Abbotsford Series of the Scottish Poets,George Eyre-Todd W. Hodge & Company, 1896 |
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Strana 46
... thought himself entitled for that performance to some mention in Moore's life of the poet , Deacon Watson remains famous by means of two spirited compositions . During the American war , it is said , an English regiment , stationed in ...
... thought himself entitled for that performance to some mention in Moore's life of the poet , Deacon Watson remains famous by means of two spirited compositions . During the American war , it is said , an English regiment , stationed in ...
Strana 84
... thoughts They took me to the town , But sair on ilka weel - kenned face I missed the youthfu ' bloom . At balls they pointed to a nymph Wham a ' declared divine ; But sure her mother's blushing , cheeks Were fairer far langsyne ! In ...
... thoughts They took me to the town , But sair on ilka weel - kenned face I missed the youthfu ' bloom . At balls they pointed to a nymph Wham a ' declared divine ; But sure her mother's blushing , cheeks Were fairer far langsyne ! In ...
Strana 94
... thought That I should never more behold him ! Scarce was he gone , I saw his ghost ; It vanished with a shriek of sorrow : Thrice did the water - wraith ascend , And gave a doleful groan through Yarrow . His mother from the window ...
... thought That I should never more behold him ! Scarce was he gone , I saw his ghost ; It vanished with a shriek of sorrow : Thrice did the water - wraith ascend , And gave a doleful groan through Yarrow . His mother from the window ...
Strana 101
... light on tower and tree ; When Mary laid her down to sleep , Her thoughts on Sandy far at sea ; When soft and low a voice was heard , Saying " Mary , weep no more for me ! " She from her pillow gently raised Her head , to JOHN LOWE . ΙΟΙ.
... light on tower and tree ; When Mary laid her down to sleep , Her thoughts on Sandy far at sea ; When soft and low a voice was heard , Saying " Mary , weep no more for me ! " She from her pillow gently raised Her head , to JOHN LOWE . ΙΟΙ.
Strana 105
... thoughts , Lady Anne wrote the piece . There was an old air sung in the house , of which she was fond , but the words for it , beginning " The bridegroom greets when the sun gaes doun , " were rather indelicate . To the lilt of this air ...
... thoughts , Lady Anne wrote the piece . There was an old air sung in the house , of which she was fond , but the words for it , beginning " The bridegroom greets when the sun gaes doun , " were rather indelicate . To the lilt of this air ...
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Aberdeen ain fireside Allan Ramsay amang auld bairns baith ballad baloo blaw blithe blooming boatie rows bonnie braes braw Burns Carolina Oliphant cauld cheerful Cockpen Cuckoo dance dear doun e'en e'er Edinburgh fair Fergusson flowers frae gang gi'e green gude ha'e Hallowe'en hame heart Heaven Highland Highland laddie hills ilka Jamie John kail brose Kinnesswood laddie Lady Lady Anne Lindsay laird langsyne lass lassie lo'e Logan Lord maun meikle Michael Bruce mony morn nae mair naething ne'er never night o'er ower owre plaid poems poet Pretty Robert Fergusson Roslin Castle sang Scotland Scottish Paraphrases Scottish Poetry siller simmer sing snaw song SUSANNA BLAMIRE sweet Syne tell thee There's thou unco verse volume wee thing weel Whan Whare wife Yarrow youth
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Strana 231 - Our toils obscure, and a' that; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The Man's the gowd for a" that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, and a' that; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A Man's a Man for a
Strana 173 - Whare sits our sulky sullen dame, Gathering her brows like gathering storm, Nursing her wrath to keep it warm. This truth fand honest Tam o...
Strana 230 - It is the wish'd, the trysted hour! Those smiles and glances let me see, That make the miser's treasure poor: How...
Strana 3 - AH ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar; Ah! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war...
Strana 185 - The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha'-Bible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing thin an' bare; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion with judicious care, And " Let us worship God !
Strana 185 - They chant their artless notes in simple guise; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim : Perhaps ' Dundee's ' wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive *• Martyrs...
Strana 216 - Thy crystal stream, Afton, how lovely it glides, And winds by the cot where my Mary resides; How wanton thy waters her snowy feet lave, As gathering sweet flow'rets she stems thy clear wave.
Strana 224 - There wild woods grow, and rivers row, And mony a hill between ; But day and night my fancy's flight Is ever wi' my Jean. I see her in the dewy flowers, I see her sweet and fair : I hear her in the tunefu' birds, I hear her charm the air : There's not a bonnie flower that springs By fountain, shaw, or green, There's not a bonnie bird that sings But minds me o
Strana 231 - That hangs his head, and a' that! The coward slave, we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that! 44S For a' that, and a' that, Our toils obscure, and a' that; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The Man's the gowd for a
Strana 179 - And hotch'd and blew wi' might and main; Till first ae caper, syne anither, Tam tint his reason a' thegither, And roars out: "Weel done, Cutty-sark!" And in an instant all was dark; And scarcely had he Maggie rallied, When out the hellish legion sallied. As bees bizz out wi' angry fyke, When plundering herds assail their byke: As open pussie's mortal foes, When, pop!