 | 1818 - 782 pages
...afterwards addressed a poem to his sons ; and in another composition he thus finely denominates Burns, •' Him who walked in glory and in joy, Following his plough upon the mountainside." A man would have his hands full of employment, who tried to expose all the errors and... | |
 | 1819 - 808 pages
...originality in the mind of the Ettrick Shepherd, well entitling him to take his place immediately after " Him who walked in glory and in joy, Following his plough upon the mountain side." The truth is, that the respective characters of their poetry are altogether separate and distinct ;... | |
 | 1819 - 792 pages
...originality in the mind of the Ettriek Shepherd, well entitling him to take bis place immediately after " Him who walked in glory and in joy, Following his plough upon the mountain ride." The truth is, that the respective characters of their poetry are altogether separate and distinct... | |
 | 1827 - 808 pages
...that he is not moved merely, softened, amused by the representatives of living nature, but that lie is borne along in an unison of feeling and thought...On him, who walked in glory and in joy. Following hie plough upon the mountain side." As to Crabbe, if we believe, it is often just what we try not to... | |
 | 1833 - 1056 pages
...will « The fulgent head gain glory; nay, bread. True, h« Star-bright appear ;" Of him who vvalk'd in glory and in joy, Following his plough upon the mountain side ;" from unsuspected rest among the water-lilies of the mountain-mere the snow-white swan in full plumage... | |
 | Staff - 1835 - 670 pages
...would walk, if he were not molested, and threatened with a deprivation of his livelihood,— — " in glory and in joy, Following his plough upon the mountain side." The only counteracting influence which the agriculturists have in their power to employ against the... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1838 - 564 pages
...truth, and pure delight, by heavenly lays.' And, Miss Mary, we agree in the homage that we render to him, who ' walked in glory and in joy, Following his plough upon the mountain-side. I have sometimes thought it would be an excellent criterion whereby to judge of the... | |
 | 1839 - 694 pages
...late to do justice to Burns ; but I cannot believe the peasant who should be inspired by him to walk "in glory and in joy following his plough upon the mountain side," or who, casting his phdeful look on Saturday evening around his circle of children, feels his pleasure... | |
 | 1841 - 832 pages
...and Cowper are nearly contemporaneous with each other, and with the truh just noticed. Burns — He who walked in glory and in joy, Following his plough upon the mountain side — had only one mode of study : he knew nothing of styles : he was ignorant of all the chances and... | |
 | 1841 - 658 pages
...aspirations, to shine among the obscure, or rear his haughty form and giant stature among pigmies? He who ' Walked in glory and in joy, Following his plough upon the Mountain-side ;' he who sat in glory and in joy at the festal board, when mirth and •wine did most... | |
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On him, who walked in glory and in joy, Following his plough upon the mountain side. 
