A Drunk Man Looks at the ThistleKenneth Buthlay's edition of "A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle" is widely considered to be the best edition of all and provides extensive commentary and notes, taking the reader through MacDiarmid's complex and often opaque use of language. The drunk man lies on a moonlit hillside looking at a thistle, jaggy and beautiful, which epitomises Scotland's divided self. The man reflects on the fate of the nation, the human condition in general and his own personal fears. |
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Page 87
... s'ud fool in , You ha'ena the respect you s'ud For oor guid Scottish schoolin ' . 435 For we've the maist unlikely folk Aye braggin ' o ' oor lear , 440 And , tho ' I'm drunk , for Scotland's sake I tak ' my barrowsteel here ! Yet ...
... s'ud fool in , You ha'ena the respect you s'ud For oor guid Scottish schoolin ' . 435 For we've the maist unlikely folk Aye braggin ' o ' oor lear , 440 And , tho ' I'm drunk , for Scotland's sake I tak ' my barrowsteel here ! Yet ...
Page 131
... s'ud ha'e seen their hopeless plicht . This puir relation o ' my topplin ' mood , This country cousin , streak o ' churl - bluid , This hopeless airgh ' twixt a ' we can and should , This Past that like Astarte's sting I feel , 1 This ...
... s'ud ha'e seen their hopeless plicht . This puir relation o ' my topplin ' mood , This country cousin , streak o ' churl - bluid , This hopeless airgh ' twixt a ' we can and should , This Past that like Astarte's sting I feel , 1 This ...
Page 215
... s'ud , ha ' been 2310 - Life onyhow at ony price ! - In sic I'll no ' be seen ! 3 Fier comme un Ecossais . The wee reliefs we ha'e in booze , Or wun at times in carnal states , 2315 May hide frae us but canna cheenge The silly horrors o ...
... s'ud , ha ' been 2310 - Life onyhow at ony price ! - In sic I'll no ' be seen ! 3 Fier comme un Ecossais . The wee reliefs we ha'e in booze , Or wun at times in carnal states , 2315 May hide frae us but canna cheenge The silly horrors o ...
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