The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings, Том 21800 |
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... genius been committed to the press . Of the following letters of Burns , a consider- able number were transmitted for publication , by the individuals to whom they are addressed ; but , very few have been printed entire . It will easily ...
... genius been committed to the press . Of the following letters of Burns , a consider- able number were transmitted for publication , by the individuals to whom they are addressed ; but , very few have been printed entire . It will easily ...
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... genius , and whose hearts are warmed with all the delicacy of feeling . As the grand end of 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 ...
... genius , and whose hearts are warmed with all the delicacy of feeling . As the grand end of 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 ...
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... genius ; yet have described the exploits of heroes , the pangs of disappointment , and the meltings of love , with such fine strokes of nature - that their very names ( O how mortifying to a bard's vanity ! ) are now " Buried among the ...
... genius ; yet have described the exploits of heroes , the pangs of disappointment , and the meltings of love , with such fine strokes of nature - that their very names ( O how mortifying to a bard's vanity ! ) are now " Buried among the ...
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... genius , aided with all the powers of polite learning , polite books , and polite com- pany - to be dragged forth to the full glare of learn- ed and polite observation , with all my imperfec- tions of aukward rusticity , and crude ...
... genius , aided with all the powers of polite learning , polite books , and polite com- pany - to be dragged forth to the full glare of learn- ed and polite observation , with all my imperfec- tions of aukward rusticity , and crude ...
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... genius in her native vigor nurst , On nature with impassion'd look he gazed ; Then through the cloud of adverse fortune burst , Indignant , and in light unborrow'd blazed . Scotia from rude affliction shield thy bard , His heaven ...
... genius in her native vigor nurst , On nature with impassion'd look he gazed ; Then through the cloud of adverse fortune burst , Indignant , and in light unborrow'd blazed . Scotia from rude affliction shield thy bard , His heaven ...
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Стр. 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.
Стр. 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.
Стр. 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...
Стр. 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...
Стр. 6 - Oh! happy state! when souls each other draw, When love is liberty, and nature law...
Стр. 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.
Стр. 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.
Стр. 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...
Стр. 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.
Стр. 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?