'er my muse does on me glance, I jingle at her. Your critic-folk may...How can you e'er propose, ' You wha ken hardly verse firae prose, ' To mak a sang ?' But, by your leaves, my learned foes, Ye're may be wrang. What's a'... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1813 - 444 pages
...learning nae pretence, Yet, what the matter ? Whene'er my muse does on me glance, I jingle at her. Your Your critic-folk may cock their nose, And say, ' How...propose, ' You wha ken hardly verse frae prose, * To raak a sang?' But, by your leaves, my learned foes, Ye're may be wrang. What's a' your jargon o' your... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...jingle at her. Your critic folk may cock their nose, And say, ' How ran you e'er propose, Vou vthaken hardly verse frae prose, To mak a sang ?* But, by your leaves, my learned foes. Ye may be »rang. What's a* your jargon o' your schools. Your Latin names for horns an' stools; If honest... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 406 pages
...rhymer, like by chance, An' hae to learning nae pretence, Yet, what the matter? Whene'er my muse does on me glance, I jingle at her. Your critic-folk may cock their And say, ' How can you e'er propose, ' You wha ken hardly verse frae prose, . ' To mak a sang ?' But,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1820 - 470 pages
...learning nae pretence, Yet, what the matter ? Whene'er my rouse does on me glance, I jingle at her. Your Your critic-folk may cock their nose, And say, ' How...mak a sang ?' But, by your leaves, my learned foes, Ye're may be wrang. What's a' your jargon o' your schools, Your latin names for horns an' stools ;... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 274 pages
...rhymer, like, by chance, An' hae to learning nae pretence, Yet, what the matter? Whene'er my muse does on me glance, I jingle at her. Your critic-folk may...mak a sang?' But, by your leaves, my learned foes, Ye're maybe wrang. What's a' your jargon o' your schools, Your Latin names for horns an' stools ; If... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 418 pages
...chance, An' hae to learning nae pretence, Yet, what the matter ? Whene'er my muse does on me glance, Your critic-folk may cock their nose, And say, ' How...mak a sang ~ But, by your leaves, my learned foes, Ye're may be wrang. What's a' your jargon o' your schools, Your Latin names for horns an' stools ;... | |
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