| Robert Burns - 1834 - 420 pages
...composed by men who had Greek and Latin ; but my girl sung a song which was said to be composed by a country laird's son on one of his father's maids with...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 more... | |
| Robert Burns - 1834 - 360 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... | |
| 1835 - 842 pages
...sung a song, which was said to have been compose;! by a country laird's son upon a neighboring maiden with whom he was in love ! and I saw no reason why Т might not rhyme а.ч well аэ he ; for, excepting that he couhl shear sheep and cast peak*, (his... | |
| Englishmen - 1836 - 260 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,...reason why I might not rhyme as well as he : for, excepting that he could shear sheep, and cast peats — his father living in the moorlands — he had... | |
| 1836 - 802 pages
...composed by men who had Greek and Latin : but my girl sung a song which was said to be composed by a country laird's son on one of his father's maids with whom he лч-as in love ; and I saw no reason why I might not rhyme as well as he — for excepting he could... | |
| Englishmen - 1837 - 530 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,...reason why I might not rhyme as well as he : for, excepting that he could shear sheep, and cast peats — his father living in the moorlands — he had... | |
| Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 628 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,...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... | |
| John Aikin, John Frost - 1838 - 752 pages
...composed hy men who had Greek and Latin ; but my girl sung a song which was said to be composed hy a small I think. Upon my conduct as a whole decide, excepting that he could shear sheep, and cast peats, his father living in the moorlands, he had no... | |
| John Aikin - 1838 - 796 pages
...composed hy men who had Greek and Latin ; hut my girl sung a song which was said to he composed hy a small the mountains, numbering Thy years of joy and sorrow....assail thee in thy grave, П, let him pause ! For w excepting that he could shear sheep, and cast peats, his father living in the moorlands, he had no... | |
| James Currie - 1838 - 92 pages
...by men who had Greek and Latin ; but my girl sang a song, which was said to be composed by a small country laird's son, on one of his father's maids,...saw no reason why I might not rhyme as well as he ; fur, excepting that he could smear sheep, and cast peats, hia father living in the moor-lands, he... | |
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