The Works of James the First, King of Scotland: To which is Prefixed a Historical and Critical Dissertation on His Life and Writings ; Also, Some Brief Remarks on the Intimate Connexion of the Scots Language with the Other Northern Dialects ; and a Dissertation on Scottish Music ; the Whole Accompanied with Notes, Historical, Critical and ExplantoryW. Lang, 1825 - 295 páginas |
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... poetical remains of King James I. printed and published at Edinburgh in the year 1783 . • In this new edition , the Editors have scrupu- lously followed the original printed one mentioned above . This Volume , however , contains " Peb ...
... poetical remains of King James I. printed and published at Edinburgh in the year 1783 . • In this new edition , the Editors have scrupu- lously followed the original printed one mentioned above . This Volume , however , contains " Peb ...
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... poetical language of the time , the ludicrous descriptions , and the free vein of genuine wit and humour which runs through it , it is , even at this day , read with pleasure . It must be valuable , were its only merit that of being ...
... poetical language of the time , the ludicrous descriptions , and the free vein of genuine wit and humour which runs through it , it is , even at this day , read with pleasure . It must be valuable , were its only merit that of being ...
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... poetical pieces , yet as in the age of James , and for a cen- tury after , printing was not introduced into Bri- tain , it is not to be wondered that most of his pieces should now be lost . Joannes Major , in his History of Scotland ...
... poetical pieces , yet as in the age of James , and for a cen- tury after , printing was not introduced into Bri- tain , it is not to be wondered that most of his pieces should now be lost . Joannes Major , in his History of Scotland ...
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... poetical allegory and vision was derived from the Provençal writers , which probably was introduced into England by Richard I. who ranks among the most eminent of the Troubadours . It was highly in fashion in the age of Lydgate , Gower ...
... poetical allegory and vision was derived from the Provençal writers , which probably was introduced into England by Richard I. who ranks among the most eminent of the Troubadours . It was highly in fashion in the age of Lydgate , Gower ...
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... poetical remains of King James I. of Scotland : Poets , that lasting marble seek , Must carve in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand ; our language grows ; And , like the tide , our work o'erflows . Chaucer his sense can only boast ...
... poetical remains of King James I. of Scotland : Poets , that lasting marble seek , Must carve in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand ; our language grows ; And , like the tide , our work o'erflows . Chaucer his sense can only boast ...
Términos y frases comunes
Æneid ageyne ancient archery Azincourt Banantyne's Bishop Gibson bryt CANTO Carlo Gesualdo castle Chaucer Christ's Kirk church clere composed confort conjecture doun Duke of Albany Earl England English fair floure fortune France fresch furth Gavin Douglas genius goddesse goddis grene grete gude hath hede hertis hevin humour King Henry King James King of Scots KING'S QUAIR language learned lufe lytill maid melodies mony mynd old Scottish Palestrina Peblis Play plesance poem of Christ's poet poetical poetry Prince qd sche Quhare Quhat quhele Quhen quhich quhile quhite quho reign sall Saxon sche Scotland Scots SCOTS LANGUAGE Scottish language Scottish songs seyne stanza suete suich suld sung taste thai thaire thame therewt thir thou tion tofore trew tuke tyme Venus vnto wald waly warld wele wold words wtoutin zouth
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Página 75 - Heaven from all creatures hides the book of Fate, All but the page prescribed, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know: Or who could suffer being here below? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.
Página 122 - At once on the eastern cliff of Paradise He lights ; and to his proper shape returns A seraph wing'd : six wings he wore, to shade His lineaments divine ; the pair that clad Each shoulder, broad, came mantling o'er his breast With regal ornament ; the middle pair Girt like a starry zone his waist, and round Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold, And colours dipt in heaven ; the third his feet Shadow'd from either heel with feather'd mail, Sky-tinctured grain. Like Maia's son he stood, And...
Página 260 - Or the unseen Genius of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk the studious cloister's pale, And love the high embowed roof, With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light.
Página 284 - Love wont to gae ! 1 leant my back unto an aik, I thought it was a trusty tree ; But first it bow'd, and syne it brak, Sae my true Love did lichtly me. O waly waly, but love be bonny A little time while it is new ; But when 'tis auld, it waxeth cauld And fades awa...
Página 63 - Poets that lasting marble seek Must carve in Latin or in Greek; We write in sand, our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows.
Página 260 - With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light. There let the pealing organ blow To the full-voiced quire below In service high and anthems clear As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heaven before mine eyes.
Página 271 - Meanwhile, whate'er of beautiful, or new, Sublime, or dreadful, in earth, sea, or sky, By chance, or search was offered to his view, He scann'd with curious and romantic eye.
Página 84 - Quhare as in ward full oft I wold bewaille My dedely lyf, full of peyne and penance, Saing ryght thus, quhat have I gilt to faille My fredome in this warld and my plesance?
Página 174 - Vnto impnis of my maisteris dere, Gowere and Chaucere, that on the steppis satt Of rethorike, quhill thai were lyvand here, Superlatiue as poetis laureate, In moralitee and eloquence ornate, I recommend my buk in lynis seven, And eke thair saulis vnto the blisse of hevin.
Página 117 - OLD as I am, for ladies' love unfit, The power of beauty I remember yet, Which once inflamed my soul, and still inspires my wit.