Poems, Songs, and Letters: Being the Complete Works of Robert Burns

Robert Burns, Alexander Smith

Macmillan and Company, Limited, 1896 - 636 Seiten

Inhalt

• 356: v
• The Twa Dogs: 2
• The Brigs of: 24
• The Calf: 30
• A Dream: 36
• Page: 40
• Tam Samsons Elegy: 42
• The Jolly Beggars: 48
• To a Mouse on turning her up in her nest: 54
• Despondency: 60
• A Prayer in the prospect of Death: 66
• To a Haggis: 72
• Written in FriarsCarse Hermitage: 82
• On the late Captain Groses Peregrinations: 95
• Written with a pencil Sianding by the fall: 103
• Poetical Address to Mr William Tytler: 115
• Poem on Life: 121
• To the Rev John MMath: 128
• Verses intended to be written below: 134
• To Miss Ferrier: 140
• 16: 161
• Extempore lines in answer to a card: 166
• Lines written under the Picture of Miss: 172
• SONGS: 178
• There was a Lass: 184
• Contented wi little: 190
• The Birks of Aberfeldy: 196
• Blithe was: 198
• Country Lassic: 204
• O wert thou in the cauld blast: 210
• Adown winding Nith: 216
• Evan Banks: 240
• Damon and Sylvia: 246
• Heres his Health in Water: 252
• Jamie come try: 258
• Theres News Lasses: 277
• To Mr Richard Brown: 409
• CXXXV To Mr William Dunbar: 410
• tocLv To Mrs Dunlop 421: 421
• To Mr James Hamilton: 451
• THE BORDER TOUR: 568
• 108: 594
• Delia: 597
• 190: 601
• 211: 633
• 378: 635

Beliebte Passagen

Seite 172 - Is there a man whose judgment clear, Can others teach the course to steer, Yet runs, himself, life's mad career, Wild as the wave; Here pause — and, thro' the starting tear, Survey this grave. The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn and wise to know, And keenly felt the friendly glow, And softer flame; But thoughtless follies laid him low, And stain'd his name!

Seite 212 - I'll pledge thee, Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee. Who shall say that fortune grieves him, While the star of hope she leaves him ? Me, nae cheerfu' twinkle lights me : Dark despair around benights me.

Seite 52 - I'm truly sorry man's dominion, Has broken nature's social union, An' justifies that ill opinion, Which makes thee startle At me, thy poor, earth-born companion, An

Seite 67 - Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er! Such fate to suffering worth is...

Seite 61 - The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha-Bible, ance his father's pride; His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing thin an' bare; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion with judicious care; And "Let us worship God!

Seite 208 - WERT thou in the cauld blast, On yonder lea, on yonder lea, My plaidie to the angry airt, I'd shelter thee, I'd shelter thee. Or did misfortune's bitter storms Around thee blaw, around thee blaw, Thy bield should be my bosom, To share it a', to share it a'.

Seite 226 - Guid faith he mauna fa' that. For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that ; The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth, Are higher rank 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

Seite 89 - Whare sits our sulky, sullen dame, Gathering her brows like gathering storm, Nursing her wrath to keep it warm. This truth fand honest Tam o...

Seite 199 - John Anderson, my jo. John Anderson, my jo, John, We clamb the hill thegither; And monie a canty day, John, We've had wi' ane anither: Now we maun totter down, John, But hand in hand we'll go, And sleep thegither at the foot, John Anderson, my jo.

Seite 385 - tis nought to me; Since God is ever present, ever felt, In the void waste as in the city full ; And where He vital breathes, there must be joy.

Bibliografische Informationen

• Titel: Poems, Songs, and Letters: Being the Complete Works of Robert Burns
• Autoren: Robert Burns, Alexander Smith
• Herausgeber: Alexander Smith
• Verlag: Macmillan and Company, Limited, 1896
• Original von: Harvard University
• Digitalisiert: 9. Nov. 2007
• Länge: 636 Seiten