The Works of Robert Burns: With His Life, Հատոր 6Cochrane and M'Crone, 1834 - 394 էջ |
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... writer's talents , in others only valuable because they bear his signature . " Another critical judge has delivered a much sterner opinion . " The prose works of Burns , " says Jeffrey , " consist almost entirely of his letters . They ...
... writer's talents , in others only valuable because they bear his signature . " Another critical judge has delivered a much sterner opinion . " The prose works of Burns , " says Jeffrey , " consist almost entirely of his letters . They ...
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... writing a species of composition ' subject to certain rules of taste and criticism . That had never occurred to him , and so much the better . But hundreds , even of his most familiar letters , are perfectly artless , though still most ...
... writing a species of composition ' subject to certain rules of taste and criticism . That had never occurred to him , and so much the better . But hundreds , even of his most familiar letters , are perfectly artless , though still most ...
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... writing nearly at the same time , and under the same feelings to different individuals , would sometimes fall into the same train of sentiment and forms of expression . To avoid , therefore , the te- diousness of such repetitions , it ...
... writing nearly at the same time , and under the same feelings to different individuals , would sometimes fall into the same train of sentiment and forms of expression . To avoid , therefore , the te- diousness of such repetitions , it ...
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... writing , in the hope that I should have the pleasure of seeing you on New - Year's day ; but work comes so hard upon us , that I do not choose to be absent on that account , as well as for some other little reasons which I shall tell ...
... writing , in the hope that I should have the pleasure of seeing you on New - Year's day ; but work comes so hard upon us , that I do not choose to be absent on that account , as well as for some other little reasons which I shall tell ...
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... his mind . He lived to a good old age in London , loved to talk about William Burness and his wondrous son , and died a few years ago , respected and poor.-ED. ] No. III . TO MR . JAMES BURNESS , WRITER GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE . 13.
... his mind . He lived to a good old age in London , loved to talk about William Burness and his wondrous son , and died a few years ago , respected and poor.-ED. ] No. III . TO MR . JAMES BURNESS , WRITER GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE . 13.
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The Works of Robert Burns; with His Life, Հատոր 6 Robert Burns,Allan Cunningham Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1834 |
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Էջ 202 - 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.
Էջ 119 - No sculptur'd 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.
Էջ 178 - Her pure and eloquent blood Spoke in her cheeks, and so distinctly wrought, That one might almost say her body thought.
Էջ 162 - It was in vain to think of doing any more good at school. The remaining week I staid I did nothing but craze the faculties of my soul about her, or steal out to meet her; and the two last nights of my stay in the country, had sleep been a mortal sin, the image of this modest and innocent girl had kept me guiltless.
Էջ 7 - I am quite transported at the thought, that ere long, perhaps very soon, I shall bid an eternal adieu to all the pains, and uneasiness, and disquietudes of this weary life : for I assure you I am heartily tired of it ; and, if I do not very much deceive myself, I could contentedly and gladly resign it. ' The soul, uneasy, and confin'd at home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come.
Էջ 168 - I had taken the last farewell of my few friends, my chest was on the road to Greenock; I had composed the last song I should ever measure in Caledonia. The gloomy night is gathering fast — when a letter from Dr.
Էջ 161 - The contraband trade was at that time very successful, and it sometimes happened to me to fall in with those who carried it on. Scenes of swaggering riot and roaring dissipation were, till this time, new to me ; but I was no enemy to social life.
Էջ 209 - There are just two creatures I would envy — a horse in his wild state traversing the forests of Asia, or an oyster on some of the desert shores of Europe. The one has not a wish without enjoyment, the other has neither wish nor fear.
Էջ 13 - Here they were left far behind by all the rest of the school. Robert's ear, in particular, was remarkably dull, and his voice untunable. It was long before I could get them to distinguish one tune from another. Robert's countenance was generally grave, and expressive of a serious, contemplative, and thoughtful mind. Gilbert's face said, Mirth, with thee I mean to live...
Էջ 260 - His manners were then, as they continued ever afterwards, simple, manly, and independent, strongly expressive of conscious genius and worth, but without anything that indicated forwardness, arrogance, or vanity. He took his share in conversation, but not more than belonged to him, and listened, with apparent attention and deference, on subjects where his want of education deprived him of the means of information.