The World's Cyclopedia of Biography, Том 1J. B. Alden, 1883 |
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... Burns had many hardships to endure , but he never reckoned this to be one of them. ̧ His father , William Burness or Burnes , for so he spelt his name , was a native not of Ayrshire , but of Kincardineshire , where he had been reared on ...
... Burns had many hardships to endure , but he never reckoned this to be one of them. ̧ His father , William Burness or Burnes , for so he spelt his name , was a native not of Ayrshire , but of Kincardineshire , where he had been reared on ...
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ROBERT BURNS . CHAPTER I .. YOUTH IN AYRSHIRE . 1759- GREAT men , great events , great epochs , it nas been said , grow as we recede from them ; and the rate at which they grow in the estimation of men is in some sort a measure of their ...
ROBERT BURNS . CHAPTER I .. YOUTH IN AYRSHIRE . 1759- GREAT men , great events , great epochs , it nas been said , grow as we recede from them ; and the rate at which they grow in the estimation of men is in some sort a measure of their ...
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... Burns had many hardships to endure , but he never reckoned this to be one of them .. His father , William Burness or Burnes , for so he s so he spelt his name , was a native not of Ayrshire , but of Kincardineshire , where he had been ...
... Burns had many hardships to endure , but he never reckoned this to be one of them .. His father , William Burness or Burnes , for so he s so he spelt his name , was a native not of Ayrshire , but of Kincardineshire , where he had been ...
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... Burns and his family from his eighteenth till his twenty - fifth year . For a time the family life here was more comfortable than before , probably because several of the children were now able to assist their parents in farm labour ...
... Burns and his family from his eighteenth till his twenty - fifth year . For a time the family life here was more comfortable than before , probably because several of the children were now able to assist their parents in farm labour ...
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... Burns , who admired him for what he thought his independence and magnanimity . " He was , " says Burns , " the only man I ever knew who was a greater fool than myself , where woman was the presiding star ; but he spoke of lawless love ...
... Burns , who admired him for what he thought his independence and magnanimity . " He was , " says Burns , " the only man I ever knew who was a greater fool than myself , where woman was the presiding star ; but he spoke of lawless love ...
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Стр. 86 - ... an inward prompting which now grew daily upon me, that by labour and intent study, which I take to be my portion in- this life, joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave something so written to after-times, as they should not willingly let it die.
Стр. 81 - Tread those reviving passions down, Unworthy manhood! — unto thee Indifferent should the smile or frown Of beauty be. If thou regret'st thy youth, why live? The land of honourable death Is here: — up to the field, and give Away thy breath! Seek out — less often sought than found — A soldier's grave, for thee the best; Then look around and choose thy ground, And take thy rest.
Стр. 36 - I was confirmed in this opinion, that he, who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem...
Стр. 116 - Yet, be it less or more, or soon or slow, It shall be still in strictest measure even To that same lot, however mean or high, Toward which Time leads me, and the will of Heaven ; All is, if I have grace to use it so, As ever in my great Task-Master's eye.
Стр. 66 - Wi' thee to reign, wi' thee to reign, The brightest jewel in my crown Wad be my queen, wad be my queen.
Стр. 120 - Near this spot Are deposited the Remains Of one Who Possessed Beauty Without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, And all the Virtues of Man Without his Vices. This Praise, which would be unmeaning flattery If inscribed over Human Ashes, Is but a just tribute to the Memory of "Boatswain," a Dog Who was born at Newfoundland, May, 1803, And died at Newstead Abbey Nov. 18, 1808.
Стр. 18 - OF a' the airts the wind can blaw, I dearly like the west, For there the bonnie lassie lives, The lassie I lo'e best: There wild woods grow, and rivers row, And mony a hill between ; But, day and night, my fancy's flight Is ever wi
Стр. 62 - We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven ; that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Стр. 33 - The bridegroom may forget the bride Was made his wedded wife yestreen ; The monarch may forget the crown ' That on his head an hour has been ; The mother may forget the child That smiles sae sweetly on her knee ; But I'll remember thee, Glencairn, And a' that thou hast done for me ! " LINES, SENT TO SIR JOHN WHITEFORD, OF WHITEFORD, BART.
Стр. 8 - To hear the lark begin his flight And singing startle the dull night From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise ; Then to come, in spite of sorrow, And at my window bid good-morrow Through the sweetbriar, or the vine, Or the twisted eglantine...