This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...thought I might hae waur offers, waur offers, But thought I might hae waur offers. But what wad ye think? in a fortnight or less, The deil tak his taste to gae near her! He up the lang loan to my black cousin Bess, Guess ye how, the jad! I could bear her, could bear her, Guess ye how, the jad! I could bear her. But a' ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...thought I might hae waur offers, waur offers, But thought I might hae waur offers. But what wad ye think? in a fortnight or less, The deil tak his taste to gae near her! He up the lang loan to my black cousin Bess, Guess ye how, the jad! I could bear her, could bear her, Guess ye how, the jad! I could bear her. But a' the niest week as I fretted wi' care, I gaed to the tryst o' Dalgarnock; And wha but my fine fickle lover was there? I glowr'd as I'd seen a warlock, a warlock. I glowr'd as I'd seen a warlock. But owre my left shouther I gae him a blink, Lest neebors might say I was saucy; My wooer he caper'd as he'd been in drink, And vow'd I was his dear lassie, dear lassie, And vow'd I was his dear lassie. I spier'd for my cousin fu' couthy and sweet, Gin she had recover'd her hearin', And how her new shoon fit her auld shachl't feet--But, heavens! how he fell a swearin', a swearin', But, heavens! how he fell a swearin'. He begged for Gudesake I wad be his wife, Or else I wad kill him wi' sorrow: So e'en to preserve the poor body in life, I think I maun wed him to-morrow, to-morrow, I think I maun wed him to-morrow. I'M OWRE YOUNG TO MARRY YET I Am my mammie's ae bairn, Wi' unco folk I weary, Sir; And lying in a man's bed, I'm fley'd wad mak me eerie, Sir. I'm owre young, I'm owre young, I'm owre young to marry yet; I'm owre young, 'twad be a sin To tak me frae my mammie yet. My mammie coft me a new gown, The kirk maun hae the gracing o't; Were I to lie wi' you, kind Sir, I'm fear'd ye'd spoil the lacing o't. Hallowmas is come and gane, The nights are lang in winter, Sir; And you an' I in ae bed, In troth I dare na venture, Sir. Fu' loud and shrill the frosty wind Blaws thro' the leafless timmer, Sir; But if ye come this gate again, I'll aulder be gin simm...
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Add this copy of Songs and Lyrics of Robert Burns Selected and Edited By to cart. $44.00, good condition, Sold by Xerxes Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Glen Head, NY, UNITED STATES.
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London and Boston 1920 1st Philip Lee Warner and Grafton. Medici Society Number VII. Octavo, 220pp., 9 color plates with tissue guards, plumish maroon cloth. Owner signed. Good plus, gilt lettering faded from front, end papers browned, text slightly toned.
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Add this copy of Songs and Lyrics of Robert Burns to cart. $78.00, very good condition, Sold by Great Expectations Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Staten Island, NY, UNITED STATES, published by London: Philip Lee Warner, 1911.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7æ"-9æ" tall. No Jacket. First Edition. Russet cloth stamped in blind. Gilt spine lettering somewhat dulled. mild puckering to cloth and corners lightly worn. Illustrated with 12 full page color plates. Endpapers show toning and several inscriptions on front fly dated 1927. A nice copy, in very good condition, of an extremely scarce illustrated edition of Burns' poetry.
