 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1855 - 616 pages
...their brains in college classes ! They gang in stirks, and come out asses, Plain truth to speak; And syne they think to climb Parnassus By dint o' Greek...nature's fire ! That's a' the learning I desire ; Then tho' I drudge thro' dub and mire At pleugh or cart, My muse, tho' hamely in attire, May touch the heart.... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1855 - 562 pages
...fools, What sairs your grammars? Ye'd better taen up spades and shools, Or knappin-hammers. *A set o' dull, conceited hashes, Confuse their brains in college...stirks and come out asses, Plain truth to speak ; An' syue they think to climb Parnassus Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire ! That's a' the learning I desire... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 538 pages
...fools ? What sairs your grammars? Ye'd better taen up spades and shook, Or knappin-hammers. A set o' dull, conceited hashes Confuse their brains in college...Nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire ; Then, tho' 1 drudge thro' dub an' mire, At pleugh or cart, My Muse, tho' hamely in attire. May touch the... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 728 pages
...shools, Or knappin-hammers. A set o' dull conceited hashes, Confuse their brains in college-classes ! They gang in stirks, and come out asses, Plain truth to speak ; And syne they think to climb Parnassus By dint o' Greek ! Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire ! That... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 454 pages
...luxuriating in the joy of conscious genius holding communion with the native muse, he exclaims — " Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire ; Then, tho I drudge thro' dub and mire At pleugh or cart, My muse, though hamely in attire, May touch the... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 466 pages
...luxuriating in the joy of conscious genius holding communion with the native muse, he exclaims — ; . " Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire ; , • Then, tho I drudge thro' dub and mire At pleugh or cart, My muse, though namely in attire, May touch the... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 448 pages
...luxuriating in the joy of conscious genius holding communion with the native muse, he exclaims — " Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire ; Then, tho I drudge thro' dub and mire At pleugh or cart, My muse, though hamely in attire, May touch the... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1859 - 530 pages
...shools, Or knappin-hammers. A set o' dull, conceited hasjjgs Confuse their brains in college classes I They gang in stirks, and come out asses, Plain truth...syne they think to climb Parnassus By dint o' Greek ! tie me ae spark o' Nature's fire, hat's a' the learning I desire ; _hen, tho' I drudge thro' dub... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1859 - 284 pages
...brains in college classes ! They gang in stirks,2 and come ont asses, Plain truth to speak ; An* syne3 they think to climb Parnassus By dint o' Greek! Gie me ae spark o' Nature's lire, That 's a' the learning I desire ; Then tho' I drudge thro' dub4 and mire, At pleugh or cart,... | |
 | George Anderson (of Glasgow) - 1859 - 304 pages
...NEALE, INSTOW, DBVOH. ONE OP THOSE HIGHLY COMMENDED BY THE JUDGES AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE COMPETITION. " Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire ; Then tho' I drudge thro' dub an' mire At plough or cart, My Muse, though namely in attire, May touch the... | |
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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 
