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The works of Robert Burns: containing his life, by John Lockhart, esq. ; the poetry and correspondence of Dr. Currie's edition ; biographical sketches of the poet by himself, Gilbert Burns, Professor Stewart, and others

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“Yon rosebuds in the morning-dew, how pure amang the leaves sae green!”

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“John Barleycorn was a hero bold, Of noble enterprise, For if you do but taste his blood, 'Twill make your courage rise, Twill make a man forget his wo; 'Twill heighten all his joy.”

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“But to see her was to love her, Love but her, and love forever.”

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“O Life! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I!”

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“O, Life! how pleasant is thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning! Cold pausing Caution's lesson scorning, We frisk away, Like schoolboys, at the expected warning, To joy and play.”

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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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“Misled by fancy's meteor ray, By passion driven; But yet the light that led astray Was light from heaven.”

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