Note 189 — A BOOK FOR A RAINY DAY (continued 2)
Reading edition
Francis Grose (1731-91), the famous antiquary, humorist, and spendthrift, who is immortalised by Burns—
“A chield’s amang you takin’ notes, And, faith, he’ll prent it.”
Reading edition
Francis Grose (1731-91), the famous antiquary, humorist, and spendthrift, who is immortalised by Burns—
“A chield’s amang you takin’ notes, And, faith, he’ll prent it.”