The Beauties of Burns: Consisting of Selections from His Poems and LettersT. Davison, 1826 - 212 strán (strany) |
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... , Wild as the wave ; Here pause and , through the starting tear , Survey this grave . The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn and wise to know , B And keenly felt the friendly glow , And softer flame That Flack BURNS. ...
... , Wild as the wave ; Here pause and , through the starting tear , Survey this grave . The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn and wise to know , B And keenly felt the friendly glow , And softer flame That Flack BURNS. ...
Strana 3
... poor , simplicity's reward , Ae night , within the ancient brugh of Ayr , By whim inspired , or haply prest wi ' care , He left his bed , and took his wayward route , And down by Simpson's * wheel'd the left about : ( Whether impell'd ...
... poor , simplicity's reward , Ae night , within the ancient brugh of Ayr , By whim inspired , or haply prest wi ' care , He left his bed , and took his wayward route , And down by Simpson's * wheel'd the left about : ( Whether impell'd ...
Strana 5
... poor narrow foot - path o ' a street , Where twa wheel - barrows tremble when they meet , Your ruin'd , formless bulk o ' stane an ' lime , Compare wi ' bonnie brigs o ' modern time ? There's men o ' taste would tak the Ducat - stream ...
... poor narrow foot - path o ' a street , Where twa wheel - barrows tremble when they meet , Your ruin'd , formless bulk o ' stane an ' lime , Compare wi ' bonnie brigs o ' modern time ? There's men o ' taste would tak the Ducat - stream ...
Strana 15
... poor Religion's pride , In all the pomp of method , and of art , When men display to congregations wide Devotion's every grace , except the heart ; The Power , incensed , the pageant will desert , The pompous strain , the sacerdotal ...
... poor Religion's pride , In all the pomp of method , and of art , When men display to congregations wide Devotion's every grace , except the heart ; The Power , incensed , the pageant will desert , The pompous strain , the sacerdotal ...
Strana 27
... title suit thee , Auld Hornie , Satan , Nick , or Clootie , Wha in yon cavern grim an ' sootie , Closed under hatches , Spairges about the brunstane cootie , To scaud poor wretches ! Hear me , auld Hangie , for a wee , BURNS . 27.
... title suit thee , Auld Hornie , Satan , Nick , or Clootie , Wha in yon cavern grim an ' sootie , Closed under hatches , Spairges about the brunstane cootie , To scaud poor wretches ! Hear me , auld Hangie , for a wee , BURNS . 27.
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ain dear amang ance auld bard Beneath Birks of Aberfeldy blate blaw blest bonnie Doon bosom braes braw breast BRIG brunstane canna cauld charms Cutty-sark dearest deil e'en e'er fair fate flowers fortune's frae glen green guid Halloween hame heart Heaven honest honour horse-leech hour humble ilka ither John Anderson John Barleycorn Laird lasses life's lo'es Lord Gregory luve Mailie maun mind mony morning mourn muse nae mair Nancy Nature's ne'er neebor never night o'er Out-owre owre pleasure poor posie pride rhyme roar round sang Scotland sing smile song soul stream sugh swearin sweet Syne tear tell tender thee thegither There's thou unco wander warlock weary weel Whare Whyles wild winds winter wretch Ye'll younkers
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Strana 132 - Our toils obscure, and a' that; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What tho' on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin grey, and a' that; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a
Strana 13 - And sage experience bids me this declare — ' If Heaven a draught of heavenly pleasure spare, One cordial in this melancholy vale, 'Tis when a youthful, loving, modest pair, In other's arms breathe out the tender tale, Beneath the milk-white thorn that scents the evening gale.
Strana 74 - But Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft agley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an
Strana 142 - As fair art thou, my bonie lass, So deep in luve am I : And I will luve thee still, my Dear, Till a' the seas gang dry. Till a' the seas gang dry, my Dear, And the rocks melt wi' the sun : And I will luve thee still, my Dear, While the sands o
Strana 137 - Ye banks and braes o' bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair? How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary fu' o
Strana 139 - My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream, Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.
Strana 130 - Of a' the airts the wind can blaw I dearly like the West, For there the bonnie lassie lives, The lassie I lo'e best : 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...
Strana 12 - But hark! a rap comes gently to the door; Jenny, wha kens the meaning o' the same, Tells how a neibor lad cam o'er the moor, To do some errands, and convoy her hame. The wily mother sees the conscious flame Sparkle in Jenny's e'e, and flush her cheek; Wi...
Strana 131 - John Anderson, my jo. John Anderson, my jo, John, We clamb the hill thegither; And monie a canty day, John, We've had wi' ane anither: Now we maun totter down, John, But hand in hand we'll go, And sleep thegither at the foot, John Anderson, my jo.
Strana 15 - Compared with this, how poor religion's pride, In all the pomp of method, and of art, When men display to congregations wide, Devotion's...