Lives of the Lindsays: Or, A Memoir of the Houses of Crawford and Balcarres, Band 2 |
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... Scottish dialects seemed to justify the creed so beautifully expressed by Waller , “ 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 .
... Scottish dialects seemed to justify the creed so beautifully expressed by Waller , “ 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 .
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affection afterwards appeared army battle believe blessed brother called carried Castle cause character Charles Colin command continued Crawford daughter David dear death desire died Earl Earl of Crawford Edinburgh Edzell enemies England expect father favour fear feel fortune friends gave give given hand happy hear heart honour hope House interest James John John Lindsay kind King Lady Lady Anne late leave letter Lindsay live look Lord Balcarres Majesty manner March mean Memoirs mentioned mind mother nature never occasion officers once Parliament party passed person pleased present Prince received respect Robert says Scotland Scottish seems sent servant sister soon spirit success tell things thought told took whole wife wish write young
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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.