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Page 13
Even the last , worst shift of the unfortunate and the wretched , does not much
terrify me : I know that even then , my talent for , what country folks call “ a
sensible “ crack , ” when once it is sanctified by a hoary head , would procure me
so much ...
Even the last , worst shift of the unfortunate and the wretched , does not much
terrify me : I know that even then , my talent for , what country folks call “ a
sensible “ crack , ” when once it is sanctified by a hoary head , would procure me
so much ...
Page 24
... and make a repining comparision between his own situation and that of others
; and lastly , to grace the quorum , such are , generally , those whose heads are
capable of all the towerings of genius , and whose hearts are warmed with all the
...
... and make a repining comparision between his own situation and that of others
; and lastly , to grace the quorum , such are , generally , those whose heads are
capable of all the towerings of genius , and whose hearts are warmed with all the
...
Page 30
Since I wrote the foregoing sheet , I have seen something of the storm of mischief
thickening over my folly - devoted head . Should you , my friends , my benefactors
, be successful in your applications for me , perhaps it may not be in my power ...
Since I wrote the foregoing sheet , I have seen something of the storm of mischief
thickening over my folly - devoted head . Should you , my friends , my benefactors
, be successful in your applications for me , perhaps it may not be in my power ...
Page 50
... and polite company — to be dragged forth to the full glare of learned and polite
observation , with all my imperfections of aukward rusticity , and crude
unpolished ideas on my head — I assure you , madam , I do not dissemble when
I tell you ...
... and polite company — to be dragged forth to the full glare of learned and polite
observation , with all my imperfections of aukward rusticity , and crude
unpolished ideas on my head — I assure you , madam , I do not dissemble when
I tell you ...
Page 58
I had never before heard of her ; but the other day I got her poems , which for
several reasons , some belonging to the head , and others the offspring of the
heart , give me a great deal of pleasure . I have little pretensions to critic lore ;
there are ...
I had never before heard of her ; but the other day I got her poems , which for
several reasons , some belonging to the head , and others the offspring of the
heart , give me a great deal of pleasure . I have little pretensions to critic lore ;
there are ...
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Page 22 - There is scarcely any earthly object gives me more — I do not know if I should call it pleasure — but something which exalts me, something which enraptures me — than to walk in the sheltered side of a wood, or high plantation, in a cloudy winter day, and hear the stormy wind howling among the trees, and raving over the plain. It is my best season for devotion: my mind is wrapt up in a kind of enthusiasm to Him, who, in the pompous language of the Hebrew bard, ' walks on the wings of the wind.
Page 293 - Still o'er these scenes my memory wakes, And fondly broods with miser care ; Time but the impression stronger makes, As streams their channels deeper wear.
Page 200 - Go fetch to me a pint o' wine, And fill it in a silver tassie; That I may drink before I go A service to my bonnie lassie...
Page 316 - Thy spirit, Independence, let me share ; ' " Lord of the Lion-heart and eagle eye ! " Thy steps I follow with my bosom bare, " Nor heed the storm that howls along the sky...
Page 6 - Oh! happy state! when souls each other draw, When love is liberty, and nature law...
Page 136 - 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.
Page 209 - I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life; and, passing from one thought to another, surely, said I, man is but a shadow and life a dream.
Page 209 - Bagdat in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life; and, passing from one thought to another, surely...
Page 210 - I never hear the loud solitary whistle of the curlew in a summer noon, or the wild mixing cadence of a troop of gray plover in an autumnal morning, without feeling an elevation of soul like the enthusiasm of devotion or poetry.
Page 278 - Mary! dear departed shade! Where is thy place of blissful rest? Seest thou thy lover lowly laid? Hear'st thou the groans that rend his breast?
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| Title | The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings, Volume 2 The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings, Robert Burns |
| Author | Robert Burns |
| Published | 1800 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 19 Jun 2007 |
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