The Book of Robert Burns: Genealogical and Historical Memoirs of the Poet, His Associates and Those Celebrated in His Writings, Zväzok 1Grampian Club, 1889 |
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The Book of Robert Burns: Genealogical and Historical Memoirs of ..., Zväzok 1 Charles Rogers Zobrazenie úryvkov - 1977 |
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afterwards Aiken Ainslie Alexander Alexander Cunningham appointed April August Auld Ayrshire Ballantine baptized Bard became Blacklock Blair brother Burns Burns's Candlish Captain celebrated Church Churchyard Clarke Cleghorn clerk copy Creech Cunningham Dalrymple dated dear death December died unmarried Dugald Stewart Dumfries Dunlop Earl Earl of Glencairn Edinburgh edition elder eldest Elizabeth Ellisland father favour February Fintry Gavin Hamilton gentleman Glasgow Glencairn Glenfoot Graham heart heritors Heron honour Hugh issue James January John July June Kennedy Kilmarnock kirk-session of Machline Kirkoswald Lady letter Lord lordship M'Guire Macrae March Margaret marriage married Mary Mauchline meeting minister minute November October Orangefield Parish Register poems Poet Poet's poetical Presbytery Principal Robertson remarks residence Robert Robert Burns Scots Musical Museum Scottish September session Shanter sister song sons stanzas succeeded Thomas University of Edinburgh verses volume wife William writes young younger
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Strana 4 - My lov'd, my honour'd, much respected friend! No mercenary bard his homage pays; With honest pride, I scorn each selfish end, My dearest meed, a friend's esteem and praise: To you I sing, in simple Scottish lays, The lowly train in life's sequester'd scene, The native feelings strong, the guileless ways, What Aiken in a cottage would have been; Ah! tho' his worth unknown, far happier there I ween! November chill blaws loud wi...
Strana 164 - His manners were then, as they continued ever afterwards, simple, manly, and independent, strongly expressive of conscious genius and worth, but without anything that indicated forwardness, arrogance, or vanity. He took his share in conversation, but not more than belonged to him, and listened, with apparent attention and deference, on subjects where his want of education deprived him of the means of information.
Strana 305 - Her pure and eloquent blood Spoke in her cheeks, and so distinctly wrought, That one might almost say her body thought.
Strana 208 - In the gloomy month of November, when the people of England hang and drown themselves, a disconsolate lover walked out into the fields, &c.
Strana 4 - I have for some time been pining under secret wretchedness, from causes which you pretty well know — the pang of disappointment, the sting of pride, with some wandering stabs of remorse, which never fail to settle on my vitals like vultures, when attention is not called away by the calls of society, or the vagaries of the Muse. Even in the hour of social mirth, my gayety is the madness of an intoxicated criminal under the hands of the executioner.
Strana 345 - This protracting, slow, consuming illness which hangs over me, will, I doubt much, my ever dear friend, arrest my sun before he has well reached his middle career, and will turn over the Poet to far other and more important concerns than studying the brilliancy of wit, or the pathos of sentiment! However, hope is the cordial of the human heart, and I endeavour to cherish it as well as I can.
Strana 249 - I have been surprised, confounded, and distracted by Mr. Mitchell, the collector, telling me that he has received an order from your Board to inquire into my political conduct, and blaming me as a person disaffected to Government.
Strana 261 - Doon was so near, for notwithstanding the speed of his horse, which was a good one, against he reached the middle of the arch of the bridge, and consequently the middle of the stream, the pursuing, vengeful hags were so close at his heels, that one of them actually sprang to seize him ; but it was too late ; nothing was on her side of the stream but the horse's tail, which immediately gave way at her infernal grip, as if blasted by a stroke of lightning ; but the farmer was beyond her reach. However,...
Strana 66 - It is not easy forming an exact-judging judgment of any one : but, in my opinion, Dr. Blair is merely an astonishing proof of what industry and application can do.
Strana 355 - And fondly clasp thee a' my ain, I glory in the sacred ties That made us ane, wha ance were twain : A mutual flame inspires us baith — The tender look, the melting kiss ; Even years shall ne'er destroy our love, But only gie us change o