The two families, by the author of 'Rose Douglas'.

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Página 251 - O Scotia, my dear, my native soil, For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent, Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil Be blest with health, and peace, and sweet content! And O, may Heaven their simple lives prevent From luxury's contagion, weak and vile...
Página 63 - Man for a That IS there, for honest poverty, That hangs his head, and a' that ? The coward slave we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that. For a
Página 218 - There's nothing in this world can make me joy : Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man ; And bitter shame hath spoil'd the sweet world's taste, That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
Página 243 - The intelligible forms of ancient poets, The fair humanities of old religion, The power, the beauty, and the majesty, That had their haunts in dale or piny mountain, Or forest, by slow stream or pebbly spring, Or chasms, and watery depths ; all these have vanished ; They live no longer in the faith of reason...
Página 235 - BEHIND yon hills, where Lugar flows 'Mang moors and mosses many, O, The wintry sun the day has closed, And I'll awa
Página 275 - A bondage sweetly brooked, a strife That gives thy gestures grace and life! So have I, not unmoved in mind, Seen birds of tempest-loving kind, Thus beating up against the wind. What hand but would a garland cull For thee, who art so beautiful? 0 happy pleasure! here to dwell Beside thee in some heathy dell; Adopt your homely ways, and dress, A Shepherd, thou a Shepherdess...
Página 172 - Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I.
Página 251 - O Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent ! Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil Be blest with health, and peace, and sweet content ! And...
Página 1 - OH, if the selfish knew how much they lost, What would they not endeavour, not endure, To imitate, as far as in them lay, Him who his wisdom and his power employs In making others happy ! WRITTEN AT DROPMORE.

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