 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...men who had Greek and Latin ; but my girl " sung a song which was said to be composed by " a small country laird's son, on one of his father's " maids,...I saw " no reason why I might not rhyme as well as k" he ; for excepting that he could smear sheep, " and cast peats, his father living in the moor" lands,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1800 - 612 pages
...Greek and Latin ; but my girl fung a fong which was faid to be compofed by a fmall country laird's fon, on one of his father's maids, with whom he was in love ; and I faw no reafon why I might not rhyme as well as he; for excepting that he could fmear flieep, and caft... | |
 | 1800 - 532 pages
...Latin ; but my girl fung a long which was laid to be cornpoled by a linall country laird's fon, oii one of his father's maids, with whom he was in love ; and I faw no reafort why I rnicht not rhyme as well as he ; for, excepting that he could fincar íheep, and... | |
 | 1801 - 860 pages
...Greek and Latin ; but my girl funga fong whi'ch was faid to be compofed by a fma!l country laird'b fon, on one of his father's maids, with whom he was in love; and 1 law no reafon why I might not rhyme as well as he; for, excepting that he. couid linear ihecp, and... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...by men who had Greek and Latin ; but my girl sung a song, which was said to be composed by a small country laird's son, on one of his father's maids,...no reason why I might not rhyme as well as he; for, excepting that he could smear sheep, and cast peats, his father living in the moor-lands, he hud no... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 820 pages
...Greek and Latin ; but my girl fung a fong which was faid to be compofed by a fmail country laird's fon, on one of his father's maids, with whom he was in love ; and I faw no reafon why Í might not rhyme as well as he ; for excepting that he could fmear fheep, and caft... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1814 - 502 pages
...girl sung a song whieh was said to he eomposed hy a small eountry laird's sou, on one of his fallter's maids, with whom he was in love ; and I saw no reason why I might not rhyme as well as he; for exeepting that he eould smear sheep, and east peats, his father living in the moor-lands, he had no... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 714 pages
...composed by men who had Greek and Latin ; but my girl sung a song which was said to be composed by a small country laird's son, on one of his father's maids,...no reason why I might not rhyme as well as he ; for excepting that he could smear sheep, and cast peats, his father living in the moorlands, he had no... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1819 - 388 pages
...composed by men who had Greek and Latin; but my girl sung a song, which was said to be composed by a small country laird's son, on one of his father's maids,...no reason why I might not rhyme as well as he; for, excepting that he could smear sheep, and cast peats, his father living in the moor-lands, he had no... | |
 | 1819 - 364 pages
...composed by men who had Greek and Latin; but my girl sung a song, which was said to be composed by a small country laird's son, on one of his father's maids,...no reason why I might not rhyme as well as he; for, excepting that he could smear sheep, and cast peats, his father living in the moor-lands, he had no... | |
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I was not so presumptuous as to imagine that I could make verses like printed ones, composed by men who had Greek and Latin ; but my girl sung a song which was said to be composed by a small country laird's son, on one of his father's maids, with whom... 
