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" But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say, such is royal George's will, An there's the foe! "
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 88
1905
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Poems: Poems-v. 2. Poems as they appeared inthe early Edinburgh editions.-v ...

Robert Burns - 1786 - 294 pages
...fwither, To ftan' or rin, ( 37 ) Till fkdp — a ihot — they're afL, a' throw'ther, To lave their (kin. But bring a SCOTCHMAN frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say, fuch is royal GEORGE'S will, An' there's the foe, He ha» nac thought but how to kill Twa at a blow....
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Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect: By Robert Burns. In Two Volumes. ...

Robert Burns - 1793 - 420 pages
...hank'ring fwither To flan' or rin, Till fkelp— a fhot— they're aff, a' throwther, To fave their fkin. But bring a Scotchman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say, fuchis royal George's will, An' there's the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow....
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...Scotsman is humorous. " But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, " Clap in his cheek a Highland gill,t " Say, such is royal George's will, " An' there's the...has nae thought but how to kill " Twa at a blow." Here the notion of danger rouses the imagination of the poet. He goes on thus : « Nae * The jfutbor's...
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Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, Volume 1

Robert Burns - Dialect poetry, Scottish - 1800 - 268 pages
...or rin, Till flcelp—a fhot — they're aff, a' throwther, To fave their fkin. But bring a Scotfman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say, Such is royal George''?, will, An' there's the foe ; He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. • Nae cauld,...
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...who drink the spirit of malt. The description of the Scotsman is humorous : " But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill,*...He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow." Here the notion of danger rouses the imagination of the poet. He goes on thus : " Nae caulcl, faint-hearted...
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The Works of Robert Burns: Life of Robert Burns, criticism on his writings ...

Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...who drink the spirit of malt. The description of the Scotsman is humorous : " But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill,*...is royal George's will, An' there's the foe, He has uae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow." Here the notion of danger rouses the imagination of the...
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The Works of Robert Burns: Poems formerly published, with some additions ...

Robert Burns - 1806 - 446 pages
...rin, Till skelp — a shot — they're aff', a throwther, To save their skin. But But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say, such is royal George s will, An' there's the foe, lie has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. Nae cauld, faint-hearted...
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Arithmetical Questions on a New Plan: Intended to Answer the Double Purpose ...

William Butler - Arithmetic - 1811 - 548 pages
...king and csrintry : Bring but a Scotfman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gillt, Say, fuch is royal George's will, An' there's the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill , Twa at a blow. BUKNI. The 4?d Regiment of Highlanders is complimented by their countryman, Sir Archy M*Sarcafm, in...
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Poems, Volume 2

Robert Burns - 1811 - 416 pages
...ring, man, On's back lying flat, he wav'd his hat, And cried, God save the King, man." SKIRVING. " But bring a Scotchman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek...a Highland gill, Say, such is Royal George's will, And there's the foe ; He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. Nae cauld faint-hearted donbtings...
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The Friend: A Series of Essays

Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Ethics - 1812 - 466 pages
...proofs, has borne witness, That " bring a Briton fra liis hill, Say, such is Royal George's \\ill, And there's the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. IVae cauld, faint-hearted doublings tease him1; Death comes, \vi' fiarless eye he sees him; AVi' bloody...
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