Highland Mary: Interesting Papers on an Interesting SubjectJohn Dawson Ross A. Gardner, 1894 - 147 strán (strany) |
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... thought we ' twas our last ! Ayr , gurgling , kissed his pebbled shore , O'erhung with wild woods , thick'ning green , The fragrant birch and hawthorn hoar , Twined amorous round the raptur'd scene ; The flowers sprang wanton to be ...
... thought we ' twas our last ! Ayr , gurgling , kissed his pebbled shore , O'erhung with wild woods , thick'ning green , The fragrant birch and hawthorn hoar , Twined amorous round the raptur'd scene ; The flowers sprang wanton to be ...
Strana 29
... thought , my youthfu ' friend , A something to have sent you ; Though it should serve no other end Than just a kind memento . But how the subject - theme may gang , Let time and chance determine ; Perhaps it may turn out a sang ...
... thought , my youthfu ' friend , A something to have sent you ; Though it should serve no other end Than just a kind memento . But how the subject - theme may gang , Let time and chance determine ; Perhaps it may turn out a sang ...
Strana 35
... thought- If on this earth there is a spot To which my soul admiring turns , It is the Land of Walter Scott , It is the Land of Robert Burns ! Oh for a glimpse of that proud Land , Where Genius all triumphant shines ! To stray a pilgrim ...
... thought- If on this earth there is a spot To which my soul admiring turns , It is the Land of Walter Scott , It is the Land of Robert Burns ! Oh for a glimpse of that proud Land , Where Genius all triumphant shines ! To stray a pilgrim ...
Strana 39
... thought MARY would have been happy with BURNS , if she had lived ? " She thought her sweet lassie could never have been happy with so wild and profane a man as BURNS . " But she would immediately add , as she remembered the visit he had ...
... thought MARY would have been happy with BURNS , if she had lived ? " She thought her sweet lassie could never have been happy with so wild and profane a man as BURNS . " But she would immediately add , as she remembered the visit he had ...
Strana 47
... thoughts momentarily wandered away . They took me back to that hour in which I had been first able to read and understand for myself . They dwelt for the space of a few seconds upon the old green - covered volume of his poems I had then ...
... thoughts momentarily wandered away . They took me back to that hour in which I had been first able to read and understand for myself . They dwelt for the space of a few seconds upon the old green - covered volume of his poems I had then ...
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ALLAN CUNNINGHAM Annie Ardrossan Ayrshire bard beautiful Bible blissful rest brother Burns and Mary Burns's Highland Mary Campbeltown Castle celebrated Coilsfield daughter dear departed shade DUNCAN MACGREGOR Dunoon faith farewell father Firth of Clyde flowers forswear thyself friends Gavin Hamilton genius girl Glasgow golden hair Grand GRAVE OF HIGHLAND hand heart Highland lassie Highland Mary HIGHLAND MARY'S GRAVE honour immortal Jean Armour John kirk letters lived Lord thine oaths lovers Macpherson Mary Campbell Mary in Heaven Mary's death Masonic Mauchline memory Montgomery Montgomery Castle monument Mossgiel mother never o'er passion Peter M'Pherson place of blissful plighted poems poet poet's possession relic Robert Burns Robert Weir Robertson romantic sang says Scotia's Scotland shalt not forswear shalt perform unto sister song stone stream sweet Tarbolton tender true songs Turnbull unto the Lord verse volume vows West Highlands West Indies wrote ye go
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Strana 96 - Howe'er it be, it seems to me, Tis only noble to be good. Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood.
Strana 42 - Again ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not, forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths...
Strana 82 - O' my sweet Highland Mary. How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk, How rich the hawthorn's blossom, As underneath their fragrant shade I clasp'd her to my bosom ! The golden hours on angel wings Flew o'er me and my dearie; For dear to me as light and life Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' mony a vow and lock'd embrace Our parting was fu' tender; And pledging aft to meet again, We tore oursels asunder; But, Oh!
Strana 107 - I forget the hallowed grove, Where by the winding Ayr we met, To live one day of parting love ! Eternity will not efface Those records dear of transports past ; Thy image at our last embrace ; Ah ! little thought we 'twas our last ! Ayr gurgling kissed his pebbled shore, O'erhung with wild woods, thickening, green ; The fragrant birch, and hawthorn hoar, Twined amorous round the raptured scene.
Strana 85 - Autumn following, she crossed the sea to meet me at Greenock : where she had scarce landed when she was seized with a malignant fever, which hurried my dear girl to the grave in a few days ! before I could even hear of her illness.
Strana 86 - ... promised compliance ; but still remained where he was, striding up and down slowly, and contemplating the sky, which was singularly clear and starry. At last Mrs. Burns found him stretched on a mass of straw, with his eyes fixed on a beautiful planet ' that shone like another moon,' and prevailed on him to come in.
Strana 9 - LANG hae thought, my youthfu' friend, A something to have sent you, Tho' it should serve nae ither end Than just a kind memento ; But how the subject theme may gang, Let time and chance determine ; Perhaps, it may turn out a sang, Perhaps, turn out a sermon.