 | Robert Anderson - 1805 - 196 sider
...their sarvent man ; 'Twas aw about Cummerlan fwok and feyne pleaces, And, if I can think on't, ye's hear how it ran. Yer buik-larn'd wise gentry, that's...counties, May preach and palaver, and brag as they will , 0' mountains, lakes,valleys,woods,watters, and meadows, But canny auld Cummerlan caps them aw still... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 282 sider
...brong her frae Carrl by their sarvent man ; Yer buik-larn'd wise gentry, that's seen monie coun* ties, May preach and palaver, and brag as they will O' mountains, lakes, valleys, woods, waiters, and meadows, But canny, auld Cummerlan caps them aw still*: It's true we've nae palaces sheynin... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1820 - 308 sider
...their sarvant man; 'Twas aw about Cummerlan fwok and feyne pleaces, And, if I can think on't, ye's hear how it ran. Yer buik-larn'd wise gentry, that's...as they will O' mountains, lakes, valleys, woods, waiters, and meadows, But canny auld Cummerlan caps them aw still: It's true, we've nae palaces sheynin... | |
 | Westmorland dialect - 1839 - 420 sider
...buik-larn'd wise gentry that's seen monie countries, May preach and palaver, and brag as they will, 0' mountains, lakes, valleys, woods, watters, and meadows,...still. It's true we've nae palaces sheynin' amang us, Nor marble tall towers to catch the weak eye, But we've monie feyne cassels, where fit our brave... | |
 | Sidney Gilpin - 1866 - 594 sider
...their sarvant man ; 'Twas aw about Cummerlan' fwok and feyne pleaces ; And, if I can think on't ye's hear how it ran. Yer buik-larn'd wise gentry, that's...auld Cummerlan' caps them aw still : It's true we've nea palaces sheynin amang us, Nor tall marble towers to catch the weak eye ; But we've monie feyne... | |
 | Mandell Creighton - 1889 - 256 sider
...claimed to be citizens of no mean city. Let Anderson set forth their boasting and the reason of it. Yer buik-larn'd, wise gentry, that's seen monie counties,...as they will O' mountains, lakes, valleys, woods, waiters, and meadows, But canny auld Cummerlan' caps them aw still ; It's true we've nea palaces shinin'... | |
 | Mandell Creighton - 1889 - 258 sider
...claimed to be citizens of no mean city. Let Anderson set forth their boasting and the reason of it. Yer buik-larn'd, wise gentry, that's seen monie counties, May preach and palaver and brag as they will 0' mountains, lakes, valleys, woods, watters, and meadows, But canny auld Cummerlan' caps them aw still... | |
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Twas aw about Cummerlan fwok and feyne pleaces, And, if I can think on't, ye's hear how it ran. Yer buik-larn'd wise gentry, that's seen monie counties, May preach and palaver, and brag as they will O... 