 | Robert Burns - 1871 - 516 Seiten
...ken hardly cerse frae prose, 'To mak a sang?' But by your leaves, my learned foes, Ye're maybe wrang. What's a' your jargon o' your Schools, Your Latin names for horns an' stools ; If honest Nature made you./bo&, What sairs your Grammars ? Ye'd better taen up spades and shools, Or knappin-hammers. A set... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1872 - 778 Seiten
...hardly verse frae prose, To mak a sang ? ' But, by your leaves, my learned foes, Ye 're maybe wrang. 11 What's a' your jargon o' your schools. Your Latin...honest Nature made you fools, What sairs your grammars ? Ye 'd better ta'eu up spades and shools, Or knappin'-hammers. 12 A set o' dull, conceited hashes,... | |
 | Philip Gilbert Hamerton - 1873 - 492 Seiten
...ages ; Now moths deform in shapeless tatters, Their unknown pages." And again, in another poem — " A set o' dull, conceited hashes Confuse their brains...In stirks, and come out asses, Plain truth to speak ; An' syne they think to climb Parnassus Bv dint o' Greek!" PART VIII. How Burnt felt himself separated... | |
 | Philip Gilbert Hamerton - 1873 - 534 Seiten
...ages ; Now moths deform in shapeless tatters, Their unknown pages." And again, in another poem — " A set o' dull, conceited hashes Confuse their brains in college classes I They gang in stirks, and come out asses, Plain truth to speak ; An' syne they think to climb Parnassus... | |
 | 1874 - 844 Seiten
...Latin would materially help him, and, finding it did not, he exclaims with amusing indignation ; — What's a' your jargon o' your schools — Your Latin names for horns and stools,— If honest Nature made ye fools, What sairs yer grammars ? Ye'd better ta en up spades... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1875 - 728 Seiten
...hardly verse frae prose, To mak" a sang?" But, by your leave, my learned foes, Ye're may-be wrang. What's a' your jargon o' your schools, Your Latin...an' stools ; If honest Nature made you fools, What siiirs your grammars? Ye'd better ta'eu up spades and shools, Or knappin-hammers. A set o' dull, conceited... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1876 - 626 Seiten
...hardly verse frae prose, To mak a sang?" But, by your leaves, my learned foes, Ye' re may-be wrang. What's a' your jargon o' your schools, Your Latin...in stirks and come out asses, Plain truth to speak; An' syne they think to climb Parnassus By dint o' Greek ! Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire ! That's... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1876 - 540 Seiten
...ken hardly verse frae prose, 'To mak a sang?' But by your leaves, my learned foes, Ye're maybe wrang. What's a' your jargon o' your Schools, Your Latin...o' dull, conceited Hashes, Confuse their brains in Colledge-classes ! They gang in Stirks, and come out Asses, Plain truth to speak; An' syne they think... | |
 | P. F. Aiken - 1876 - 454 Seiten
...hardly verse frae prose, To mak' a sang ?" But, by your leave, my learned foes, Ye' re may be wrang. What's a' your jargon o' your schools, Your Latin...grammars ? Ye'd better ta'en up spades and shools, Or knappin1-hammers. A set o' dull, conceited hashes,2 Confuse their brains in college classes ! They... | |
 | Peter Freeland Aiken - 1876 - 468 Seiten
...hardly verse frae prose, To inak' a sang?" But, by your leave, my learned foes, Ye're may be wrang. What's a' your jargon o' your schools, Your Latin...grammars ? Ye'd better ta'en up spades and shools, Or knappir^-hammers. A set o' dull, conceited hashes,2 Confuse their brains in college classes ! They... | |
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A set o' dull conceited hashes Confuse their brains in college classes ! They gang in stirks, and come out asses, Plain truth to speak; An' syne they think to climb Parnassus By dint o 
