The Works of The Ettrick Shepherd Centenary Edition. With a Memoir of the Author, by the Rev. Thomas Thomson ... Poems and Life. With Many Illustrative Engravings [by James Hogg] |
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Donald look'd down with dark grimace,
And primm'd his mouth, and held his peace;
And rather seem'd disposed to show
Relenting heart o'er prostrate foe.
But as imprudence in th' extreme,
Or dire mischance (a gentler name),
Suggested, the old priest began
To brave the spirit of the man;
And his o'erbearing pride defy,
By brief and threatening prophecy.
And primm'd his mouth, and held his peace;
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Relenting heart o'er prostrate foe.
But as imprudence in th' extreme,
Or dire mischance (a gentler name),
Suggested, the old priest began
To brave the spirit of the man;
And his o'erbearing pride defy,
By brief and threatening prophecy.
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