Lives of the Lindsays: Or, A Memoir of the Houses of Crawford and Balcarres, Band 2J. Murray, 1849 - 489 Seiten |
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... write in sand - our language grows , And , like the tide , our work o'erflows . " Even on the few Scottish writers who wisely dissented from this doctrine , and foresaw the glorious destiny of English , this classical bias exercised a ...
... write in sand - our language grows , And , like the tide , our work o'erflows . " Even on the few Scottish writers who wisely dissented from this doctrine , and foresaw the glorious destiny of English , this classical bias exercised a ...
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... writes her father to his constant friend , " it pleasit Almighty God to call our dochter Margaret to the joys of heaven ; her end was painless and all- ways happy , blessed be our Maker ! God give us grace to make the right use of it ...
... writes her father to his constant friend , " it pleasit Almighty God to call our dochter Margaret to the joys of heaven ; her end was painless and all- ways happy , blessed be our Maker ! God give us grace to make the right use of it ...
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... writes about a month afterwards , " I did receive that which bore the woful news of the death of your daughter , whom I swear I did ever esteem in that same degree to myself , which hath drowned the regret which perhaps otherwise I ...
... writes about a month afterwards , " I did receive that which bore the woful news of the death of your daughter , whom I swear I did ever esteem in that same degree to myself , which hath drowned the regret which perhaps otherwise I ...
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... writer , " it would have cried out with many a bitter lamentation . A nobleman , beholding the numerous multitude which ran after the coach , took occasion thus merrily to break his silence , -I will write up to the King , ' ( said he ...
... writer , " it would have cried out with many a bitter lamentation . A nobleman , beholding the numerous multitude which ran after the coach , took occasion thus merrily to break his silence , -I will write up to the King , ' ( said he ...
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... write Montrose and Napier to the King , even three years later than the period I am dwelling upon , but in the spirit of those earlier Supplications ' which he had treated with disdain , " is a fear and apprehension , not without some ...
... write Montrose and Napier to the King , even three years later than the period I am dwelling upon , but in the spirit of those earlier Supplications ' which he had treated with disdain , " is a fear and apprehension , not without some ...
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affectionate afterwards Argyle army Auld Auld Robin Gray battle Bishop blessed brother Castle Charles Church command Covenant Covenanters Crawford-Lindsay daughter dear death desire Duke Dundee Earl Colin Earl James Earl James's Earl of Balcarres Earl of Crawford Earl of Lindsay Earl of Perth Earl of Seaforth Edinburgh Edzell enemies England faithful father favour fear friends give Guthrum Guthry hand happy hath heart Highlands Hist honour hope horse John Earl John Lindsay kind King King's Lady Anne Lady Anne Lindsay Lady Balcarres Laird letter live Lord Balcarres Lord Crawford Lord Lindsay lordship Ludovic Majesty Majesty's Margaret Memoirs mind ministers Montrose mother never noble Parliament party Pedro person Perth pray Presbyterians Prince prisoner regiment Robert Robin Gray says Scotland Scottish sent servant shew sister things thou thought Viscount wife William write young zour
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Seite 462 - AULD ROBIN GRAY When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye at hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, While my gudeman lies sound by me. Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and sought me for his bride; But saving a croun he had naething else beside: To make the croun a pund, young Jamie gaed to sea; And the croun and the pund were baith for me. He hadna been awa...
Seite 300 - So fades a summer cloud away; So sinks the gale when storms are o'er; So gently shuts the eye of day; So dies a wave along the shore.
Seite 462 - And so auld Robin Gray, he was gudeman to me. I hadna been his wife a week but only four, When mournfu...
Seite 462 - But saving ae crown-piece he had naething beside ; To make the crown a pound my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound — they were baith for me.
Seite 115 - Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
Seite 165 - Away to the hills, to the caves, to the rocks, Ere I own an usurper, I'll couch with the fox ; And tremble, false Whigs, in the midst of your glee ; You have not seen the last of my bonnet and me...
Seite 66 - We shall with the same sincerity, reality and constancy, in our several vocations, endeavour with our estates and lives mutually to preserve the rights and privileges of the Parliaments, and the liberties of the kingdoms...
Seite 66 - Ireland, in doctrine, worship, discipline and government, according to the Word of God, and the example of the best reformed Churches ; and we shall endeavour to bring the Churches of God in the three kingdoms to the nearest conjunction and uniformity in religion, confession of faith, form of Church government, directory for worship and catechising, that we, and our posterity after us, may, as brethren, live in faith and love, and the Lord may delight to dwell in the midst of us.
Seite 393 - ... question obligingly, I should have told him the fact distinctly and confidentially. The annoyance, however, of this important ambassador from the Antiquaries, was amply repaid to me by the noble exhibition of the ' Ballet of Auld Robin Gray's Courtship,' as performed by dancing dogs under my window.
Seite 440 - How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be ! Poets themselves must fall, like those they sung, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the tuneful tongue.