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"Th expectant wee-things, toddlin, stacher through To meet their dad, wi flichterin noise and glee."
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Robert BurnsThis day, Time winds th exhausted chain, — Robert Burns
"This day, Time winds th exhausted chain, To run the twelvemonths length again."
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Robert Burns, also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is in a "light Scots dialect" of English, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in
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"An there began a lang digression About the lords o the creation."
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"On evry hand it will allowed be, Hes just—nae better than he should be."
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"While Europes eye is fixd on mighty things, The fate of empires and the fall of kings; While quacks of State must each produce his plan, And even children lisp the Rights of Man; Amid this mighty fuss just let me mention, The Rights of Woman merit some attention."
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"Its hardly in a bodys powr, To keep, at times, frae being sour."
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"The best laid schemes o mice and men Gang aft a-gley; And leave us naught but grief and pain For promised joy."
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