These had to be carefully measured, so that the government should
receive the specified tax.
[20.] The twelve good rules. Among these are: "Reveal no secrets,"
"Keep no bad company." They can be found in Hales' _Longer English
Poems_, p. 353.
[24.] Participate, share.
[25.] Altama, the Altamaha, a river in Georgia.
[26.] Crouching tigers. It is evident that the poet is indulging his
imagination. The people of Georgia doubtless find this description of
their country amusing if not accurate.
[27.] Torno's cliffs. Perhaps the poet refers to some region near the
river Torneo, or Tornea, which flows into the Gulf of Bothnia.
[28.] Pambamarca's side. Pambamarca is a mountain in Ecuador.
[29.] Labored mole, carefully constructed breakwater.
ROBERT BURNS
1759-1796
Probably the poetry of "Robbie Burns, the Ayrshire Ploughman," is known
to more English-speaking people than that of any other writer--not
excepting even Shakespeare, for many a person who never reads a book is
familiar with _John Anderson_, _My Jo_, _Auld Lang Syne_, and _Bonie
Doon_, though he may not know or care who wrote these famous songs.
The Scotch poet was born at Alloway in Ayrshire, where his father
cultivated a small farm.
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