The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings, Volumen21800 |
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... subject to Mr. Ram- say , of Ochtertyre , if still alive . Since that sheet was printed , the editor has heard from that respecta- ble gentleman and elegant scholar , and has ob- tained tained his consent to the publication of his letters .
... subject to Mr. Ram- say , of Ochtertyre , if still alive . Since that sheet was printed , the editor has heard from that respecta- ble gentleman and elegant scholar , and has ob- tained tained his consent to the publication of his letters .
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Robert Burns. No. VII . To MR . AIKEN , ( The Gentleman , to whom the Cotter's Saturday Night is addressed . ) Ayrshire , 1786 . SIR , I WAS with Wilson , my printer , t'other day , and settled all our by - gone matters between us ...
Robert Burns. No. VII . To MR . AIKEN , ( The Gentleman , to whom the Cotter's Saturday Night is addressed . ) Ayrshire , 1786 . SIR , I WAS with Wilson , my printer , t'other day , and settled all our by - gone matters between us ...
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... gentleman , to whom I shewed the per- formances , and who sought a copy with diligence and ardour , that the whole impression is already exhausted . It were therefore much to be wished , for the sake of the young man , that a second edi ...
... gentleman , to whom I shewed the per- formances , and who sought a copy with diligence and ardour , that the whole impression is already exhausted . It were therefore much to be wished , for the sake of the young man , that a second edi ...
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... gentleman waited on me the other day , on the part of Lord Eglinton , with ten guineas by way of subscription for two copies of my next edition . To write him a mere matter - of- The word you object to in the mention I have made of my ...
... gentleman waited on me the other day , on the part of Lord Eglinton , with ten guineas by way of subscription for two copies of my next edition . To write him a mere matter - of- The word you object to in the mention I have made of my ...
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... gentleman than I have , which independent of the worth of his character , would be kept alive by the memory of our com- mon friend the late Mr. George B - c . e . Before I received your letter , I sent inclosed in a letter to a sonnet ...
... gentleman than I have , which independent of the worth of his character , would be kept alive by the memory of our com- mon friend the late Mr. George B - c . e . Before I received your letter , I sent inclosed in a letter to a sonnet ...
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Página 22 - There is scarcely any earthly object gives me more — I do not know if I should call it pleasure — but something which exalts me, something which enraptures me — than to walk in the sheltered side of a wood, or high plantation, in a cloudy winter day, and hear the stormy wind howling among the trees, and raving over the plain. It is my best season for devotion: my mind is wrapt up in a kind of enthusiasm to Him, who, in the pompous language of the Hebrew bard, ' walks on the wings of the wind.
Página 293 - Still o'er these scenes my memory wakes, And fondly broods with miser care ; Time but the impression stronger makes, As streams their channels deeper wear.
Página 200 - Go fetch to me a pint o' wine, And fill it in a silver tassie; That I may drink before I go A service to my bonnie lassie...
Página 316 - Thy spirit, Independence, let me share ; ' " Lord of the Lion-heart and eagle eye ! " Thy steps I follow with my bosom bare, " Nor heed the storm that howls along the sky...
Página 6 - Oh! happy state! when souls each other draw, When love is liberty, and nature law...
Página 136 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Página 209 - I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life; and, passing from one thought to another, surely, said I, man is but a shadow and life a dream.
Página 209 - Bagdat in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life; and, passing from one thought to another, surely...
Página 210 - I never hear the loud solitary whistle of the curlew in a summer noon, or the wild mixing cadence of a troop of gray plover in an autumnal morning, without feeling an elevation of soul like the enthusiasm of devotion or poetry.
Página 278 - Mary! dear departed shade! Where is thy place of blissful rest? Seest thou thy lover lowly laid? Hear'st thou the groans that rend his breast?