The Minstrelsy of Britain; Or, A Glance at Our Lyrical Poetry and Poets: From the Reign of Queen Elizabeth to the Present Time, Including a Dissertation on the Genius and Lyrics of BurnsH. Heavisides, 1860 - 120 páginas |
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... verse married to immortal song " -those who have deeply felt this power , will at once acknowledge there is more justness , more wisdom , and more truth in the emphatic words just quoted than some are aware of or others are disposed to ...
... verse married to immortal song " -those who have deeply felt this power , will at once acknowledge there is more justness , more wisdom , and more truth in the emphatic words just quoted than some are aware of or others are disposed to ...
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... verses was composed by Shield . It is considered extremely beautiful , and when sung by the reapers in the opening scene of the opera of Rosina , where it is introduced , a more pleasing pic- ture of rustic felicity cannot be imagined ...
... verses was composed by Shield . It is considered extremely beautiful , and when sung by the reapers in the opening scene of the opera of Rosina , where it is introduced , a more pleasing pic- ture of rustic felicity cannot be imagined ...
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... verse of the song alluded to : " Fill me a bowl - a mighty bowl- Large as my capacious soul- Vast as my thirst is , let it have Depth enough to be my grave ! I mean the grave of all my care , For I design to bury't there . " It would be ...
... verse of the song alluded to : " Fill me a bowl - a mighty bowl- Large as my capacious soul- Vast as my thirst is , let it have Depth enough to be my grave ! I mean the grave of all my care , For I design to bury't there . " It would be ...
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... verse flows from the " well of English un- defiled , " and whose St. Cecilia and Alexander's Feast are of themselves sufficient to hand down his name to future generations . With their transcendant genius , however , it is said that ...
... verse flows from the " well of English un- defiled , " and whose St. Cecilia and Alexander's Feast are of themselves sufficient to hand down his name to future generations . With their transcendant genius , however , it is said that ...
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... verse display the vigour of his poetic genius . Like Swift , however , his contem- porary , he possessed neither the Doric simplicity nor the magnificent imagination necessary for the compo- sition of the true lyric . The only one in ...
... verse display the vigour of his poetic genius . Like Swift , however , his contem- porary , he possessed neither the Doric simplicity nor the magnificent imagination necessary for the compo- sition of the true lyric . The only one in ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 101 - And, oh ! may Heaven their simple lives prevent From luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, howe'er crowns and coronets be rent, A virtuous populace may rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much-loved Isle.
Página 42 - All worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age was wan The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man...
Página 95 - Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a' that, That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth, May bear the gree and a' that. For a
Página 89 - CHORUS. For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne. We twa hae run about the braes, And pu'd the gowans fine ; But we've wander'd mony a weary foot Sin auld lang syne.
Página 15 - Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine; But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine.
Página 27 - O Susan, Susan, lovely dear, My vows shall ever true remain; Let me kiss off that falling tear; We only part to meet again. Change as ye list, ye winds; my heart shall be The faithful compass that still points to thee.
Página 54 - And you see me carried out from the threshold of the door; Don't let Effie come to see me till my grave be growing green : She'll be a better child to you than ever I have been.
Página 15 - HE that loves a rosy cheek, Or a coral lip admires, Or from star-like eyes doth seek Fuel to maintain his fires ; As old Time makes these decay, So his flames must waste away. But a smooth and steadfast mind, Gentle thoughts and calm desires, Hearts with equal love combined, Kindle never-dying fires. Where these are not, I despise Lovely cheeks, or lips, or eyes.
Página 71 - Heav'n, He, ruin'd, sink! Ev'n thou who mourn'st the Daisy's fate, That fate is thine — no distant date; Stern Ruin's ploughshare drives elate Full on thy bloom, Till crush'd beneath the furrow's weight Shall be thy doom!
Página 37 - YE banks and braes o' bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair; How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu' o