...made you fools, What sairs your grammars? Ye'd better taen up spades and shools, Or knappin-hammers. V A set o' dull conceited hashes, Confuse their brains in college classes.! They gang in sticks, ami come out asses, Plain truth to speak , An' syne they think to climb Parnassus By dint o'...

...made you fools, What sairs your grammars ? Ye'd better taen up spades and shools, Or knappin-hammers. A set o' dull, conceited hashes, Confuse their brains...dint o' Greek ! Gie me ae spark o' nature's fire, That 's a' the learning I desire ; Then though I drudge thro' dub an mire, At pleugh or cart, My muse,...

...hashes, Confuse their brains in college clasees ! They gang in stirks, and come out asses, Plain truth tn speak; An' syne they think to climb Parnassus By dint...ae spark o' Nature's fire, That's a' the learning I dosire; Then, tho' 1 drudge thro' dub an' mire ' At pleugh or cart, -Niy Muse, tho' namely in attire,...

...made you fools, What sairs your grammars ? Ye'd better taen up spades and shools, Or knappin-hammers. A set o' dull, conceited hashes, Confuse their brains...syne they think to climb Parnassus By dint o' Greek i Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire ; Then tho' I drudge thro' dub...

...made you fools, What sairs your grammars ? Ye'd better taen up spades and shools, Or knappin-hammers. A set o' dull, conceited hashes, Confuse their brains...classes ! They gang in stirks, and come out asses, Wain truth to speak ; An' syne they think to climb Parnassus By dmt o' Greek ! Gie me ae spark o' Nature's...

...Ye*d better ta'en up spades and shools, Or knapping hammers. A set of dull conceited hashes Con fuse their brains in college classes; They gang in stirks, and come out asses, Plain truth to speak. BURNS. That a dragoon delights in arms, And thoughtless of mamma's alarms, Sports h gh-heel'd boots...

...made you fools, What sairs your grammars? Ye'd better taen up spades and shools, Or knappin-hammers. A set o' dull, conceited hashes, Confuse their brains...Nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire ; Then tho'T drudge thro' dub an' mire At pleugh or cart, My Muse, tho' namely in attire, May touch the heart....

...made you fools, What sairs your grammars .Ye'd better taen up spades and shools, Or knappin-hammers. A set o' dull, conceited hashes, Confuse their brains...speak ; An' syne they think to climb Parnassus By dint of Greek ' Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire ; Then tho' I drudge thro'...

...conventional forms of life. The coarse and keen satire of . Burns is very applicable in such a case: A set o' dull, conceited hashes, Confuse their brains...syne they think to climb Parnassus By dint o' Greek ! In fact, the dulness and formality of colleges, which are found as well among Professors as students,...

...conventional forms of life. The coarse and keen satire of Burns is very applicable in such a case: A set o' dull, conceited hashes, Confuse their brains...stirks, and come out asses, Plain truth to speak ; An' sync they think to climb Parnassus By dint o' Greek ! In fact, the dulness and formality of colleges,...