Robert Burns on Courtship
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“The landlady and Tam grew gracious Wi' favours secret, sweet and precious.”
- Robert Burns, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations
English Translation: "And let us remember, a faint heart never won a fair lady. He who does the utmost that he can will sometimes do more."
Original (Scots): "And let us mind, faint heart ne'er wan A lady fair. Wha does the utmost that he can Will whyles do mair."
“And let us mind, faint heart ne'er wan A lady fair. Wha does the utmost that he can Will whyles do mair.”
Original (Scots): "And let us mind, faint heart ne'er wan A lady fair. Wha does the utmost that he can Will whyles do mair."
- Robert Burns, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations
English Translation: "Duncan Gray came here to woo, Ha, ha, the wooing of it! On blithe Yulenight when we were drunk, Ha, ha, the wooing of it! Maggie tossed her head full high, Looked askance and very scornful, Made poor Duncan stand aloof: Ha, ha! the wooing of it!"
Original (Scots): "Duncan Gray cam here to woo, Ha, ha, the wooing o't! On blithe Yulenight when we were fou, Ha, ha, the wooing o't! Maggie coost her head fu' high, Looked asklent and unco skeigh, Gart poor Duncan stand abeigh: Ha, ha! the wooing o't!"
“Duncan Gray cam here to woo, Ha, ha, the wooing o't! On blithe Yulenight when we were fou, Ha, ha, the wooing o't! Maggie coost her head fu' high, Looked asklent and unco skeigh, Gart poor Duncan stand abeigh: Ha, ha! the wooing o't!”
Original (Scots): "Duncan Gray cam here to woo, Ha, ha, the wooing o't! On blithe Yulenight when we were fou, Ha, ha, the wooing o't! Maggie coost her head fu' high, Looked asklent and unco skeigh, Gart poor Duncan stand abeigh: Ha, ha! the wooing o't!"
- Robert Burns, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations