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... POET , with descriptive letterpress , by Professor Wilson and Robert Chambers , Esq . - Blackie & Sons , Glasgow , 1841. ” For the convenience of the general reader , the following short chronicle of the more prominent dates in the ...
... POET , with descriptive letterpress , by Professor Wilson and Robert Chambers , Esq . - Blackie & Sons , Glasgow , 1841. ” For the convenience of the general reader , the following short chronicle of the more prominent dates in the ...
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... poet that ever sprung from the bosom of the people , and lived and died in a humble con- dition . Indeed , no country in the world but Scotland could have produced such a man ; and he will be for ever regarded as the glorious ...
... poet that ever sprung from the bosom of the people , and lived and died in a humble con- dition . Indeed , no country in the world but Scotland could have produced such a man ; and he will be for ever regarded as the glorious ...
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... poets of rural life have looked on it through the aerial veil of imagination - often beautified , no doubt , by such ... poet , and is seen to derive all that might from the life which at this hour the peasantry of Scotland are leading ...
... poets of rural life have looked on it through the aerial veil of imagination - often beautified , no doubt , by such ... poet , and is seen to derive all that might from the life which at this hour the peasantry of Scotland are leading ...
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... poet ! But no- body knew anything about him - nor did he know much about himself ; till Nature , who had long kept , chose to reveal , her own secret . You know our country custom of coupling a man and woman together as partners in the ...
... poet ! But no- body knew anything about him - nor did he know much about himself ; till Nature , who had long kept , chose to reveal , her own secret . You know our country custom of coupling a man and woman together as partners in the ...
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... poet in his hut . Reconcile her entrance to our imagination ! Into no other mansion but that " Auld Clay - Biggin " would Coila have descended from the sky . The critic continues , " To the painting on her mantle , on which is depicted ...
... poet in his hut . Reconcile her entrance to our imagination ! Into no other mansion but that " Auld Clay - Biggin " would Coila have descended from the sky . The critic continues , " To the painting on her mantle , on which is depicted ...
Palavras e frases frequentes
Allan Cunningham Ambleside Ancient Rome auld ballad bard beautiful believe better breast breath Burns's called character charm Christabel clouds Coleridge Colonsay dear death delight divine dream Dumfries earth Edinburgh Ellisland evil eyes face fancy father fear feel felt frae gauger genius George Thomson Grasmere hand happy head hear heard heart heaven honour hope hour human imagination inspired knew labour lady light living look Mauchline mind moral morning Mossgiel nature never noble o'er once passion perhaps pity poem poet poet's poetical poetry poor pride racter Robert Burns round Scotland Scots wha hae Scottish seems Shanter Shuffler sing Sitwell smile song soul spirit strong sweet tears tell tender thee things Thomson thou thought tion truth verse virtue voice walk whole wild William Burnes words youth
Passagens conhecidas
Página 322 - The Sun came up upon the left, Out of the sea came he! And he shone bright, and on the right Went down into the sea. Higher and higher every day, Till over the mast at noon — ' The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast.
Página 321 - The Bridegroom's doors are opened wide, And I am next of kin; The guests are met, the feast is set: May'st hear the merry din.
Página 109 - For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth, Are higher ranks than a' that. Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a' that — That sense and worth o'er a' the earth, May bear the gree, and a' that. For a' that, and a' that, It's coming yet, for a
Página 127 - Wha will be a traitor knave? Wha can fill a coward's grave? Wha sae base as be a slave? Let him turn and flee! Wha for Scotland's king and law Freedom's sword will strongly draw, Freeman stand or freeman fa', Let him follow me!
Página 323 - And now the Storm-blast came, and he Was tyrannous and strong: He struck with his o'ertaking wings, And chased us south along. "'With sloping masts and dipping prow As who pursued with yell and blow Still treads the shadow of his foe, And forward bends his head, The ship drove fast, loud roared the blast, And southward aye we fled.
Página 326 - The very deep did rot : O Christ ! That ever this should be ! Yea, slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea. " About, about, in reel and rout, The death-fires danced at night ; The water, like a witch's oils, Burnt green, and blue and white.
Página 322 - The wedding-guest he beat his breast, Yet he cannot choose but hear ! And thus spake on that ancient man, The bright-eyed Mariner.
Página 327 - The many men, so beautiful! And they all dead did lie: And a thousand thousand slimy things Lived on ; and so did I.
Página 328 - Beyond the shadow of the ship, I watched the water-snakes: They moved in tracks of shining white, And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire: Blue, glossy green, and velvet black, They coiled and swam; and every track Was a flash of golden fire.
Página 326 - With throats unslaked, with black lips baked, We could nor laugh nor wail; Through utter drought all dumb we stood! I bit my arm, I sucked the blood, And cried, A sail ! a sail...