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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“Hold, dearest sire, for mercy's sake!
The time is precious; all's at stake.
To-day I have a task to do;
To-morrow at thy feet I'll bow.”
The time is precious; all's at stake.
To-day I have a task to do;
To-morrow at thy feet I'll bow.”
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