 It is the moon — I ken her horn, That's blinkin in the lift sae hie ; She shines sae bright to wyle us hame, But, by my sooth, she'll wait a wee ! Wha first shall rise to gang awa', A cuckold, coward loon is he ! Wha last beside his chair shall fa...  The Works of Robert Burns - Page 178by Robert Burns - 1841Full view - About this book
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...And mony mae we hope to be. " Wha first shall rise to gang awa, " A cuckold coward loun is he : " Wha last* beside his chair shall fa' " He is the king...me, when I request you to get your guest, Sir Robert Lowrie, to frank the two inclosed covers for me, the one of them, to Sir William Cunningham, of Robertland,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1809 - 328 pages
...chair shall fa' " He is the king amang us three." * The day on which "the Whistle" was contended for. To leave the heights of Parnassus and come to the...me, when I request you to get your guest, Sir Robert Lowrie, to frank the two inclosed covers for me, the one of then*, to Sir William Cunningham, of Robertland,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1809 - 328 pages
...And mony mae we hope to be. " Wha first shall rise to gang awa, " A cuckold coward loun is he : " Wha last\ beside his chair shall fa' " He is the king amang us three." * The day on which "the Whistle" was contended for. j- In former Editions of these verses, the word... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1809 - 326 pages
...And mony mae we hope to be. " Wha first shall rise to gang awa, " A cuckold coward loun is he : " Wha last^ beside his chair shall fa' " He is the king amang us three." * The day on which "the Whistle" was contended for. f In former Editions of these verses, the _vvord... | |
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...wait a wee ! We are nafou, fyc. Wha first shall rise to gang awa', A cuckold, coward loun is he ! Wha last beside his chair shall fa', He is the king amang us three ! We are nafou, fyc.* * " Willie, who ' brewM a peck o' mant," was Mr. William Nicol ; and Rob and... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 416 pages
...wee ! We are na fou, fife. Wha first shall rise to gang awa, A cuckold, coward loun is he ! Wha first beside his chair shall fa', He is the king amang us three ! We are na fou, fifc. * Willie, who " brew'da peck o' maat," was Mr William Nicol ; and Rob and Allan,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 714 pages
...And mony mae we hope to be. " Wha first shall rise to gnng awa, " A cuckold coward loun is he: " Wha last* beside his chair shall fa', " He is the king...of Parnassus and come to the humble vale of prose. — 1 have some misgivings that 1 take too much upon me, when I request you to get your guest, Sir... | |
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...wait a wee! We are nafou, S;c, Wha first shall rise to gang awa, A cuckold, coward loun is he! Wha last beside his chair shall fa', He is the king amang us three! We are nafou, fyc. coi, of the High School, Edinburgh, during the autumn vacation, being at Moffot,... | |
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...mony mae we hope to be. Wha first shall rise to gang awa, A cuckold coward loun is he : Wha ln.-,r beside his chair shall fa', He is the king amang us...me, when I request you to get your guest, Sir Robert Lowrie, to frank the two inclosed covers for me ; the one of * In former editiona of there veries,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1822 - 440 pages
...wait a wee ! We are na fou, &c. Wha first shall rise to gang awa, A cuckold, coward loun is he ! Wha last beside his chair shall fa', He is the king amang us three ! We are nafou, &c. THE BLUE-EY'D LASSIE. I OAED a waefu' gate yestreen, A gate, I fear, I'll dearly... | |
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