Sylvan's pictorial handbook to Coila or the land o' BurnsJ. Johnstone, 1848 - 52 páginas |
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... genius , he dreamed not ( to use the words of Allan Cunningham ) of " that approaching sunburst of poetry which lightened more than Carrick and Kyle . " " I am hurt , " says Burns , the boy , " to see the other towns , rivers , woods ...
... genius , he dreamed not ( to use the words of Allan Cunningham ) of " that approaching sunburst of poetry which lightened more than Carrick and Kyle . " " I am hurt , " says Burns , the boy , " to see the other towns , rivers , woods ...
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... genius . The Land of Burns proper embraces the town and county of Ayr , the banks of Doon , of the Clyde , the Irvine , and the Lugar , and the country round about . His own recorded aspirations , indeed , B mark out the boundaries of ...
... genius . The Land of Burns proper embraces the town and county of Ayr , the banks of Doon , of the Clyde , the Irvine , and the Lugar , and the country round about . His own recorded aspirations , indeed , B mark out the boundaries of ...
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... genius , he dreamed not ( to use the words of Allan Cunningham ) of “ that approaching sunburst of poetry which lightened more than Carrick and Kyle . " " I am hurt , " says Burns , the boy , " to see the other towns , rivers , woods ...
... genius , he dreamed not ( to use the words of Allan Cunningham ) of “ that approaching sunburst of poetry which lightened more than Carrick and Kyle . " " I am hurt , " says Burns , the boy , " to see the other towns , rivers , woods ...
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... genius may consume and destroy its possessor ; but the same passion it is that intensifies those images of beauty which genius enshrines in the hearts of lesser men . O begin at the beginning , and proceed in due.
... genius may consume and destroy its possessor ; but the same passion it is that intensifies those images of beauty which genius enshrines in the hearts of lesser men . O begin at the beginning , and proceed in due.
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... genius ; and by his intellectual prowess , to rival all but Shakespear's name below . As Shakspere himself perpetrated many a bad pun in his day , perhaps his ghost will pardon this one . The early childhood of Burns was spent between ...
... genius ; and by his intellectual prowess , to rival all but Shakespear's name below . As Shakspere himself perpetrated many a bad pun in his day , perhaps his ghost will pardon this one . The early childhood of Burns was spent between ...
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admirable Alexander Duff ALEXANDER KEITH JOHNSTON Alloway Kirk Auld Author Ballochmyle banks of Ayr beautiful bonnie banks Brig BURNS'S BIRTH-PLACE Calcutta Carrick charming Christian Church of Scotland cloth COILSFIELD Colzean Covenanters death Demy 12mo Demy 8vo divine Dr Chalmers Edinburgh English Lakes Exposition Fcap Fifth Edition Foolscap 8vo Free Church Frontispiece Funeral Sermon genius Glasgow Gospel Guardian handsomely bound heart History Holy Hugh Miller J. P. Nichol James Buchanan JOHN JOHNSTONE lass late Rev letter LL.D LONDON AND EDINBURGH Magazine Mailie Maps Mauchline Memoir Minister Missionary mony Mossgiel muse ORIGINAL SKETCHES poet poet's post 8vo Presbyterian Published Sabbath scene Scripture Second Edition Series sewed Shanter Shorter Catechism song soul spirit style SYLVAN'S PICTORIAL HAND-BOOK Tarbolton thee Third Edition Thomas Chalmers THOMAS GILKS Thomas M'Crie Thou thro town of Ayr treatise University of Glasgow volume W. M. Hetherington Watchman worthy young
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Página 18 - Ye banks and braes o' bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair? How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary fu' o
Página 28 - I forget the hallowed grove, Where by the winding Ayr we met, To live one day of parting love ! " Eternity will not efface Those records dear of transports past ; Thy image at our last embrace ; Ah ! little thought we 'twas our last ! " Ayr gurgling kiss'd his pebbled shore, O'erhung with wild woods, thickening, green, The fragrant birch, and hawthorn hoar, Twin'd amorous round the raptured scene.
Página 48 - 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, through 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 ! Reader, attend — whether thy soul Soars fancy's flights beyond the pole, Or darkling grubs this earthly hole, In low pursuit...
Página 29 - I had been for some days skulking from covert to covert, under all the terrors of a jail; as some ill-advised people had uncoupled the merciless pack of the law at my heels. 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,
Página 19 - Doon, To see the rose and woodbine twine ; And ilka bird sang o' its luve, And fondly sae did I o' mine. Wi' lightsome heart I pu'da rose, Fu' sweet upon its thorny tree ; And my fause luver stole my rose, But ah ! he left the thorn wi
Página 20 - Poor tenant bodies, scant o' cash, How they maun thole a factor's snash : He'll stamp an' threaten, curse an' swear. He'll apprehend them, poind their gear ; While they maun stan', wi' aspect humble, An' hear it a', an' fear an' tremble ! I see how folk live that hae riches ; But surely poor folk maun be wretches.
Página 2 - With future hope I oft would gaze, Fond, on thy little early ways, Thy rudely-caroll'd chiming phrase, In uncouth rhymes. Fir'd at the simple, artless lays Of other times. "I saw thee seek the sounding shore, Delighted with the dashing roar; Or when the north his fleecy store Drove thro' the sky, I saw grim nature's visage hoar Struck thy young eye.
Página 28 - Time but the impression stronger makes, As streams their channels deeper wear. My 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...
Página 11 - Manual of Presbytery— comprising 1. Presbyterianism the truly Primitive and Apostolic Constitution of the Church of Christ; or, a View of the History, Doctrine, Government, and Worship of the Presbyterian Church. By Samuel Miller, DD, Professor of Ecclesiastical History in the Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Princeton, New Jersey. 2. The Character and Advantages of Presbyterianism ascertained by Facts; with an Appendix on the Pretensions of the New Anglican School, commonly called Puseyites—...
Página 18 - ROBERTSON — History of the Mission of the Secession Church to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. By Rev. James Robertson, Portsburgh Church, Edinburgh. Foolscap 8vo, cloth, price 3s. 6d. " A full account of a most important mission, which will be read with pleasure and profit by Christians of all denominations.