The British Poets, Том 2Little, Brown & Company, 1865 |
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... composed of parishioners and partly of strangers , which takes place on such oc- casions , in some open space near the church , where a succession of clergymen , usually from the neighboring parishes , give from a tent or movable pulpit ...
... composed of parishioners and partly of strangers , which takes place on such oc- casions , in some open space near the church , where a succession of clergymen , usually from the neighboring parishes , give from a tent or movable pulpit ...
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... composed a song descriptive of the scene and the meeting . - - " TWAS even the dewy fields were green , On every blade the pearls hang ! 1 The Zephyr wantoned round the bean , And bore its fragrant sweets alang ; 1 Hang , Scotticism for ...
... composed a song descriptive of the scene and the meeting . - - " TWAS even the dewy fields were green , On every blade the pearls hang ! 1 The Zephyr wantoned round the bean , And bore its fragrant sweets alang ; 1 Hang , Scotticism for ...
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... composed his elegy and epitaph . - B . " The following anecdote was communicated by an intimate friend of Burns , the late William Parker , Esq . , of Assloss , a gentleman whose excellent social qualities , and kind , hospi- table ...
... composed his elegy and epitaph . - B . " The following anecdote was communicated by an intimate friend of Burns , the late William Parker , Esq . , of Assloss , a gentleman whose excellent social qualities , and kind , hospi- table ...
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... composed what he considered as " the last song he should ever measure in Caledonia . " THE gloomy night is gathering fast , Loud roars the wild inconstant blast ; Yon murky cloud is foul with rain , I see it driving o'er the plain . 1 ...
... composed what he considered as " the last song he should ever measure in Caledonia . " THE gloomy night is gathering fast , Loud roars the wild inconstant blast ; Yon murky cloud is foul with rain , I see it driving o'er the plain . 1 ...
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... composed his amusing poem , The Brigs of Ayr , the model of which he found in Fergusson's Dialogue between the Plainstanes and Causeway , though , as usual , he made an immense advance upon his pred- ecessor . A new bridge was now ...
... composed his amusing poem , The Brigs of Ayr , the model of which he found in Fergusson's Dialogue between the Plainstanes and Causeway , though , as usual , he made an immense advance upon his pred- ecessor . A new bridge was now ...
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Allan Cunningham amang Auchtertyre auld auld lang syne banks bard birks of Aberfeldy blaw blest blithe bonny lasses bosom braes BRIG bright Burns Burns's Captain Riddel Castle-Gordon charms Clarinda Craigdarroch dance dear death deil Dumfries e'en e'er Edinburgh Ellisland Exciseman fair Farewell fate fear Fête Champêtre flowers frae Glen Glenriddel grace Grose hame heart Heaven Highland hills honest honoured Igo and ago Jamie John Johnson's Museum lassie Lon'on Lord Mauchline maun meikle monie morning mourn Muse nae mair naebody ne'er never night Nith o'er owre Peggy's pleasure poem poet poor pride rhyme roar ROBERT BURNS Samson's dead Scotland Scots Scots Musical Museum sing song soul Strathspey sweet tear thee There's thou TUNE unco verses wander waur weel Whigs whistle wild Willie wind woods worth ye'll
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