Jamie’s Wee Chair (Alexander Anderson Poems)
The snawdrap was oot, and the primrose was seenIn the cleuch, while the side o' the burnie was green;The mavis ...
The snawdrap was oot, and the primrose was seenIn the cleuch, while the side o' the burnie was green;The mavis ...
They were a' roun' aboot us, their hearts licht wi' glee,An' the pride an' the talk o' their faither an' ...
I ken'd Maggie weel ere she grew to a wife,An' smiled in the sunshine o' a' its sweet life;But, wae's ...
Up cam the tide wi' a burst and a whush,And back gaed the stanes wi' a whurr;The king's son walkit ...
The Man says:Laverock i' the lift,Hae ye nae sang-thrift,'At ye scatter 't sae heigh, and lat it a' drift?Wasterfu laverock!Dinna ...
As I was walkin on the strand,I spied ane auld man sitOn ane auld black rock; and aye the wavesCam ...
Pit his back against a chair, Let us see if he can gang,But be ready wi' your han' If he ...
What gars ye sing, said the herd-laddie,"What gars ye sing sae lood?""To tice them oot o' the yerd, laddie,The worms ...
I like ye weel upo Sundays, Nannie,I' yer goon and yer ribbons and a';But I like ye better on Mondays, ...
The deid sleep soun' in the auld kirkyaird, At the fit o' the hills sae steep;They dream sweet dreams aneath ...
The warl it's dottit wi' hamesAs thick as gowans o' the green,Aye bonnier ilk ane nor the laveTo him wha ...
The hills in the Hielands are bonnie, Wi' the licht an' the shadow at play;An' the winds that mak' redder ...
O hae ye heard the latest newsO' Mistress Mucklewame?Her doctor hadna pickit upHer trouble here at hame,Sae they took her ...
O, there's nocht can tak' us back like the broom upon the brae,In the auld, auld times that are noo ...
The stars are steady abune;I' the water they flichter and flee;But, steady aye, luikin doonThey ken theirsels i' the sea.A' ...
How sweet was life langsyne, langsyne, When youth was in its May;When tears were tears, and love was love, An' ...
Greitna, father, that I'm gauin,For fu' well ye ken the gaet;I' the winter, corn ye're sawin,I' the hairst again ye ...
Death, whaur do ye bide, auld Death?"I bide in ilka breath,"Quo' Death;"No i' the pyramids,No whaur the wormie rids'Neth coffin-lids;I ...
The ladye she stood at her lattice high, Wi' her doggie at her feet; Thorough the lattice she can spy ...
SIR, o'er a gill I gat your card, I trow it made me proud; "See wha taks notice o' the ...
CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary ...
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