The trout in yonder wimpling burn – That glides, a silver dart, – And, safe beneath the shady thorn, – Defies the anglers art.
ROBERT BURNSThe golden hours on angel wings Flew o’er me and my dearie, For dear to me as light and life Was my sweet Highland Mary.
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To make a happy fireside clime To weans and wife, That’s the true pathos and sublime Of human life.
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My heart ‘s in the Highlands, my heart is not here; My heart ‘s in the Highlands a-chasing the deer.
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But facts are chiels that winna ding, An’ downa be disputed.
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There’s some are fou o’ love divine; There’s some are fou o’ brandy.
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The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
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Inspiring bold JohnBarleycorn! What dangers thou canst make us scorn! Wi’ usquebae, we’ll face the devil!
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And O! be sure to fear the Lord alway, And mind your duty, duly, morn and night; Lest in temptation’s path ye gang astray, Implore His counsel and assisting might: They never sought in vain that sought the Lord aright.
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Now’s the day and now’s the hour.
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A eunuch is a man who has had his work cut out for him.
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The heart that is generous and kind most resembles God.
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Go fetch to me a pint o’ wine, An’ fill it in a silver tassie.
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Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious, O’er a’ the ills o’ life victorious.
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How wretched is the person who hangs on by the favors of the powerful.
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Again rejoicing Nature sees Her robe assume its vernal hues Her leafy locks wave in the breeze, All freshly steep’d in the morning dews.
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To see her is to love her, And love but her forever; For nature made her what she is, And never made anither!
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