The Life and Works of Robert Burns, Volume 2Longmans, Green, 1896 - Scotland |
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... Dumfriesshire ( Dalswinton ) -Letters to Cruikshank and Ainslie- Jean Armour's second accouchement - Letters to Brown , Muir , and Mrs Dunlop - Return to Edinburgh - Letter to Miss Chalmers : ' I have taken a lease of a farm ' - Patrick ...
... Dumfriesshire ( Dalswinton ) -Letters to Cruikshank and Ainslie- Jean Armour's second accouchement - Letters to Brown , Muir , and Mrs Dunlop - Return to Edinburgh - Letter to Miss Chalmers : ' I have taken a lease of a farm ' - Patrick ...
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... Dumfriesshire ( Dalswinton ) -Letters to Cruikshank and Ainslie- Jean Armour's second accouchement - Letters to Brown , Muir , and Mrs Dunlop Return to Edinburgh - Letter to Miss Chalmers : ' I have taken a lease of a farm ' - Patrick ...
... Dumfriesshire ( Dalswinton ) -Letters to Cruikshank and Ainslie- Jean Armour's second accouchement - Letters to Brown , Muir , and Mrs Dunlop Return to Edinburgh - Letter to Miss Chalmers : ' I have taken a lease of a farm ' - Patrick ...
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... Dumfriesshire , a little volume of less than three hundred pages , dealing with those theological questions which had interested him ever since he listened to the Moderate preaching of Dr Dalrymple and Dr M'Gill . The title reads ...
... Dumfriesshire , a little volume of less than three hundred pages , dealing with those theological questions which had interested him ever since he listened to the Moderate preaching of Dr Dalrymple and Dr M'Gill . The title reads ...
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... Dumfries - shire , to look at some of Mr Miller's farms . I heartily wish the offers to be made you there may answer ; as I am per- * What Blair actually did was to furnish the preface to the Fragments published by James Macpherson , in ...
... Dumfries - shire , to look at some of Mr Miller's farms . I heartily wish the offers to be made you there may answer ; as I am per- * What Blair actually did was to furnish the preface to the Fragments published by James Macpherson , in ...
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... Dumfriesshire . ↑ Dr William Burnside was at this time minister of the New Church in Dumfries . He was translated to St Michael's parish , in the same town , in 1794. He died 6th January 1806 , at the age of fifty - five . He wrote a ...
... Dumfriesshire . ↑ Dr William Burnside was at this time minister of the New Church in Dumfries . He was translated to St Michael's parish , in the same town , in 1794. He died 6th January 1806 , at the age of fifty - five . He wrote a ...
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acquaintance admired appears Auchtertyre auld Ayrshire bard birks of Aberfeldy Blair born bosom brother Burns's Castle Chalmers character charming Clarinda compliments copies Creech Dalswinton daughter dear Sir died Duchess Dugald Stewart Dumfries Dumfriesshire Dunlop Earl Earl of Glencairn Edinburgh Edinr Ellisland farm father feelings friendship Gavin Hamilton genius give Glasgow Glencairn Gordon Castle Hamilton happy Harvieston heart Heaven Highland honest honor hope humble servant idea James Jenny Geddes John kind Lady letter Lodge Lord M'Lehose Madam Mauchline meet mind Miss Nimmo morning Mossgiel never Nicol night o'er perhaps pleasure poems poet poet's poetic Robert Ainslie ROBERT BURNS ROBT Scotland Scots Scottish sent sincerely SIR-I song soul SYLVANDER SYLVANDER TO CLARINDA tell thee thing thou thought to-day to-morrow Twas verses William William Tytler wish write wrote young
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Page 72 - There was a strong expression of sense and shrewdness in all his lineaments ; the eye alone, I think, indicated the poetical character and temperament. It was large, and of a dark cast, which glowed (I say literally glowed) when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such another eye in a human head, though I have seen the most distinguished men of my time.
Page 94 - Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil Be blest with health, and peace, and sweet content! And oh ! may Heaven their simple lives prevent From luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, howe'er crowns and coronets be rent, A virtuous populace may rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much-loved Isle. O Thou! who pour'd the patriotic tide That stream'd thro...
Page 310 - Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?
Page 238 - Curst be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give virtue scandal, innocence a fear, Or from the soft-eyed virgin steal a tear ! But he who hurts a harmless...
Page 392 - For though in dreadful whirls we hung High on the broken wave, I knew thou wert not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save.
Page 94 - O Scotia! my dear, my native soil! For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent, Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil Be blest with health, and peace, and sweet content!
Page 396 - 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...
Page 385 - Go, fetch to me a pint o' wine, And fill it in a silver tassie, cup That I may drink, before I go, A service to my bonie lassie : The boat rocks at the Pier o...
Page 245 - 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.
Page 26 - Their dearest action in the tented field, And little of this great world can I speak, More than pertains to feats of broil and battle, And therefore little shall I grace my cause In speaking for myself.