 | Robert Burns - 1840 - 368 pages
...Dundee's wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name : Or noble Elgin beets the heav'n-ward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's...Compar'd with these, Italian trills are tame ; The tickled ears no heart-felt raptures raise ; Nae unison hae they with our Creator's praise. XIV. The... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1840 - 872 pages
...with judicious care ; And " Let us worship GOD ! " he says, with solemn air. XIII. They chant then- artless notes in simple guise ; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim : Perhaps " Dundee's " wild-warbling measures rise, Or plaintive " Martyrs," worthy of the name ; Or noble " Elgin" beets... | |
 | 1856 - 1026 pages
...glide, He wales a portion wi' judicious care, And ' Let us worship God,' he says, with solemn air. They chant their artless notes in simple guise, They...hearts, by far the noblest aim ; Perhaps Dundee's wild-warbling measures rise, Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name, Or noble Elgin beets the heaven-ward... | |
 | 1843 - 184 pages
...glide, He wales a portion with judicious care, And ' Let us worship God !' he says, with solemn air. They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They...plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name ; Or noble Elgin bears the heavenward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays : Compared with these, Italian trills... | |
 | Readings - 1843 - 466 pages
...wales 66 a portion with judicious care; And " Let us worship God," he says, wi' solemn air. They chaunt their artless notes in simple guise, They tune their...aim; Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling measures rise, 47 ruth, mercy, kind feeling. 43 halesome, wholesome. 49 parriteh, oatmeal-pudding. 50 soupe, sauce,... | |
 | T. WARD AMD CO. - 1844 - 444 pages
...to obtain for it blessings by counsel and prayer, and then to die. And if the earth contains, amidst its desolations, one spot of green on which the eye...plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name : Or noble Elgin bears the heavenward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays ; Compared with these Italian trills... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1844 - 706 pages
...glide. He wales" a portion with judicious care ; And ' Let vs worship God /' he says with solemn air. They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They...warbling measures rise, Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy o' the name : z Sorrow. a Wholesome porridge. 6 Cow. c Ueyona. d A parUUan-wall in a cottage, or a... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1844 - 540 pages
...glide, He wales a portion with judicious care ; And 'Let us worship GOD!' he says, with solemn air. " They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim," &c. " Then homeward all take off their sev'ral way ; The youngling cottagers retire to rest : The parent... | |
 | John Wilson - 1845 - 236 pages
...worded, being somewhat harsh, and such as must be felt to be unjust by many devout and pious people: " They chant their artless notes in simple guise; They...Martyrs, worthy of the name; Or noble Elgin beats the heaven-ward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays : Compared with these Italian trills are... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...glide, He wales7 a portion with judicious care ; And " Let us worship God !" he says, with solemn air. They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They..." Martyrs," worthy of the name ; Or noble " Elgin" beets8 the heaven-ward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays : Compared with these, Italian... | |
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They chant their artless notes in simple guise; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim : Perhaps ' Dundee's ' wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive *• Martyrs... 
