The land of Burns, a series of landscapes and portraits, the landscapes from paintings by D.O. Hill, the literary department by prof. Wilson and R. Chambers1840 |
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... once esteemed structure was held to be no longer a safe or sufficient means of passage across the Ayr . It was at first proposed to repair it ; but a committee of the town - council reported , that " Hugh Gemmill had , at their desire ...
... once esteemed structure was held to be no longer a safe or sufficient means of passage across the Ayr . It was at first proposed to repair it ; but a committee of the town - council reported , that " Hugh Gemmill had , at their desire ...
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... once paying a visit to the Duke of Hamilton , when his grace inquired in what degree he was related to the ducal house , and whereabouts in the family tree the race of Kype was to be found . " It would be needless to seek the root among ...
... once paying a visit to the Duke of Hamilton , when his grace inquired in what degree he was related to the ducal house , and whereabouts in the family tree the race of Kype was to be found . " It would be needless to seek the root among ...
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... once more , in 1569 , became the property of a branch of the family , in the person of Sir Thomas Kennedy , second son of Gilbert , Earl of Cassillis . The former castle or messuage connected with the lands , was built soon after by ...
... once more , in 1569 , became the property of a branch of the family , in the person of Sir Thomas Kennedy , second son of Gilbert , Earl of Cassillis . The former castle or messuage connected with the lands , was built soon after by ...
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... once in circumstances of great affluence in that city , had suffered * The family of Mure of Rowallan is said to have been originally of the tribe of O'More in Ireland , so that Captain Mure's descendants in changing the spelling of the ...
... once in circumstances of great affluence in that city , had suffered * The family of Mure of Rowallan is said to have been originally of the tribe of O'More in Ireland , so that Captain Mure's descendants in changing the spelling of the ...
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... once saved the royal family from being destroyed by a nocturnal conflagration , rushing to give the alarm in the condition in which she is here represented . There is not , as far as we are aware , anywhere in Scot- land , any specimen ...
... once saved the royal family from being destroyed by a nocturnal conflagration , rushing to give the alarm in the condition in which she is here represented . There is not , as far as we are aware , anywhere in Scot- land , any specimen ...
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acquainted afterwards Ainslie Alloway Kirk ancient appearance artist Auchtertyre Auld Ayrshire banks bard beautiful Birks of Aberfeldy Blacklock bonnie braes Bruce burgh Burns's Carrick Cassillis castle character church circumstances Clackmannan cottage Craigieburn daughter Doon Douglas Dr Currie Dr Laurie DRUMLANRIG CASTLE Duke Dumfries Dunlop Earl Edinburgh Ellisland engraving erected father feelings feet Gavin Hamilton genius gentleman Gilbert Burns Glasgow Hamilton Highland Hill island James John Kenmure Kilmarnock king Kirkcudbright Kirkoswald lady lake land letter Loch Lochlomond Lord mansion Mauchline Maybole miles mind monument Moore Mossgiel neighbouring Nith parish poems poet poet's possession present recollection remarkable residence RIGHT HONOURABLE river Robert Robert Burns rock ruins Rumbling Bridge says scene Scotland Scottish seat seen Shanter side situated song stream Syme Tarbolton thee thou took tower town vale verses village visited Wallace William woods
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 30 - Far marked with the courses of clear winding rills; There daily I wander as noon rises high, My flocks and my Mary's sweet cot in my eye. . How pleasant thy banks and green valleys below, Where wild in the woodlands the primroses blow; There oft as mild Evening weeps over the lea, The sweet-scented birk shades my Mary and me.
Seite 80 - Mary! dear departed shade! Where is thy place of blissful rest? See'st thou thy lover lowly laid? Hear'st thou the groans that rend his breast?
Seite 81 - Time but the impression deeper makes, As streams their channels deeper wear. My Mary! dear, departed shade! Where Is thy place of blissful rest?
Seite 67 - Mr. Robert Burns was some time in the parish of Tarbolton prior to my acquaintance with him. His social disposition easily procured him acquaintance ; but a certain satirical seasoning, with which he and all poetical geniuses are in some degree influenced, while it set the rustic circle in a roar, was not unaccompanied by its kindred attendant, suspicious fear.
Seite 47 - Tam wi' furious ettle; But little wist she Maggie's mettle — Ae spring brought off her master hale, But left behind her ain gray tail : The carlin caught her by the rump, And left poor Maggie scarce a stump. Now, wha this tale o...
Seite 80 - O pale, pale now, those rosy lips, I aft hae kiss'd sae fondly ! And closed for aye the sparkling glance That dwelt on me sae kindly : And mouldering now in silent dust That heart that lo'ed me dearly ! But still within my bosom's core Shall live my Highland Mary.