 They chant their artless notes in simple guise; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim : Perhaps ' Dundee's ' wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive *• Martyrs...  The Classical Journal - Seite 631826Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1863 - 896 Seiten
...He wales a portion with judicious care ; And lei us worship God! he says with solemn air. They chant their artless notes in simple guise; They tune their...plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name; Or noble Elgin feeds the heavenward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays : Compared with these, Italian trills... | |
 | Garland - 1850 - 152 Seiten
...He wails a portion with judicious care; And 'Let us worship God,' he says wi' solemn air. They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They tune their...measures rise, Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name: Compar'd with these, Italian trills are tame ; The tickl'd ears no heartfelt raptures raise; Nae unison... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1850 - 508 Seiten
...worship God ! ' he says, with solemn air. XIII. They chant their artless notes in simple guise; They tuno their hearts, by far the noblest aim : Perhaps Dundee's...plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name : Or noble Elgin oeets the heav'nward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays : Compar'd with these, Italian trills... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1850 - 596 Seiten
...wales9 a portion with judicious care ; And " Let us worship GOD !" he says with solemn air. They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim ; Perhaps Dundee's10 wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive Martyrs,10 worthy of the name ; Or noble Elgin10... | |
 | Edward Feild (bp. of Newfoundland.) - 1831 - 130 Seiten
...exert a more delightful and beneficial influence, than in ihefamily circle, where while " They chant their artless notes in simple guise They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim." It is thus that the sweet incense of praise will be made to ascend to God, from the altar of every... | |
 | George Croly - 1850 - 442 Seiten
...wales a portion with judicious care ; And, ' Let us worship God !' he says, with solemn They chant their artless notes in simple guise, They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim ; I'orhaps Dundee's wild, warbling measures rise, Or plaintive Martyr's, worthy of the name, Or noble... | |
 | United States. 85th Cong., 2d sess., 1958, United States. Congress - 1958 - 224 Seiten
...wales a portion with Judicious care; And 'Let us worship God !' he says with solemn air. "They chant their artless notes in simple guise, They tune their...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... | |
 | United States. 85th Cong., 2d sess., 1958, United States. Congress - 1958 - 222 Seiten
...wales a portion with Judicious care; And 'Let us worship God !' he says with solemn air. "They chant their artless notes in simple guise. They tune their...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... | |
 | James D. Smart - 1954 - 212 Seiten
...the big family Bible before him, " And ' Let us worship God I' he says, with solemn air. They chant their artless notes in simple guise; They tune their...rise, Or plaintive ' Martyrs,' worthy of the name. The priest-like father reads the sacred page, How Abram was the friend of God on high; Or Job's pathetic... | |
 | James Rawlings Sydnor - 1989 - 148 Seiten
...his poem "The Cotter's Saturday Night." The father reads scripture and then, writes Burns, They chant their artless notes in simple guise: They tune their...plaintive "Martyrs," worthy of the name; Or noble "Elgin" beets [feeds] the heavenward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays. Burns comments on this... | |
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