 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...  Life of Robert Burns - Page 24by John Gibson Lockhart - 1828 - 310 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1801 - 762 pages
...final! country laird's foil, on one of his father*! 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 coulrl fmcar fheep, and caft peafs, his falhtr living in, the moorlands, he had no more fcholar craft... | |
 | 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 - Books - 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... | |
 | English literature - 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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1801 - 818 pages
...fmall country laird's fon, on one of bis father's mukh, 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 ЛПРЯГ flieep, and call peats, his fcthfr living in (he moorlands, he hart no more kliolar emit... | |
 | English poetry - 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... | |
 | Great Britain - 1801 - 506 pages
...laird's fo:i, on one of his father's maids, with whom whom he was in love ; and I faw no jc.'ifon why 1 might not rhyme as well as he ; for excepting that he could fmearftieep, and tall ).eats, his father living in ihc moorlands, he liad no moic fcholaicrai't than... | |
 | 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,...had no more scholar-craft than myself.* " Thus with we began love and poetry ; which at times have been my only, and till within the last twelve months,... | |
 | 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,...cast peats, his father living in the moor-lands, he hud no more scholar-craft than myself.* " Thus with me began love and poetry -, which at times have... | |
 | 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... | |
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