Allan Ramsay

Name: Allan Ramsay
Author: Smeaton, William Henry Oliphant

Smeaton, William Henry Oliphant

Poets, Scottish -- 18th century -- Biography; Ramsay, Allan, 1686-1758

'Yes! there is ane: a Scottish callan,
    There's ane; come forrit, honest Allan,
    Thou needna jouk behint the hallan,
                    A chiel' sae clever:
    The teeth o' time may gnaw Tantallan,
                    But thou's for ever!'

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Allan RamsaySmeaton, William Henry Oliphant

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Allan Ramsay

Smeaton, William Henry Oliphant

Poets, Scottish -- 18th century -- Biography; Ramsay, Allan, 1686-1758

'Yes! there is ane: a Scottish callan,
    There's ane; come forrit, honest Allan,
    Thou needna jouk behint the hallan,
                    A chiel' sae clever:
    The teeth o' time may gnaw Tantallan,
                    But thou's for ever!'

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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