The works of professor Wilson, ed. by prof. Ferrier, Հատոր 71857 |
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Արդյունքներ 47–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... walking on this earth , through this world , even along the banks and braes of the streams of Coila . It seems as if his muse were loth to admit almost any thought , feeling , image , drawn from any other region than his native district ...
... walking on this earth , through this world , even along the banks and braes of the streams of Coila . It seems as if his muse were loth to admit almost any thought , feeling , image , drawn from any other region than his native district ...
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... walk an equal in the broad eye of day as it shines over our Scottish hills ? This is true popularity . Thus interpreted , the word sounds well , and recovers its ancient meaning . The land " made blithe with plough and harrow , " — the ...
... walk an equal in the broad eye of day as it shines over our Scottish hills ? This is true popularity . Thus interpreted , the word sounds well , and recovers its ancient meaning . The land " made blithe with plough and harrow , " — the ...
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... walking among the summer mists on the mountain , or the blinding winter snows . In the life of the poor there is an unchanging and a preserving spirit . The great ele- mentary feelings of human nature there disdain fluctuating fashions ...
... walking among the summer mists on the mountain , or the blinding winter snows . In the life of the poor there is an unchanging and a preserving spirit . The great ele- mentary feelings of human nature there disdain fluctuating fashions ...
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... walk up and down her hills silent or singing to kirk or market . Let us picture to ourselves the Household in which Burns grew up to manhood , shifting its place without much changing its condition , from first to last always fighting ...
... walk up and down her hills silent or singing to kirk or market . Let us picture to ourselves the Household in which Burns grew up to manhood , shifting its place without much changing its condition , from first to last always fighting ...
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... walking to labour , song by song , verse by verse , carefully noticing the true tender or sublime from affectation or fustian ; and I am convinced I owe to this practice most of my critic - craft , such as it is . " So much for book ...
... walking to labour , song by song , verse by verse , carefully noticing the true tender or sublime from affectation or fustian ; and I am convinced I owe to this practice most of my critic - craft , such as it is . " So much for book ...
Common terms and phrases
Allan Cunningham Ambleside Ancient Rome auld ballad bard beautiful believe better breast breath Burns's called character charm Christabel clouds Coleridge Colonsay dear death delight divine dream Dumfries earth Edinburgh Ellisland evil eyes face fancy father fear feel felt frae gauger genius George Thomson Grasmere hand happy head hear heard heart heaven honour hope hour human imagination inspired knew labour lady light living look Mauchline mind moral morning Mossgiel nature never noble o'er once passion perhaps pity poem poet poet's poetical poetry poor pride racter Robert Burns round Scotland Scots wha hae Scottish seems Shanter Shuffler sing Sitwell smile song soul spirit strong sweet tears tell tender thee things Thomson thou thought tion truth verse virtue voice walk whole wild William Burnes words youth
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Էջ 322 - The Sun came up upon the left, Out of the sea came he! And he shone bright, and on the right Went down into the sea. Higher and higher every day, Till over the mast at noon — ' The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast.
Էջ 321 - The Bridegroom's doors are opened wide, And I am next of kin; The guests are met, the feast is set: May'st hear the merry din.
Էջ 109 - For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth, Are higher ranks than a' that. 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' that, and a' that, It's coming yet, for a
Էջ 127 - 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', Let him follow me!
Էջ 323 - And now the Storm-blast came, and he Was tyrannous and strong: He struck with his o'ertaking wings, And chased us south along. "'With sloping masts and dipping prow As who pursued with yell and blow Still treads the shadow of his foe, And forward bends his head, The ship drove fast, loud roared the blast, And southward aye we fled.
Էջ 326 - The very deep did rot : O Christ ! That ever this should be ! Yea, slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea. " About, about, in reel and rout, The death-fires danced at night ; The water, like a witch's oils, Burnt green, and blue and white.
Էջ 322 - The wedding-guest he beat his breast, Yet he cannot choose but hear ! And thus spake on that ancient man, The bright-eyed Mariner.
Էջ 327 - The many men, so beautiful! And they all dead did lie: And a thousand thousand slimy things Lived on ; and so did I.
Էջ 328 - Beyond the shadow of the ship, I watched the water-snakes: They moved in tracks of shining white, And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire: Blue, glossy green, and velvet black, They coiled and swam; and every track Was a flash of golden fire.
Էջ 326 - With throats unslaked, with black lips baked, We could nor laugh nor wail; Through utter drought all dumb we stood! I bit my arm, I sucked the blood, And cried, A sail ! a sail...