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In such instances his emendations have been adopted ; but in truth there are but
five of the letters thus selected by the poet , to be found in the present volume ,
the rest being thought of inferior merit , or otherwise unfit for the public eye .
In such instances his emendations have been adopted ; but in truth there are but
five of the letters thus selected by the poet , to be found in the present volume ,
the rest being thought of inferior merit , or otherwise unfit for the public eye .
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I am sometimes pleased with myself in my grateful sensations ; but , I believe , on
the whole , I have very little merit in it , as my gratitude is not a virtue , the
consequence of reflection ; but sheerly the instinctive emotion of a heart , too
inattentive ...
I am sometimes pleased with myself in my grateful sensations ; but , I believe , on
the whole , I have very little merit in it , as my gratitude is not a virtue , the
consequence of reflection ; but sheerly the instinctive emotion of a heart , too
inattentive ...
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... explored every den and dell where I could suppose my heroic countryman to
have lodged , I recollect ( for even then I was a rhymer ) that my heart glowed with
a wish to be able to make a song on him in some measure equal to his merits .
... explored every den and dell where I could suppose my heroic countryman to
have lodged , I recollect ( for even then I was a rhymer ) that my heart glowed with
a wish to be able to make a song on him in some measure equal to his merits .
Page 34
... but of that I am far from being an adequate judge . The song , to the tune of
Etrick banks , you will easily see the impropriety of exposing much , even in
manuscript . I think , myself , it has some merit ; both as a tolerable description
scription of ...
... but of that I am far from being an adequate judge . The song , to the tune of
Etrick banks , you will easily see the impropriety of exposing much , even in
manuscript . I think , myself , it has some merit ; both as a tolerable description
scription of ...
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... much to be wished , for the sake of the young man , that a second edition ,
more numerous than the former , could immediately be printed ; as it appears
certain that its intrinsic intrinsic merit , and the exertion of the author ' ( 38 )
... much to be wished , for the sake of the young man , that a second edition ,
more numerous than the former , could immediately be printed ; as it appears
certain that its intrinsic intrinsic merit , and the exertion of the author ' ( 38 )
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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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