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... heavens and the earth , —a beuk o ' auld ballants , as yellow as the cowslips , in my hand or my bosom , and maybe , sir , my inkhorn dangling at a button- hole , a bit stump o ' pen , nae bigger than an auld wife's pipe , in my mouth ...
... heavens and the earth , —a beuk o ' auld ballants , as yellow as the cowslips , in my hand or my bosom , and maybe , sir , my inkhorn dangling at a button- hole , a bit stump o ' pen , nae bigger than an auld wife's pipe , in my mouth ...
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... heaven above , and in earth beneath , And roared it from thy burning throne , The glory of independence alone ; Proclaiming to all , with fervour and irony , That kingly dominion's all humbug and tyranny ; And whoso listeth may be free ...
... heaven above , and in earth beneath , And roared it from thy burning throne , The glory of independence alone ; Proclaiming to all , with fervour and irony , That kingly dominion's all humbug and tyranny ; And whoso listeth may be free ...
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... heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light , When not a breath disturbs the deep serene , And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll , And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole ; O'er the ...
... heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light , When not a breath disturbs the deep serene , And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll , And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole ; O'er the ...
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... heaven play jingle , young man . 4 . I'll give you a toast of the auldest , young man ; The loyal head ne'er was the cauldest , young man ; " Our King and his Throne , Be his glory our own , " 1 The " Blue and the Yellow " is the ...
... heaven play jingle , young man . 4 . I'll give you a toast of the auldest , young man ; The loyal head ne'er was the cauldest , young man ; " Our King and his Throne , Be his glory our own , " 1 The " Blue and the Yellow " is the ...
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... heavens ' own orient blue . 2 . Thy locks shall be braided with pearls of the gloaming ; Thy cheek shall be fann'd by ... Heaven's decreeing Can equal the joys of such meeting to me ; For the light of thine eye is the home of my being ...
... heavens ' own orient blue . 2 . Thy locks shall be braided with pearls of the gloaming ; Thy cheek shall be fann'd by ... Heaven's decreeing Can equal the joys of such meeting to me ; For the light of thine eye is the home of my being ...
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