 | 1908 - 570 Seiten
...enemies, ranked him, along with the Souter of Ayr, as an " ancient, trusty, drouthy crony." " llka melder wi' the miller, Thou sat as lang as thou had siller," 54 tenant of Shanter farm by his afflicted helpmate. In earlier days the journeyings to the mill —... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 Seiten
...drunken blellum; 20 That frae November till October, Ac market-day thou was na sober; That ilka niclder wi' the miller, Thou sat as lang as thou had siller; That ev'ry naig was ca'da shoe on, The smith and thee gat roaring fou on; That at the Lord's house, even on Sunday, Thou drank wi' Kirkton Jean... | |
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Tam, had'st thou but been sae wise, As taen thy ain wife Kate's advice! She tauld thee weel thou was a skellum, A blethering, blustering, drunken blellum That frae November till October, Ae market-day thou was nae sober; That ilka melder wi... 
