The land of Burns, a series of landscapes and portraits, the landscapes from paintings by D.O. Hill, the literary department by prof. Wilson and R. Chambers1840 |
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... FALLS OF THE Bruar , ROBERT AINSLIE , ESQ . , THE BIRKS OF ABERFELDY , AUCHTERTYRE , LOCH TURIT , EUPHEMIA MURRAY , KENMORE , AND TAYMOUTH CASTLE , BURNS ' COTTAGE ( Exterior , ) BURNS ' COTTAGE ( Interior , ) MOSSGIEL , · KILMARNOCK ...
... FALLS OF THE Bruar , ROBERT AINSLIE , ESQ . , THE BIRKS OF ABERFELDY , AUCHTERTYRE , LOCH TURIT , EUPHEMIA MURRAY , KENMORE , AND TAYMOUTH CASTLE , BURNS ' COTTAGE ( Exterior , ) BURNS ' COTTAGE ( Interior , ) MOSSGIEL , · KILMARNOCK ...
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... fall in with those who carried it on . Scenes of smuggling , riot , and roaring dissipation were till this time new to me : but I was no enemy to social life . Here , though I learned to fill my glass , and to run without fear in a ...
... fall in with those who carried it on . Scenes of smuggling , riot , and roaring dissipation were till this time new to me : but I was no enemy to social life . Here , though I learned to fill my glass , and to run without fear in a ...
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... falls , in front of the Gillies ' Hill . The Scottish army , thirty thousand in number , was drawn up in three divisions , in a direction from south- east to north - west , the right division being placed on the skirts of the Gillies ...
... falls , in front of the Gillies ' Hill . The Scottish army , thirty thousand in number , was drawn up in three divisions , in a direction from south- east to north - west , the right division being placed on the skirts of the Gillies ...
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... fall into decay . A few years ago , although not well furnished , it formed a superb and perfectly entire and unaltered specimen of the baronial towers of the fifteenth or sixteenth century , containing one large apartment in each floor ...
... fall into decay . A few years ago , although not well furnished , it formed a superb and perfectly entire and unaltered specimen of the baronial towers of the fifteenth or sixteenth century , containing one large apartment in each floor ...
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... fall , And hurl to wreck my venerable wall ? Forbid it ! every tutelary power ! That guards my keystane at the midnight hour . Forbid it , ye who , charm'd by Burns's lay , Amid these scenes can linger out the day ! Let Nannie's sark ...
... fall , And hurl to wreck my venerable wall ? Forbid it ! every tutelary power ! That guards my keystane at the midnight hour . Forbid it , ye who , charm'd by Burns's lay , Amid these scenes can linger out the day ! Let Nannie's sark ...
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acquainted afterwards Ainslie Alloway Kirk ancient appearance artist Auchtertyre Auld Ayrshire banks bard beautiful Birks of Aberfeldy Blacklock bonnie braes Bruce burgh Burns's Carrick Cassillis castle character church circumstances Clackmannan cottage Craigieburn daughter Doon Douglas Dr Currie Dr Laurie DRUMLANRIG CASTLE Duke Dumfries Dunlop Earl Edinburgh Ellisland engraving erected father feelings feet Gavin Hamilton genius gentleman Gilbert Burns Glasgow Hamilton Highland Hill island James John Kenmure Kilmarnock king Kirkcudbright Kirkoswald lady lake land letter Loch Lochlomond Lord mansion Mauchline Maybole miles mind monument Moore Mossgiel neighbouring Nith parish poems poet poet's possession present recollection remarkable residence RIGHT HONOURABLE river Robert Robert Burns rock ruins Rumbling Bridge says scene Scotland Scottish seat seen Shanter side situated song stream Syme Tarbolton thee thou took tower town vale verses village visited Wallace William woods
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Էջ 30 - Far marked with the courses of clear winding rills; There daily I wander as noon rises high, My flocks and my Mary's sweet cot in my eye. . How pleasant thy banks and green valleys below, Where wild in the woodlands the primroses blow; There oft as mild Evening weeps over the lea, The sweet-scented birk shades my Mary and me.
Էջ 80 - Mary! dear departed shade! Where is thy place of blissful rest? See'st thou thy lover lowly laid? Hear'st thou the groans that rend his breast?
Էջ 81 - Time but the impression deeper makes, As streams their channels deeper wear. My Mary! dear, departed shade! Where Is thy place of blissful rest?
Էջ 67 - Mr. Robert Burns was some time in the parish of Tarbolton prior to my acquaintance with him. His social disposition easily procured him acquaintance ; but a certain satirical seasoning, with which he and all poetical geniuses are in some degree influenced, while it set the rustic circle in a roar, was not unaccompanied by its kindred attendant, suspicious fear.
Էջ 47 - Tam wi' furious ettle; But little wist she Maggie's mettle — Ae spring brought off her master hale, But left behind her ain gray tail : The carlin caught her by the rump, And left poor Maggie scarce a stump. Now, wha this tale o...
Էջ 80 - 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.