Macleod of Dare

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Macmillan and Company, 1879 - Всего страниц: 183
 

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Стр. 21 - My bird, my bonnie, bonnie bird, Is that a sang ye borrow ; Or is't some words ye've learnt by heart, Or a lilt o' dool an' sorrow ? " " Oh ! no, no, no," the wee bird sang, "I've flown sin' mornin
Стр. 160 - Man," here broke in Doctor Drummummupp, at the top of his voice, and with a thump that came near knocking the pulpit about our ears; "man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live; he cometh up and is cut down like a flower!
Стр. 185 - Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul; Which long for death, but it cometh not; And dig for it more than for hid treasures; Which rejoice exceedingly, And are glad, when they can find the grave?
Стр. 22 - Down through the Lowlands, down wi' the Whigamore ! Loyal true Highlanders, down wi' them rarely ! Ronald and Donald, drive on wi...
Стр. 185 - There came to him many a Maiden, Whose eyes had forgot to shine ; And Widows, with grief o'erladen, For a draught of his sleepy wine. Hurrah ! for the coal-black wine!
Стр. 21 - A wee bird cam' to our ha' door"— this was what she sang ; and though, to tell the truth, she had not much of a voice, it was exquisitely trained, and she sang with a tenderness and expression such as he, at least, had never heard before — "He warbled sweet and clearly; An' aye the o'ercome o' his sang Was
Стр. 190 - Staffa is far away and alone; she is trembling to her core: how long will the shuddering caves withstand the mighty hammer of the Atlantic surge ? And then again the sudden wild gleam startles the night, and one sees, with an appalling vividness, the driven white waves and the black islands; and then again a thousand echoes go booming along the iron-bound coast.
Стр. 188 - Now, indeed, all the red light had gone away ; and as the sun went down there was nothing but a spectral whiteness over the sea and the sky ; and the atmosphere was so close and sultry that it seemed to suffocate one. Moreover, there was a dead calm ; if they had wanted to get away from this exposed place, how could they ? They could not get into the gig and pull this great yacht over to Loch Tua. It was with a light heart that Hamish set about this thing ; and Christina forthwith filled a hamper...
Стр. 81 - Ihr Matten lebt wohl ! Ihr sonnigen Weiden ! Der Senne muss scheiden. Der Sommer ist hin. Wir fahren zu Berg, wir kommen wieder, Wenn der Kuckuck ruft, wenn erwachen die Lieder, Wenn mit Blumen die Erde sich kleidet neu, Wenn die Brünnlein fliessen im lieblichen Mai.

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