Essays critical and imaginativeBlackwood, 1857 |
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... given to drinking . " We have seen what were his virtues - for his vices , where must we look ? During all these seven years , the most dangerous in the life of every one , that of Robert Burns was singularly free from the sin to which ...
... given to drinking . " We have seen what were his virtues - for his vices , where must we look ? During all these seven years , the most dangerous in the life of every one , that of Robert Burns was singularly free from the sin to which ...
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... given vent to all his moods ; and his brother tells us that the LAMENT was com- posed " after the first distraction of his feelings had a little subsided . " Had he lost her by death he would have been dumb , but his grief was not ...
... given vent to all his moods ; and his brother tells us that the LAMENT was com- posed " after the first distraction of his feelings had a little subsided . " Had he lost her by death he would have been dumb , but his grief was not ...
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... given him a sudden in- troduction . Persons in that middle or inferior rank were his natural , his best , and his truest friends ; and many of them , there can be no doubt , were worthy of his happiest companion- ship either in the ...
... given him a sudden in- troduction . Persons in that middle or inferior rank were his natural , his best , and his truest friends ; and many of them , there can be no doubt , were worthy of his happiest companion- ship either in the ...
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... given to the play of all its feelings and faculties ; and in such companies we cannot but believe that his wonderful conversational powers shone forth in their most various splendour . He must have given vent there to a thou- sand ...
... given to the play of all its feelings and faculties ; and in such companies we cannot but believe that his wonderful conversational powers shone forth in their most various splendour . He must have given vent there to a thou- sand ...
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... given it by sweet Robin's lays , and the lark more lyrical than ever seems singing his songs at the gates of heaven for the shepherd's sake as through his half - closed hand he eyes the musical mote in the sunshine , and remembers him ...
... given it by sweet Robin's lays , and the lark more lyrical than ever seems singing his songs at the gates of heaven for the shepherd's sake as through his half - closed hand he eyes the musical mote in the sunshine , and remembers him ...
Common terms and phrases
Allan Cunningham Ambleside auld ballad bard beautiful believe better breast breath Burns's called character charm Christabel clouds Coleridge Colonsay Cottar's Saturday Night dear death delight dream Dumfries earth Ellisland evil eyes face fair fancy fear feel felt frae gauger genius George Thomson Grasmere hand happy head hear heard heart heaven Hector Macneil honour hope hour human imagination inspired knew labour lady Lars Porsena lictors light living look Mauchline mind morning Mossgiel nature never noble o'er once passion perhaps pity poem poet poet's poetical poetry poor pride racter Robert Burns round Scotland Scottish seems Shanter Shuffler sing smile song soul spirit strong sweet tears tell tender thee things Thomson thou thought tion truth verse virtue voice walk whole Whyles wild wonder words Young Poets youth
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Էջ 299 - O Lady! we receive but what we give, And in our life alone does Nature live: Ours is her wedding garment, ours her shroud! And would we aught behold, of higher worth, Than that inanimate cold world allowed To the poor loveless ever-anxious crowd, Ah! from the soul itself must issue forth A light, a glory, a fair luminous cloud Enveloping the Earth— And from the soul itself must there be sent A sweet and potent voice, of its own birth, Of all sweet sounds the life and element!
Էջ 297 - 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 341 - Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide wide sea! And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.
Էջ 336 - 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 335 - 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 33 - Compared with this, how poor religion's pride, In all the pomp of method, and of art, When men display to congregations wide Devotion's every grace, except the heart!
Էջ 337 - 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 340 - 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 342 - 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 340 - 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...