 s tauld he was a sodger bred, And ane wad rather fa'n than fled ; But now he 's quat the spurtle-blade And dog-skin wallet, And taen the — Antiquarian trade, 1 think they call it. would have fall™ quitted— sword sponan He has a fouth o...  Sixteen months in the Danish isles - Page 21by Andrew Hamilton (antiquary.) - 1852Full view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1820 - 458 pages
...at his conjuring hammer, Ye midnight b es. It's tauld he was a sodger bred, And ane wad rather fa'n than fled ; But now he 's quat the spurtle-blade, And dog-skin wallet, And ta'eri the — Antiquarian trade, I think they call it. He * Vide his Antiquities of Scotland. He has... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 382 pages
...like yourself, somewhat too apt to treat with levity his own pursuits : 'Tis said he was a soldier bred, And ane wad rather fa'en than fled ; But now he 's quit the spin-tie blade, And dog-skin wallet, And ta'en the — antiquarian trade, I think they call... | |
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