And ſtíred | it ál | to dúſt | ſir ||

Very many other curious variations occur, which the reader will probably

observe for himself with some interest. Thus, in l. 60, just above cited,

the question arises whether or not the _r_ in _werld_ was pronounced with

so strong a _burr_ as to render the word _dissyllabic_, as is often the

case in Scotch poetry with words containing _rl_, _rn_, etc.

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