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A historical incident which occurred not long after the death of Alexander the
Third , gave occasion to a rhyme , or song , which has been preserved for us by
the English chroniclers . In 1296 , when King Edward 1. ( surnamed Longshanks
) ...
A historical incident which occurred not long after the death of Alexander the
Third , gave occasion to a rhyme , or song , which has been preserved for us by
the English chroniclers . In 1296 , when King Edward 1. ( surnamed Longshanks
) ...
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Ritson , in bis “ Ancient Songs , " has preserved an English song on the death of
Wallace , and the fates of his various compatriots . The next national Scottish
song , of which any notice occurs in our early chroniclers , is one of triumph on
the ...
Ritson , in bis “ Ancient Songs , " has preserved an English song on the death of
Wallace , and the fates of his various compatriots . The next national Scottish
song , of which any notice occurs in our early chroniclers , is one of triumph on
the ...
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... he seemed to be born a second Orpheus , or , as it were , the prince and
prelate of all harpers . ” John Major , writing about twenty or thirty years after the
death of King James , speaks still more pointedly of his talents as a poet and
musician .
... he seemed to be born a second Orpheus , or , as it were , the prince and
prelate of all harpers . ” John Major , writing about twenty or thirty years after the
death of King James , speaks still more pointedly of his talents as a poet and
musician .
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This passage goes far to prove , moreover , that although every memorial of
James's musical talents is now lost in his own country , he was , for nearly two
centuries after his death , in enjoyment of a European reputation on that account .
This passage goes far to prove , moreover , that although every memorial of
James's musical talents is now lost in his own country , he was , for nearly two
centuries after his death , in enjoyment of a European reputation on that account .
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Thus , also , in “ the Muses ' Threnodie , ” a local poem written at Perth in the
reign of James VI . , “ Hey , the day now dawnes , ” is quoted as the name of a
celebrated old Scotch song ; and in “ The Life and Death of the Piper of
Kilbarchan , or ...
Thus , also , in “ the Muses ' Threnodie , ” a local poem written at Perth in the
reign of James VI . , “ Hey , the day now dawnes , ” is quoted as the name of a
celebrated old Scotch song ; and in “ The Life and Death of the Piper of
Kilbarchan , or ...
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Página 19 - I'll wage thee! Who shall say that Fortune grieves him While the star of hope she leaves him? Me, nae cheerfu' twinkle lights me, Dark despair around benights me. I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy; Naething could resist my Nancy; But to see her was to love her, Love but her, and love for ever. Had we never loved sae kindly, Had we never loved sae blindly, Never met - or never parted, We had ne'er been broken-hearted.
Página 288 - 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 232 - But the lost bride of Netherby ne'er did they see. So daring in love, and so dauntless in war, Have ye e'er heard of gallant like young Lochinvar?
Página 287 - Time but the impression stronger makes, As streams their channels deeper wear. My 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 ? Vol.
Página 288 - Still o'er these scenes my memory wakes, And fondly broods with miser care ! Time but the impression deeper makes, As streams their channels deeper wear.
Página 232 - I long wooed your daughter, my suit you denied; — Love swells like the Solway, but ebbs like its tide,- And now am I come, with this lost love of mine, To lead but one measure, drink one cup of wine. There are maidens in Scotland more lovely by far, That would gladly be bride to the young Lochinvar.
Página 244 - Soft shall be his pillow. There, through the summer day, Cool streams are laving : There, while the tempests sway, Scarce are boughs waving...
Página liv - At the end of the seventeenth and the beginning of the eighteenth century...
Página 131 - I've heard them lilting, at our ewe-milking Lasses a' lilting before dawn of day : But now they are moaning, on ilka green loaning, The Flowers of the forest are a
Página 121 - I do confess thou'rt smooth and fair, And I might have gone near to love thee ; Had I not found the slightest prayer That lips could speak had power to move thee : But I can let thee now alone, As worthy to be loved by none.
Informações bibliográficas
| Título | The Scottish Songs, Volume 1 The Scottish Songs, Robert Chambers |
| Editor | Robert Chambers |
| Ilustrado por | Robert Chambers |
| Editora | Ballantyne, 1829 |
| Original de | Universidade de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 1 mar. 2006 |
| Num. págs. | 370 páginas |
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