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Nae mair to visit Auld Moscow,
Or set the Kremlin in a lowe,
As lang's a hair sticks on his powe i
They've fix'd him in his station.
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN.
What need ye heed that Gobbet's clash,
Or mind the least his balderdash;
'Bout rev'nue, finance, trade an' taxes.
As if the Earth had slipt her axis?
Cheer up my lads, our Isle's as steady
As when his Grannie rock'd his Daddy.
We've kye an' horses, mares an' asses,
An, for their food, we've florin grasses—
Nae mair to visit Auld Moscow,
Or set the Kremlin in a lowe,
As lang's a hair sticks on his powe i
They've fix'd him in his station.
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN.
What need ye heed that Gobbet's clash,
Or mind the least his balderdash;
'Bout rev'nue, finance, trade an' taxes.
As if the Earth had slipt her axis?
Cheer up my lads, our Isle's as steady
As when his Grannie rock'd his Daddy.
We've kye an' horses, mares an' asses,
An, for their food, we've florin grasses—
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| Rare items in Gaelic > Books and other items printed in Gaelic from 1801 to 1840 > Poems in English, Scotch, and Gaelic, on various subjects > (136) Page 116 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/106245346 |
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| Description | By John Walker, farmer, Luss. Glasgow : Printed by Young, Gallie, & Co., 1817. |
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| Shelfmark | I.37.g. |
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| Description | Out-of-copyright books printed in Gaelic between 1631 and 1900. Also some pamphlets and chapbooks. Includes poetry and songs, religious books such as catechisms and hymns, and different editions of the Bible and the Psalms. Also includes the second book ever published in Gaelic in 1631. |
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