The Grampians Desolate: A PoemJohn Moir, 1804 - 316 Seiten |
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... tomb ! War spread its ruin round ! —an IRON AGE Display'd the horrid wonders of its rage ? Murder was manly deem'd - and deeds most dire , Day after day succeeded sword and fire ! Hence rose the FEUDAL STATE . High - minded chiefs 19.
... tomb ! War spread its ruin round ! —an IRON AGE Display'd the horrid wonders of its rage ? Murder was manly deem'd - and deeds most dire , Day after day succeeded sword and fire ! Hence rose the FEUDAL STATE . High - minded chiefs 19.
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... rage , Swept round the Grampians , and laid waste an age ! Our lofty mountains beam'd in joy sublime , Of comforts conscious , suited to the clime . The Herdsman , mid the upland wilds , in peace Enjoy'd the blessings of his store's ...
... rage , Swept round the Grampians , and laid waste an age ! Our lofty mountains beam'd in joy sublime , Of comforts conscious , suited to the clime . The Herdsman , mid the upland wilds , in peace Enjoy'd the blessings of his store's ...
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... rage : Sound sleep th ' unconscious emigrants the while- The sleep of death shall soon their cares beguile ! The storm commences - now it rages high , Wild foaming billows mingle with the sky , And while white bursting waves the ship's ...
... rage : Sound sleep th ' unconscious emigrants the while- The sleep of death shall soon their cares beguile ! The storm commences - now it rages high , Wild foaming billows mingle with the sky , And while white bursting waves the ship's ...
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... rage Unknown to fame - unheard of among those Who hurl dire vengeance on their country's foes , How thy fond heart would bleed ? -Thine aged arm More fortunate than mine hath wrought this harm : Here - take this sword , the gift once of ...
... rage Unknown to fame - unheard of among those Who hurl dire vengeance on their country's foes , How thy fond heart would bleed ? -Thine aged arm More fortunate than mine hath wrought this harm : Here - take this sword , the gift once of ...
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... their shuddering frames , They feel the rage of hell - tormenting flames . Altho ' their woes did eloquently plead , Repose they found not , till benorth the Tweed . ( 7 ) Their little all now gone - their strength impair'd , 60.
... their shuddering frames , They feel the rage of hell - tormenting flames . Altho ' their woes did eloquently plead , Repose they found not , till benorth the Tweed . ( 7 ) Their little all now gone - their strength impair'd , 60.
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agus alien breed ancient Argyleshire arms ascends bagpipe bard beam brave braxy Britain Caledonian Canal called chace chief chieftains circumstances cottars Crait crofters cultivated dance dawn deep distant districts dread emigration farmers farms fleecy flocks Gael Gaelic gale glen gloom Grampian hills Grampian mountains Grampians and Western GRAMPIANS DESOLATE hand heath heaves Hebrides Hebridian hence herds highland hoary industry inhabitants Ireland joys keen labour lease live-stock Lochaber Malcolm means mild mountains native breed o'er OSSIAN pasture peace Perthshire plough poor possessions race rack-rent rage reigns rent respecting roam roar rocks roe i loe round rural economy says Scot Scotland Scottish serene sheep Sheep-store shepherd shore smiles song soon soul sound spread store-farm storm swains sweep sweet tenants thro tion toil vale Vide Waste Lands Western Islands Western Isles wild wind winter
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Seite 258 - And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music. And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
Seite 259 - The head of John the Baptist. 25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
Seite 296 - I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Seite 296 - VANITY of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun ? One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh : but the earth abideth for ever.
Seite 259 - And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
Seite 296 - A few years ago, the herring fishery employed all Grub Street; it was the topic in every coffee-house, and the burden of every ballad. We were to drag up oceans of gold from the bottom of the sea; we were to supply all Europe with herrings upon our own terms.
Seite 1 - Thus every good his native wilds impart, Imprints the patriot passion on his heart; And e'en those ills, that round his mansion rise, Enhance the bliss his scanty fund supplies. Dear is that shed to which his soul conforms, And dear that hill which lifts him to the storms; And as a child, when scaring sounds molest, Clings close and closer to the mother's breast, So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his native mountains more.
Seite 259 - Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!
Seite 284 - But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses : forasmuch as the Lord hath said unto you, ye shall henceforth return no more that way.