The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a Criticism on His WritingsT. Nelson and P. Brown, 1835 - 260 páginas |
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... expression 30. Mr B. to Mr T. For Mr Clarke 31. Mr B. to Mr T. With Phillis the fair ' 205 ib . 32. Mr T. to Mr B. Mr Allan - Drawing from ' John Anderson my jo ' ib . 35 33. Mr B. to Mr T. With Had I a cave , ' & c . Some airs common ...
... expression 30. Mr B. to Mr T. For Mr Clarke 31. Mr B. to Mr T. With Phillis the fair ' 205 ib . 32. Mr T. to Mr B. Mr Allan - Drawing from ' John Anderson my jo ' ib . 35 33. Mr B. to Mr T. With Had I a cave , ' & c . Some airs common ...
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... expression , and read the few books that came in his way with much pleasure and im- provement ; for even then he was a reader , when he could get a book . Murdoch , whose library at that time had no great variety in it , lent him The ...
... expression , and read the few books that came in his way with much pleasure and im- provement ; for even then he was a reader , when he could get a book . Murdoch , whose library at that time had no great variety in it , lent him The ...
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... expressions for poeti- cal words , and to supply all the ellipses . These , you know , are the means of knowing that the pupil understands his author . These are excellent helps to the arrangement of words in sentences , as well as to a ...
... expressions for poeti- cal words , and to supply all the ellipses . These , you know , are the means of knowing that the pupil understands his author . These are excellent helps to the arrangement of words in sentences , as well as to a ...
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... expressions for poeti- cal words , and to supply all the ellipses . These , you know , are the means of knowing that the pupil understands his author . These are excellent helps to the arrangement of words in sentences , as well as to a ...
... expressions for poeti- cal words , and to supply all the ellipses . These , you know , are the means of knowing that the pupil understands his author . These are excellent helps to the arrangement of words in sentences , as well as to a ...
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... expression of a youthful generous mind . In such a state of reflection , and of suffering , the imagination of Burns naturally passed the dark boundaries of our earthly horizon , and rested on those beautiful representations of a better ...
... expression of a youthful generous mind . In such a state of reflection , and of suffering , the imagination of Burns naturally passed the dark boundaries of our earthly horizon , and rested on those beautiful representations of a better ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
acquaintance Allan Ramsay appear auld Ayrshire ballad bard beautiful bonnie bosom Brig brother Burns character charms composition delight dialect Duke of Athole Dumfries DUNLOP Edinburgh Ellisland English Excise fame fancy farm father favour feelings frae friendship genius give happy heart honest honour hope House of Stuart humble humour imagination kind labour lady lasses letter Lord madam mair manners Mauchline maun melancholy merit mind mony muse native nature ne'er never night noble o'er owre passion perhaps pleasure poems poet poetical poetry poor powers pride Ramsay respect rhyme Robert Robert Burns rustic scene Scot Scotland Scottish sensibility sentiments Shanter songs soul spirit sweet talents Tarbolton taste tell thee thing thou thought thro tion Twas verses virtue weel Whyles wild William Burnes wish worth write
Passagens conhecidas
Página 28 - But to conclude my silly rhyme, (I'm scant o' verse, and scant o' time,) To make a happy fire-side clime To weans and wife, That's the true pathos and sublime Of human life.
Página 97 - Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er! Such fate to suffering worth is...
Página 115 - 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!
Página 167 - 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 155 - I aft hae kissed sae fondly ! And closed for aye the sparkling glance That dwelt on me sae kindly ; And mouldering now in silent dust That heart that lo'ed me dearly ! But still within my bosom's core Shall live my Highland Mary.
Página 95 - 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!
Página 171 - 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 ; Free-man stand, or Free-man fa', Let him on wi
Página 139 - As fair art thou, my bonnie 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
Página 35 - As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
Página 114 - The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter; And ay the ale was growing better: The landlady and Tam grew gracious, Wi' favours, secret, sweet, and precious: The souter tauld his queerest stories; The landlord's laugh was ready chorus: The storm without might rair and rustle, Tam did na mind the storm a whistle. Care, mad to see a man sae happy, E'en drown'd himsel amang the nappy: As bees flee hame wi' lades o' treasure, The minutes wing'd their way wi' pleasure; Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious,...