The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha' Bible, ance his father's pride: His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing thin an' bare; .Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion with judicious care... From Thomas the Rhymer to Richard Gall - Seite 339von James Grant Wilson - 1875Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Robert Burns - 1786 - 294 Seiten
...guife ; They tune their hearts, by far the nobleft aim : Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling meafures rife, Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name ; Or noble Elgin beets the heaven-ward flame, The fweeteft far of SCOTIA'S holy lays: Compar'd with thefe, Italian trills are tame ; The tickl'd... | |
| James Anderson - 1722 - 440 Seiten
...judicious care ; ' And let us worjhip GOD '.' be sayswith solemn air. XIII They chant their artlefs notes in simple guise ; They 'tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim: Perhaps Dundee's wild-warbling measures rise, Or plamtif martyrs, worthy oi the name ; Or noi>le Elgin beets the Heaven-ward... | |
| Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 Seiten
...walesj a portion with judicious care ; And "let us worship God!" he says, with solemn ajr. They chaunt their artless notes in simple guise ; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim : Perhaps Dundee' s§ wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive Martyrs,^ worthy of the name ; Or * Fire. f Gray... | |
| 1809 - 530 Seiten
...haffets wearing thin an' bare ; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion with judicious care ;' And ' Let us worship GOD !...; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim. ' &<!. ' Then homeward all take off their sev'ral way ; The youngling cottagers retire to rest : The... | |
| Robert Forsyth - 1805 - 616 Seiten
...once did sw:et in Zion glide, He wales a portion with iudicious care ; A in', « Let u^ voniif Go n !" he says, with solemn air, They chant their artless...Martyrs, worthy of the name, Or noble Elgin beets the heav'n-ward flame, The sweetest for of Scotia's holy lays : Compar'd with these, Italian trills arc... | |
| Robert Forsyth - 1805 - 616 Seiten
...once did sweet in /.ion glide, He wales a portion with judieious care ; And '• Lit m iuonbif Go o !" he says, with solemn air. They chant their artless...guise ; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim i Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name, Or noble... | |
| Robert Forsyth - 1805 - 636 Seiten
...judicious care ; And " Lit us •v.-mlif GOD !" he says, with solemn air. They chant their attless notes in simple guise ; They tune their hearts, by...aim : Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling measures rise, Qr plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the nan.c, Or noble Elgin beets the heav'n-ward flame, The sweetest... | |
| James Storer, John Greig - 1805 - 116 Seiten
...sire turns o'er with patriarchal grace, The big ha' bible, once his father's pride. He wales a portion with judicious care, And "let us worship God," he says, with solemn air. It is much to be regretted that the poet paid such an indifferent regard to the instructions of his... | |
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 Seiten
...that once did sweet in Zion glide, He walesj a portion with judicious care ; And " Let us worship Godf he says with solemn air. . They chant their artless...measures rise, Or plaintive Martyrs^ worthy of the name ; G 2 Or » Fire. t Grey temples. t Chooses. § Names of tunes in Scottish psalmody. The tunes mentioned... | |
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 Seiten
...glide/ He walesj a portion with judicious care ; And " Let MS worship God ?' he says with solemn atf. They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They...measures rise, Or plaintive Martyrs^ worthy of the name ; era ' Or • Fire. t Orpy temples. J Chooses. $ Name* of times in Scottish psilmody. 'the tunes mentioned... | |
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