The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings, Том 21800 |
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... THE SAME . 16th August . Reflec- tions on human life , · LX . TO R. GRAHAM , of FINTRY , Esa . A petition in verse for a situation in the Excise , 162 165 170 174 177 181 · No. Page . LXI . TO MR . P. HILL LXI . xvi INDEX .
... THE SAME . 16th August . Reflec- tions on human life , · LX . TO R. GRAHAM , of FINTRY , Esa . A petition in verse for a situation in the Excise , 162 165 170 174 177 181 · No. Page . LXI . TO MR . P. HILL LXI . xvi INDEX .
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... human race - he " who " can soar above this little scene of things " — can he descend to mind the paltry concerns about which the terræfilial race fret , and fume , and vex themselves ! O how the glorious triumph swells my heart ! I ...
... human race - he " who " can soar above this little scene of things " — can he descend to mind the paltry concerns about which the terræfilial race fret , and fume , and vex themselves ! O how the glorious triumph swells my heart ! I ...
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... human bosom . Any ordinary pitch of fortitude may bear up tolerably well under those calamities , in the procurement of which , we ourselves have had no hand ; but when our own follies , or crimes , have made us miserable and wretched ...
... human bosom . Any ordinary pitch of fortitude may bear up tolerably well under those calamities , in the procurement of which , we ourselves have had no hand ; but when our own follies , or crimes , have made us miserable and wretched ...
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... human life , that every man , even the worst , has something good about him ; though very often nothing else than a happy tem- perament of constitution inclining him to this , or that virtue . For this reason no man can say in what ...
... human life , that every man , even the worst , has something good about him ; though very often nothing else than a happy tem- perament of constitution inclining him to this , or that virtue . For this reason no man can say in what ...
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... human life , is to cultivate an intercourse with that being to whom we owe life , with every enjoyment that can render life de- lightful ; and to maintain an integritive conduct towards our fellow creatures ; that so by forming . piety ...
... human life , is to cultivate an intercourse with that being to whom we owe life , with every enjoyment that can render life de- lightful ; and to maintain an integritive conduct towards our fellow creatures ; that so by forming . piety ...
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Сторінка 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.
Сторінка 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.
Сторінка 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...
Сторінка 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...
Сторінка 6 - Oh! happy state! when souls each other draw, When love is liberty, and nature law...
Сторінка 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.
Сторінка 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.
Сторінка 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...
Сторінка 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.
Сторінка 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?