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My Father Was A Farmer (第1/2页)
my father was a farmer tuhe weaver and his shuttle, o.” my father was a farmer upon the carrick border, o, and carefully he bred me in ded order, o; he bade me act a manly part, though i had ne'er a farthing, o; for without an ho manly heart, no man was worth regarding, o. then out into the world my course i did determine, o; tho' to be rich was not my wish, yet to be great was charming, o; my talents they were not the worst, nor yet my education, o: resolv'd was i at least to try to mend my situation, o. in many a way, and vain essay, i courted fortune's favour, o; some cause uill stept between, to frustrate eadeavour, o; sometimes by foes i was o'erpower'd, sometimes by friends forsaken, o; and when my hope was at the top, i still was worst mistaken, o. then sore harass'd and tir'd at last, with fortune's vain delusion, o, i dropt my schemes, like idle dreams, and came to this clusion, o; the past was bad, and the future hid, its good or ill untried, o; but the present hour was in my pow'r, and so i would enjoy it, o. no help, nor hope, nor view had i, nor person to befriend me, o; so i must toil, and sweat, and moi