Identifier: internationallib12garn (find matches)
Title: The International library of famous literature, selections from the world's great writers, ancient, mediaeval, and modern with biographical and explanatory notes and critical essays by many eminent writers
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Garnett, Richard, 1835-1906 Vallée, Léon, 1850-1919 Brandl, Alois, 1855-1940 Mitchell, Donald Grant, 1822-1908
Subjects: Literature
Publisher: London : The Standard
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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, the serv-ant of Pitfour, Mr. Ferguson, M.P., himself a most eccen-tric character, long father of the House of Commons, and agreat friend of Pitt. John used to entertain the tenants onPitfours brief visits to his estate with numerous anecdotes ofhis master and Mr. Pitt; but he always prefaced them withsomething in the style of Cardinal Wolseys Ego et rex meus^with Me, and Pitt, and Pitfour, went somewhere, and per-formed some exploit. The famous Duchess of Gordon oncewrote a note to John (the name of this eccentric valet), andsaid, John, put Pitfour into the carriage on Tuesday, andbring him up to Gordon Castle to dinner. After sufficientlyscratching his head, and considering what he should do, heshowed the letter to Pitfour, who smiled, and said dryly,Well, Jolm, I suppose we must go. An old domestic of this class gave a capital reason to hisyoung master for his being allowed to do as he liked : Yeneedna find faut wi me, Maister Jecms, I hae been langer aboutthe place thaii yeraeV.^
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TAM 0 SliANTEK. 6511 TAM O SHANTER. By ROBERT BURNS. (RoHERT BtrnS, Scotch poet and song writer, was born January 25, 1759 ;the son of a struggling farmer, and himself hard-worked. Resolving to emi-grate to Jamaica, he published his poems in 178G to gain passage money; butthe name they made him drew him to Edinburgh instead, and gained him anentree into the best circles, where he made a deep impression; a second edi-tion was issued in 1787. After that he never took money for any of his songs,and lived in voluntary hardship, though their sale would have put him at ease.He was made an exciseman in 1788, and took a farm also. Ilis symj^athieswith the French Revolution hindered his promotion; and dissipated habitshastened his death, which occurred July 21, 1796.) When chapman billies leave the street,And drouthy neebors, neebors meet,As market days are wearing late,An folk begin to tak the gate;While we sit bousing at the nappy.An getting fou and unco happy,We think na on the lang Scots m

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