The entire works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings . J> M I. •i nn - 11^3 BURiVS.— POEMS. By some auld, houlet-baunted biggin,*Or kirk, deserted by its rigsin,Its ten to ane ye 11 find him snug inSome eldritch part,Wi* dcils, they say, L—d safes ! some black art. Ilk ghaist that haunts auld ha or chamer,STe gipsy-gang that deal in glamor,And you deep-read in hells black grammar, Warlocks and witches ;Yell quake at his conjuring hammer. Ye midnight bitches. Its tauld he was a sodger bred,And ane wad rather fan than fled ;But now hes qu
The entire works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings . J> M I. •i nn - 11^3 BURiVS.— POEMS. By some auld, houlet-baunted biggin,*Or kirk, deserted by its rigsin,Its ten to ane ye 11 find him snug inSome eldritch part,Wi* dcils, they say, L—d safes ! some black art. Ilk ghaist that haunts auld ha or chamer,STe gipsy-gang that deal in glamor,And you deep-read in hells black grammar, Warlocks and witches ;Yell quake at his conjuring hammer. Ye midnight bitches. Its tauld he was a sodger bred,And ane wad rather fan than fled ;But now hes quat the sportle blade. And dog-skin wallet,And taen the—Autiquarian trade, I think they call it. He has a fouth o auld nick-nackets ;Rusty aim caps and jinglinjackets.+Wadhaud the Lothians three in tackets, A towmont guid:And parTitch-pats, and auld saut-backets,Before the flood. Of Eyes first fire he has a cinder :Auld Tubal-Cains fire-shool and fender ;That which distinguished the gender 6 Balaams a6s ;A broom-stick o the witch of Endor, Wee! shod wi brass. Forbve hell shnpe you aff, fu gles,T
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