The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings, Том 21806 |
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... received a letter from Dr. Blacklock , in which he expresses a desire of seeing you . I write this to you , that you may lose no time in waiting upon him , should you not yet have seen him . I rejoice to hear , from all corners , of ...
... received a letter from Dr. Blacklock , in which he expresses a desire of seeing you . I write this to you , that you may lose no time in waiting upon him , should you not yet have seen him . I rejoice to hear , from all corners , of ...
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... received yours of Dec. 30 , the idea , the wish to write to him , has constantly pressed on my thoughts , yet I could not for my soul set about it . I know his fame and character , and I am one of the sons of little men . " To write him ...
... received yours of Dec. 30 , the idea , the wish to write to him , has constantly pressed on my thoughts , yet I could not for my soul set about it . I know his fame and character , and I am one of the sons of little men . " To write him ...
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... received your letter , by which I find I have reason to complain of my friend Mrs. Dunlop for transmitting to you ex- tracts from my letters to her , by much too freely and too carelessly written for your perusal , I must forgive her ...
... received your letter , by which I find I have reason to complain of my friend Mrs. Dunlop for transmitting to you ex- tracts from my letters to her , by much too freely and too carelessly written for your perusal , I must forgive her ...
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... , the late Mr. George Be . Before I received your letter , I sent inclosed in a letter to - , a sonnet by Miss Williams , a young poetical lady , which she wrote on read- ing your Mountain - daisy ; perhaps it may not ing 45.
... , the late Mr. George Be . Before I received your letter , I sent inclosed in a letter to - , a sonnet by Miss Williams , a young poetical lady , which she wrote on read- ing your Mountain - daisy ; perhaps it may not ing 45.
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... received so many repeated instances of kindness from you , and yet never putting pen to paper to say -thank you ; you ; but if you knew what a devil of a life my conscience has led me on that account , your good heart would think ...
... received so many repeated instances of kindness from you , and yet never putting pen to paper to say -thank you ; you ; but if you knew what a devil of a life my conscience has led me on that account , your good heart would think ...
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acquaintance amiable Ayrshire ballad bard BLACKLOCK Burns character charming Coila compliments composition copy creature criticisms dare DEAR SIR Dumfries DUNLOP Earl Earl of Caithness Earl of Glencairn Earl of Mar Edinburgh Ellisland esteem fame fancy favour favourite feel fellow Fintry follies fortune friendship genius gentleman give grateful happy hear heart honest hope House of Stewart HUGH BLAIR human humble servant idea inclosed Kildrummie castle kind lady late letter Lord Mauchline ment merit mind muse Mylne's nature never obliging Omeron Cameron perhaps perusal pleased pleasure poem poet poetic poetry poor present pride RAMSAY Reverend rhyme ROBERT BURNS Scota Scotland Scottish sent sentiment shew sincerely song soon soul spirit stanza Stewart sweet taste tell thanks thee thing thou thought tion truly tune verses virtue wish wretch write
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Сторінка 241 - 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 142 - An' fill it in a silver tassie, That I may drink before I go, A service to my bonnie lassie: The boat rocks at the pier o...
Сторінка 59 - No sculptured marble here, nor pompous lay, 'No storied urn nor animated bust;' This simple stone directs pale Scotia's way To pour her sorrows o'er her poet's dust.
Сторінка 149 - ... in an autumnal morning, without feeling an elevation of soul like the enthusiasm of devotion or poetry. Tell me, my dear friend, to what can this be owing! Are we a piece of machinery, which, like the ./Eolian harp, passive, takes the impression of the passing accident; or do these workings argue something within us above the trodden clod...
Сторінка 149 - I have some favourite flowers in spring, among which are the mountain-daisy, the hare-bell, the fox-glove, the wild-brier rose, the budding birch, and the hoary hawthorn, that I view and hang over with particular delight.
Сторінка 148 - 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, said I, man is but a shadow and life a dream.
Сторінка 259 - As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
Сторінка 215 - 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.
Сторінка 222 - 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?
Сторінка 105 - 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.