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 ExplanatoryCrerar and Son. For G. Clark, Aberdeen, 1827 - 295 páginas |
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... hert , amang the rokkis blake , My feble bote full fast to stere and row , i Unsekernesse . ] Uncertainty . k That saileth stereless . ] Without a steersman at the helm . Though nature gave me suffisance , or sufficient reason for my ...
... hert , amang the rokkis blake , My feble bote full fast to stere and row , i Unsekernesse . ] Uncertainty . k That saileth stereless . ] Without a steersman at the helm . Though nature gave me suffisance , or sufficient reason for my ...
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... hert . XXII . And though I stood abaisit tho a lyte , No wonder was ; for quhy ? my wittis all Were so ouercome wt plesance and delyte , Only through latting of myn eyen fall , That sudaynly my hert become hir thrall , For ever of free ...
... hert . XXII . And though I stood abaisit tho a lyte , No wonder was ; for quhy ? my wittis all Were so ouercome wt plesance and delyte , Only through latting of myn eyen fall , That sudaynly my hert become hir thrall , For ever of free ...
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... hert , To do a sely prisoner thus smert , That lufis zou all , and wote of not but wo , And , therefore , merci suete ! sen it is so . XXVI . Quhen I a lytill thrawe had maid my mone , Bewailing myn infortune and my chance , & Sall I ...
... hert , To do a sely prisoner thus smert , That lufis zou all , and wote of not but wo , And , therefore , merci suete ! sen it is so . XXVI . Quhen I a lytill thrawe had maid my mone , Bewailing myn infortune and my chance , & Sall I ...
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... hert , my will , my nature , and my mynd , Was changit clene ryt in ane other kind . XXVII . Of hir array the form gif I sal write , Toward her goldin haire , and rich atyre , * In fretwise couchit wt perlis quhite , And grete * balas ...
... hert , my will , my nature , and my mynd , Was changit clene ryt in ane other kind . XXVII . Of hir array the form gif I sal write , Toward her goldin haire , and rich atyre , * In fretwise couchit wt perlis quhite , And grete * balas ...
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... hert schapin verily , That , as a sperk of lowe so wantonly Semyt birnyng upon hir quhite throte , Now gif there was gud pertye , God it wote . XXX . And for to walk that fresche Mayes morowe , Ane huke she had upon her tissew quhite ...
... hert schapin verily , That , as a sperk of lowe so wantonly Semyt birnyng upon hir quhite throte , Now gif there was gud pertye , God it wote . XXX . And for to walk that fresche Mayes morowe , Ane huke she had upon her tissew quhite ...
Términos y frases comunes
Æneid ageyne ancient archery Azincourt ballads Banantyne's Bishop Gibson bryt 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 Scotland 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 zouth
Pasajes populares
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?
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 shook...
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.
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 75 - The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed today, 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 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 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 271 - Song was his favourite and first pursuit. The wild harp rang to his adventurous hand, And languish'd to his breath the plaintive flute. His infant Muse, though artless, was not mute : Of elegance as yet he took no care ; For this of time and culture is the fruit ; And Edwin gain'd at last this fruit so rare : As in some future verse I purpose to declare.