 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 and bare ; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion with judicious...  The Poetical Works of Robert Burns - Pagina 178di Robert Burns - 1893 - 1 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Robert Burns - 1786 - 294 pagine
...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 ears... | |
 | Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1790 - 308 pagine
...tune their hearts, by far the nobleft aim: Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling meafures rife, Or plantive 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 ears... | |
 | Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1790 - 308 pagine
...tune their hearts, by far the nobleft aim : Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling meafures rife, Or plantive 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 ears... | |
 | James Anderson - 1722 - 440 pagine
...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...aim: Perhaps Dundee's wild-warbling measures rise, Or plamtif martyrs, worthy oi the name ; Or noi>le Elgin beets the Heaven-ward flame,' Th- sweetest far... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1794 - 300 pagine
...guife; They tune their hearts, by far the nobldl aim : Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling meafures rife, Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name; Or noble Elgin beets the heav'n-ward flame, The fweeteft far of Scotia's holy lays: Compar'd with thefe, Italian trills are... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pagine
...lyart haffet'sf wearing thin and bare ; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He 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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 300 pagine
...; 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 heav'n-ward flame, The fweeteft far of Scotia's holy lays : Compar'd with thefe, Italian trills are... | |
 | 1809 - 530 pagine
...His lyart 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...; 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 pagine
...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...hearts, by far the noblest aim : Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name, Or noble Elgin beets the heav'n-ward... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - 1805 - 616 pagine
...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... | |
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