You know our country custom of coupling a man and woman together as partners in the labours of harvest. In my fifteenth autumn my partner was a bewitching creature, a year younger than myself. My scarcity of English denies me the power of doing her justice... The Works of Robert Burns - Stran 5avtor: Robert Burns - 1840 - 820 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
| 1835 - 842 strani
...fifteenth autumn my partner was a bewitching creature, a year younger than myself. My scarcity of Kn -hh denies me the power of doing her justice in that language ; but you know the Scottish idiom, — she teas a bannie, íffft, sontic late. In short, Hhe altogether, unwittingly to herself, initiated me... | |
| Robert Burns - 1835 - 440 strani
...her j us'tice in that language ; hut you know the Scottish idiom — she was a honnie, sweet, sarnie lass. In short, she altogether, unwittingly to herself,...spite of acid disappointment, gin-horse prudence, and hook-worm philosophy, I hold to be the first of human joys, our dearest hlessing here helow ! How she... | |
| 1837 - 474 strani
...power of doing her justice in that language ; but yon know the Scottish idiom, — she was a bonny, sweet, sonsie lass. In short, she altogether, unwittingly...the first of human joys, our dearest blessing here below !" He continues in the same letter, " a collection of songs was my vade mecum, I pored over them... | |
| Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 628 strani
...together as partners in the labours of harvest. In my fifteenth autumn my partner was a bewitching creature, a year younger than myself. My scarcity...language ; but you know the Scottish idiom — she was a bannie, sweet, sonsie leus. In short, she. altogether unwittingly to herself, initiated me in that... | |
| James Currie - 1838 - 92 strani
...labours of harvest. In my fifteenth autumn mv partner was a bewitching creature a year younger thaii myself. My scarcity of English denies me the power...doing her justice in that language ; but you know lhe Th us with me began love and poetry; which at times havi: heenmy only, and till within the last... | |
| Robert Burns - 1839 - 328 strani
...together as partners in the labours of harvest. In my fifteenth autumn my partner was a bewitching creature, a year younger than myself. My scarcity...the first of human joys, our dearest blessing here below ! How she caught the contagion, I cannot tell : 1 never expressly said I loved her. Indeed, I... | |
| Allan Cunningham - 1841 - 384 strani
...bewitching creature, a year younger than myself : she was in truth a bonnie, sweet, sonsie lass, and unwittingly to herself, initiated me in that delicious...philosophy, I hold to be the first of human joys. How she caught the contagion I cannot tell ; I never expressly said I loved her : indeed I did not... | |
| Robert Burns, James Currie - 1844 - 706 strani
...together as partners in the labours of harvest. In my fifteenth autumn my partner was a bewitching creature, a year younger than myself. My scarcity...the first of human joys, our dearest blessing here below ! How she caught the contagion, I cannot tell : you medical people talk much of infection from... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 336 strani
...together as partners in the labors of harvest. In my fifteenth autumn, my partner was a bewitching creature, a year younger than myself. My scarcity...idiom — ' She was a bonnie, sweet sonsie lass.' Among her other love-inspiring qualities, she sang sweetly, and it was her favorite reel to which I... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 680 strani
...together as partners in the labors of harvest. In my fifteenth autumn, my partner was a bewitching creature, a year younger than myself. My scarcity...idiom — ' She was a bonnie, sweet sonsie lass." Among her other love-inspiring qualities, she sang sweetly, and it was her favorite reel to which I... | |
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