| Robert Burns, James Currie - 1847 - 704 pagina’s
...sculking from coTert t* covert, under all the terrors of a jail ; as some ill-advised people had uncoupled the merciless pack of the law at my heels. I had taken the last farewell of my friends ; my chest was on the road to Greenock; I had composed the last song I should ever measure... | |
| Sylvan (pseud.) - 1848 - 106 pagina’s
...skulking from covert to covert, imder all the terrors of a jail ; as some ill-advised people had uncoupled the merciless pack of the law at my heels. I had taken...few friends ; my chest was on the road to Greenock, and I had composed the last song I should ever measure in Caledonia — ' The gloomy night is gathering... | |
| Samuel Tyler - 1848 - 232 pagina’s
...skulking from covert to covert, under all the terrors of a jail; as some illadvised people had uncoupled the merciless pack of the law at my heels. I had taken the last farewell of my friends; my chest was on the road to Greenoch ; I had composed the last song I should ever measure... | |
| Robert Burns - 1849 - 906 pagina’s
...to covert, under all the terrors of a jail ; as some ill-advised people had uncoupled the mere! 'ess pack of the law at my heels. I had taken the last...should ever measure in Caledonia, The gloomy night it gathering faxt, when a letter from Dr. Blacklock, tu a friend of mine, overthrew all ray schemes,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1850 - 508 pagina’s
...skulking from covert to covert, under all the terrors of a jail ; as some ill-advised people had uncoupled the merciless pack of the law at my heels. I had taken the farewell of my few friends; my chest was on the road to Greenock ; I had composed the last song I should... | |
| John Aikin - 1852 - 792 pagina’s
...skulking from covert to covert, under all the terrors of a jail ; as some illadvised people had uncoupled proof. That should they war he would have work enough " Suppose," said she, " your vended j my chest was on the road to Greenock ; I had composed the last song I should ever measure in Caledonia... | |
| Robert Burns - 1854 - 520 pagina’s
...skulking from covert to covert, under all the terrors of a jail ; as some ill-advised people had uncoupled the merciless pack of the law at my heels.* I had...night is gathering fast, — when a letter from Dr. Blackloek, to a friend of mine, overthrew all my schemes, by opening new prospects to my poetic ambition.... | |
| Robert Burns - 1855 - 562 pagina’s
...had taken," says Burns, " the last farewell of my friends, my chest was on the road to Greenock, and I had composed the last song I should ever measure in Caledonia — 1 The gloomy night is gathering fast.' "] I. THE gloomy night is gath'ring fast, Loud roars the... | |
| Robert Burns - 1856 - 538 pagina’s
...skulking from covert to covert, under all the terrors of a jail ; as some ill-advised people had uncoupled the merciless pack of the law at my heels.* I had...farewell of my few friends, my chest was on the road to Grecnock ; I had composed the last song I should ever measure in Caledonia. The gloomy night is gathering... | |
| Robert Burns - 1856 - 728 pagina’s
...skulking from covert to covert, under all the terrors of a jail ; as some ill-advised people had uncoupled the merciless pack of the law at my heels. I had taken the last farewell of my friends ; my chest was on the road to Grcenock ; I had composed the last song I should ever measure... | |
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