Poems on Various Subjects: But Chiefly Moral and Descriptive, with Songs, and Copious NotesPrinted at the Dumfries & Galloway courier office, 1822 - 283 стор. |
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... admire , Where rocks upon rocks they are piled , And unto the clouds do aspire . The eagle there buildeth her nest , Free from the intrusion of man , Of her brood he can't her divest , His attempts on her dwelling are vain . Here nature ...
... admire , Where rocks upon rocks they are piled , And unto the clouds do aspire . The eagle there buildeth her nest , Free from the intrusion of man , Of her brood he can't her divest , His attempts on her dwelling are vain . Here nature ...
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... admire , It speaks with such force to the heart ; A Brutus respect does require , As he acted a glorious part . But luxury's feculent stream At last did intoxicate so , That they never awoke from their dream Till caught and o'errun by ...
... admire , It speaks with such force to the heart ; A Brutus respect does require , As he acted a glorious part . But luxury's feculent stream At last did intoxicate so , That they never awoke from their dream Till caught and o'errun by ...
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... admire and love . The gallant Uxbridge fully did display His brilliant powers on that eventful day : Cook , Maitland , Byng , Clinton , and Adam too , Did for their country all that men could do . Allen , Mitchel , Halkit , Kempt , and ...
... admire and love . The gallant Uxbridge fully did display His brilliant powers on that eventful day : Cook , Maitland , Byng , Clinton , and Adam too , Did for their country all that men could do . Allen , Mitchel , Halkit , Kempt , and ...
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... admire what they cannot attain , For , like the sow to mire , they turn again . At length the leader of the motley crew , Reluctant from his fob the voucher drew 66 My Lady , it is only twenty pounds ; " " Here take it - make your exit ...
... admire what they cannot attain , For , like the sow to mire , they turn again . At length the leader of the motley crew , Reluctant from his fob the voucher drew 66 My Lady , it is only twenty pounds ; " " Here take it - make your exit ...
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... admire . As round the horizon I did cast mine eyes , Queensberry's blue top did majestic arise , And Criffel his brow o'er the Solway did raise ; To such grand combinations few scenes can as- pire . While thus I sat musing on objects so ...
... admire . As round the horizon I did cast mine eyes , Queensberry's blue top did majestic arise , And Criffel his brow o'er the Solway did raise ; To such grand combinations few scenes can as- pire . While thus I sat musing on objects so ...
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admire Andrew Meikle appear banks battle BATTLE OF WATERLOO beauties bestow bold bonnie bosom bout brave breast British Britons brow Cæsar Carron cheeks cheer Closeburn command corn Criffel cuirassiers Dalveen dark dear display dost doth down-how dreadful Duke Dumfries e'er endeavour EPISTLE fair faithful fame field flow Fortune frae gallant grand chain grave happy heart Heaven heroes Highland laddies honour Isle king land of cakes Lavalette live Lord Lord Exmouth lowland Scot mankind Meikle mind mirth MOORLAND moral mourn Muse Nature's ne'er nigh night nought numbers o'er passions peace plain plough poem praise Prince repair Roman legion sage scarce scene Scots shepherd shore skill smile Solitude song soul stern storm straits of Dover subdue sure sweet tears thee There's thou thought true tyrants unto virtue Waterloo wish yonder yore younker
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