Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Հատոր 2Carey and Hart, 1842 |
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... lines , rivers from source to sea , like the mighty Baram- pooter - Cowper , in many no very wondrous lines brightens up one bend of a stream , or awakens our fancy to the mur- mur of some single waterfall . But a truce to antithesis ...
... lines , rivers from source to sea , like the mighty Baram- pooter - Cowper , in many no very wondrous lines brightens up one bend of a stream , or awakens our fancy to the mur- mur of some single waterfall . But a truce to antithesis ...
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... line is perfect - but the Ettrick Shepherd agreed with us one night at Ambrose's - that the third was not quite right ... lines that occur soon after , and which are a glorious example of the sweeping style of description . which , we ...
... line is perfect - but the Ettrick Shepherd agreed with us one night at Ambrose's - that the third was not quite right ... lines that occur soon after , and which are a glorious example of the sweeping style of description . which , we ...
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... line— two words - may show that they are the Muses ' sons . How exquisitely does Burns picture to our eyes moon- light water undergoing an ice - change ! " The chilly frost , beneath the silver ... lines we are now going WINTER RHAPSODY . 25.
... line— two words - may show that they are the Muses ' sons . How exquisitely does Burns picture to our eyes moon- light water undergoing an ice - change ! " The chilly frost , beneath the silver ... lines we are now going WINTER RHAPSODY . 25.
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... lines - the angrier is our wonder with Wordsworth for asserting that Thomson owed the national popularity that his " Winter " imme- diately won , to his commonplace sentimentalities , and hist vicious style ! Yet true it is , that he ...
... lines - the angrier is our wonder with Wordsworth for asserting that Thomson owed the national popularity that his " Winter " imme- diately won , to his commonplace sentimentalities , and hist vicious style ! Yet true it is , that he ...
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John Wilson. The first fifteen lines are equal to any thing in the whole range of English descriptive poetry ; but the last ten are positively bad . Here they are : " The godlike face of man avails him nought ! Even beauty , force divine ...
John Wilson. The first fifteen lines are equal to any thing in the whole range of English descriptive poetry ; but the last ten are positively bad . Here they are : " The godlike face of man avails him nought ! Even beauty , force divine ...
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admiration Allan Cunninghame Audubon beauty beneath birds Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine bless bosom breath bright Burns Christopher North cold dear death delight divine dream ears earth Eusebius eyes face fair fancy fear feel flowers Gala water genius glorious glory grave Hamish hand happy hear heard heart heaven hills hope hour human imagination immortal immortal song inspired Italy knew land lassie light living look moral mountains naturalists nature nest never night o'er Ornithology passion perhaps philosophic naturalist poem poet poetical poetry rhapsodist Robert Burns round Scotland Scottish seems shepherd shining sing sleep smile snow song soul speak spirit stars strong sublime sugh sweet tears tell tempest thee thing thou thought tion trees truth verse voice whole wild Wilson wings wonder woods words young young Jessie youth
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Էջ 354 - Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a' that ; That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth, May bear the gree, and a' that. For a
Էջ 353 - THAT AND A' THAT" Is there, for honest Poverty, That hangs his head, and a' that! The coward slave, we pass him by, We dare be poor for a
Էջ 345 - Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flow'ry May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire...
Էջ 288 - He giveth His beloved sleep." For me, my heart that erst did go Most like a tired child at a show, That sees through tears the mummers leap, Would now its wearied vision close, Would childlike on His love repose Who giveth His beloved sleep. And friends, dear friends, when it shall be That this low breath is gone from me, And round my bier ye come to weep, Let one most loving of you all, Say, " Not a tear must o'er her fall ! He giveth His beloved sleep.
Էջ 357 - O pale, pale now, those rosy lips, I aft hae kiss'd sae fondly ! And closed for aye the sparkling glance That dwelt on me sae kindly : And mouldering now in silent dust That heart that lo'ed me dearly ! But still within my bosom's core Shall live my Highland Mary.
Էջ 34 - Blessings be with them — and eternal praise, Who gave us nobler loves, and nobler cares, The Poets, who on earth have made us Heirs Of truth and pure delight by heavenly lays ! Oh ! might my name be numbered among theirs, Then gladly would I end my mortal days.
Էջ 352 - Wha will be a traitor knave? Wha can fill a coward's grave? Wha sae base as be a slave? Let him turn and flee! Wha for Scotland's King and law Freedom's sword will strongly draw, Freeman stand, or freeman fa'?
Էջ 349 - Wilt thou be gone ? it is not yet near day : It was the nightingale, and not the lark, That pierced the fearful hollow of thine ear : Nightly she sings on yon pomegranate tree. Believe me, love, it was the nightingale.
Էջ 157 - All thoughts, all passions, all delights, Whatever stirs this mortal frame, All are but ministers of Love, And feed his sacred flame. Oft in my waking dreams do I Live o'er again that happy hour, When midway on the mount I lay, Beside the ruined tower.
Էջ 362 - Ae fareweel, alas! for ever! Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee! Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee!