The Songs of England and Scotland, Volumen2J. Cochrane, 1835 - 675 páginas |
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... Thomson , and the rustic sprightli- ness and merriment of King James , are decked out in more than their native graces , and blended with a fervour , a beauty , and a reality belonging solely to himself . Whether he was sublimely ...
... Thomson , and the rustic sprightli- ness and merriment of King James , are decked out in more than their native graces , and blended with a fervour , a beauty , and a reality belonging solely to himself . Whether he was sublimely ...
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... thoughts unfeign'd and tender , By vows you're mine , by love is yours A heart which cannot wander . [ From the Gentle Shepherd . ] TO FORTUNE . JAMES THOMSON . Born 1700 - Died SONGS OF SCOTLAND . 99 AT SETTING DAY. ...
... thoughts unfeign'd and tender , By vows you're mine , by love is yours A heart which cannot wander . [ From the Gentle Shepherd . ] TO FORTUNE . JAMES THOMSON . Born 1700 - Died SONGS OF SCOTLAND . 99 AT SETTING DAY. ...
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TO FORTUNE . JAMES THOMSON . Born 1700 - Died 1748 . For ever , Fortune , wilt thou prove An unrelenting foe to love , And when we meet a mutual heart , Come in between , and bid us part . Bid us sigh on from day to day , And wish , and ...
TO FORTUNE . JAMES THOMSON . Born 1700 - Died 1748 . For ever , Fortune , wilt thou prove An unrelenting foe to love , And when we meet a mutual heart , Come in between , and bid us part . Bid us sigh on from day to day , And wish , and ...
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... JAMES THOMSON . Come , dear Amanda , quit the town , And to the rural hamlets fly ; Behold ! the wintry storms are gone ; A gentle radiance glads the sky . The birds awake , the flowers appear , Earth spreads a verdant couch for thee ...
... JAMES THOMSON . Come , dear Amanda , quit the town , And to the rural hamlets fly ; Behold ! the wintry storms are gone ; A gentle radiance glads the sky . The birds awake , the flowers appear , Earth spreads a verdant couch for thee ...
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... Thomson's Poems , 2 vol . 1830. William Henry , the present Lord Lyttelton obligingly sent it to the Editor , in Thomson's hand writing ] COME GENTLE GOD . JAMES THOMSON , Come , gentle god of soft desire , Come and possess my happy ...
... Thomson's Poems , 2 vol . 1830. William Henry , the present Lord Lyttelton obligingly sent it to the Editor , in Thomson's hand writing ] COME GENTLE GOD . JAMES THOMSON , Come , gentle god of soft desire , Come and possess my happy ...
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ALLAN CUNNINGHAM ALLAN RAMSAY amang auld auld lang syne baith ballad beauty Bessy Bell birks birks of Aberfeldy blaw bloom boatie rows bonnie lassie bosom bower braes braw breast canna cauld charms coming dance dear dearie e'en e'er fair flowers frae gang glen green gude gudeman hame heart hills ilka JAMES HOGG JAMES THOMSON Jamie Jean Jeanie Johnie kiss lady Lady Ann Lindsay lass lo'e love thee lover maid Mary maun merry mither mony Motherwell nae mair naething nane Nanie-o ne'er never night o'er poet Preston Mill printed ROBERT BURNS ROBERT TANNAHILL rose roving sang says Scotland Scottish Songs shepherd sigh siller sing smile snaw sweet syne Tea Table Miscellany There's thou thro verses weel wife wild Willie Ye're young
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Página 290 - O to abide in the desert with thee! Wild is thy lay and loud, Far in the downy cloud, Love gives it energy, love gave it birth. Where, on thy dewy wing, Where art thou journeying? Thy lay is in heaven, thy love is on earth.
Página 274 - 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 234 - O' my sweet Highland Mary. How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk, How rich the hawthorn's blossom, As underneath their fragrant shade I clasp'd her to my bosom! The golden hours on angel wings Flew o'er me and my dearie; For dear to me as light and life Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' mony a vow and lock'd embrace Our parting was fu' tender; And pledging aft to meet again, We tore oursels asunder; But, O!
Página 219 - Green grow the rashes, O ; Green grow the rashes, O ; The sweetest hours that e'er I spend, Are spent am'ang the lasses, O ! THERE'S nought but care on ev'ry han', In ev'ry hour that passes, O ; What signifies the life o' man, An
Página 293 - OF Nelson and the North Sing the glorious day's renown, When to battle fierce came forth All the might of Denmark's crown, And her arms along the deep proudly shone : By each gun the lighted brand In a bold determined hand. And the Prince of all the land Led them on.
Página 244 - THAT AND A' THAT Is there, for honest poverty, That hangs his head, and a' that? The coward slave, we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that ! For a
Página 301 - Twas autumn, and sunshine arose on the way To the home of my fathers, that welcomed me back. I flew to the pleasant fields traversed so oft In life's morning march, when my bosom was young ; I heard my own mountain-goats bleating aloft, And knew the sweet strain that the corn-reapers sung.
Página 275 - 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 256 - Wha will be a traitor knave? Wha can fill a coward's grave? Wha sae base as be a slave? Let him turn and flee! Wha for Scotland's king and law Freedom's sword will strongly draw, Freeman stand or freeman fa', Let him follow me!
Página 275 - While her mother did fret, and her father did fume, And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume; And the bride-maidens whispered, "Twere better by far To have matched our fair cousin with young Lochinvar.