Select Remains of the Ancient Popular Poetry of Scotland
The book Select Remains of the Ancient Popular Poetry of Scotland was written by author Laing, David, 1793-1878, Ed Here you can read free online of Select Remains of the Ancient Popular Poetry of Scotland book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Select Remains of the Ancient Popular Poetry of Scotland a good or bad book?
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P. 170. ^ Id. P. 298. • Chronicle of Scottish Poetry, vol. I. P. 368. ♦ of ptVbtv fenatjis. ' IT is my purpoifs to difcryve This holy perfyte genolagie Of pedder knavis superlatyve, Pretendand to awtoretie, That wait of nocht bot beggartie. 5 ^e burges fonis prevene their lownis, That waid diftroy nobilitie, And baneifs it all borrow townis. Thay ar declarit in seven pairtis ; 1. Ane (fcroppit cofc) quhen he begynis, 10 Sornand all and findry airtis, For to by henis reid-wod he rynis ; He lokis... thame vp in to his innis Vnto ane derth, and fellis thair eggis, Regraitandly on thame he wynis, 15 And fecondly his meit he beggis. 2. Ane fwyngeor coife, amangis the wyvis, In land-wart dwellis w* fubteill menis, Exponand thame auld fan£lis lyvis, And fanis thame w' deid menis banis ; 20 Lyk Rome-rakaris, with awfterne granis, Spcikand curlyk ilk ane till vder ; Peipand pcurly with peteoufs granis, Lyk fen^eit Symmie and his briidcr. 3. Thir cur coffeis that failis oure fone, 25 And thretty fum abowt ane pak, Wt bail* blew bonattis and hobbeld fchone, And beir bonnokkis with thame thay tak ; Thay fchamed fchrewis, God gif thame lak.
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