The Works of James the First, King of Scotland: To which is Prefixed a Historical and Critical Dissertation on His Life and Writings ; Also, Some Brief Remarks on the Intimate Connexion of the Scots Language with the Other Northern Dialects ; and a Dissertation on Scottish Music ; the Whole Accompanied with Notes, Historical, Critical and ExplantoryW. Lang, 1825 - 295 Seiten |
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... remarkable : As a pri- soner , ' replied he , and in your hands , I have no power over my subjects ; nor are they under any allegiance to obey my command . ** 6 6 6 King Henry , though nowise pleased with the an- swer , is said , upon ...
... remarkable : As a pri- soner , ' replied he , and in your hands , I have no power over my subjects ; nor are they under any allegiance to obey my command . ** 6 6 6 King Henry , though nowise pleased with the an- swer , is said , upon ...
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... remarkable , that Scotland hath * owed its civilization to two of its greatest and most patriotic Princes , who both of them received their education at the English court . Before the time of King Malcolm Caenmore , the universal ...
... remarkable , that Scotland hath * owed its civilization to two of its greatest and most patriotic Princes , who both of them received their education at the English court . Before the time of King Malcolm Caenmore , the universal ...
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... remarkable occurrence , soon after his resto- ration , greatly contributed to the cultivation of the English language in Scotland . Edgar Atheling , the heir of the Saxon line to the English crown , together with his mother and sister ...
... remarkable occurrence , soon after his resto- ration , greatly contributed to the cultivation of the English language in Scotland . Edgar Atheling , the heir of the Saxon line to the English crown , together with his mother and sister ...
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... remarkable , it also appears that it was lent out to them for hire . * It may seem ridiculous , that , in that rude age , when the arts of industry were very little under- stood or practised , when not only most of the ar- ticles of ...
... remarkable , it also appears that it was lent out to them for hire . * It may seem ridiculous , that , in that rude age , when the arts of industry were very little under- stood or practised , when not only most of the ar- ticles of ...
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... remarkable change in the mode of living , and a degree of luxury and of expence , both in the economy of the table and in dress , amongst the nobility and gentry of Scot- land , beyond what was ever known before , must necessarily have ...
... remarkable change in the mode of living , and a degree of luxury and of expence , both in the economy of the table and in dress , amongst the nobility and gentry of Scot- land , beyond what was ever known before , must necessarily have ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Æneid ageyne ancient archery Azincourt Banantyne's Bishop Gibson bryt CANTO Carlo Gesualdo castle Chaucer Christ's Kirk church clere composed confort conjecture doun Duke of Albany Earl England English fair floure fortune France fresch furth Gavin Douglas genius goddesse goddis grene grete gude hath hede hertis hevin humour King Henry King James King of Scots KING'S QUAIR language learned lufe lytill maid melodies mony mynd old Scottish Palestrina Peblis Play plesance poem of Christ's poet poetical poetry Prince qd sche Quhare Quhat quhele Quhen quhich quhile quhite quho reign sall Saxon sche Scotland Scots SCOTS LANGUAGE Scottish language Scottish songs seyne stanza suete suich suld sung taste thai thaire thame therewt thir thou tion tofore trew tuke tyme Venus vnto wald waly warld wele wold words wtoutin zouth
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 75 - Heaven from all creatures hides the book of Fate, All but the page prescribed, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know: Or who could suffer being here below? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.
Seite 122 - At once on the eastern cliff of Paradise He lights ; and to his proper shape returns A seraph wing'd : six wings he wore, to shade His lineaments divine ; the pair that clad Each shoulder, broad, came mantling o'er his breast With regal ornament ; the middle pair Girt like a starry zone his waist, and round Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold, And colours dipt in heaven ; the third his feet Shadow'd from either heel with feather'd mail, Sky-tinctured grain. Like Maia's son he stood, And...
Seite 260 - Or the unseen Genius of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk the studious cloister's pale, And love the high embowed roof, With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light.
Seite 284 - Love wont to gae ! 1 leant my back unto an aik, I thought it was a trusty tree ; But first it bow'd, and syne it brak, Sae my true Love did lichtly me. O waly waly, but love be bonny A little time while it is new ; But when 'tis auld, it waxeth cauld And fades awa...
Seite 63 - Poets that lasting marble seek Must carve in Latin or in Greek; We write in sand, our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows.
Seite 260 - With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light. There let the pealing organ blow To the full-voiced quire below In service high and anthems clear As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heaven before mine eyes.
Seite 271 - Meanwhile, whate'er of beautiful, or new, Sublime, or dreadful, in earth, sea, or sky, By chance, or search was offered to his view, He scann'd with curious and romantic eye.
Seite 84 - Quhare as in ward full oft I wold bewaille My dedely lyf, full of peyne and penance, Saing ryght thus, quhat have I gilt to faille My fredome in this warld and my plesance?
Seite 174 - Vnto impnis of my maisteris dere, Gowere and Chaucere, that on the steppis satt Of rethorike, quhill thai were lyvand here, Superlatiue as poetis laureate, In moralitee and eloquence ornate, I recommend my buk in lynis seven, And eke thair saulis vnto the blisse of hevin.
Seite 117 - OLD as I am, for ladies' love unfit, The power of beauty I remember yet, Which once inflamed my soul, and still inspires my wit.