Familiarity Breeds Contempt

WERE ye at the pier o’ Leith? Or came in by Bannochie? Crossed ye at the boat o’ Craig?— Saw ye the lad wha courted me?Short hose an’ belted plaidie,…

AS beautiful Kitty one morning was tripping With a pitcher of milk from the fair of Coleraine, When she saw me she stumbled, the pitcher it tumbled, And all the sweet buttermilk watered the plain.O, what shall I do now, ’t was looking at you now,…

Here sleeps in peace a Hampshire grenadier, Who caught his death by drinking cold small beer. Soldiers be wise from his untimely fall, And when you’re hot, drink strong or not at all.

Печальный взор слеза туманит, Но здесь, послушай и поверь, Никто сочувствовать не станет Ни до, ни после, ни теперь.Зачем ты диких каннибалов…

Луна, ты плывёшь в бесконечной вселенной, Меня поражая красою нетленной, Но я предвкушаю такую картинку: Лицо показала – покажешь и спинку!1© Перевод Евг. Фельдмана…

Она бледна, как полотно И как приговорённый к пыткам. Но что ей, бедной, не дано, Её супруг вобрал с избытком.© Перевод Евг. Фельдмана…

Oh, lady, wake! the azure moon Is rippling in the verdant skies, The owl is warbling his soft tune, Awaiting but thy snowy eyes.…

GREAT Homer’s birth seven rival cities claim, Too mighty such monopoly of fame; Yet not to birth alone did Homer owe His wondrous worth; what Egypt could bestow,…