The Poetic Genius of my Country found me, as the prophetic bard Elijah did Elisha — at the PLOUGH, and threw her inspiring mantle over me. She bade me sing the loves, the joys, the rural scenes and rural pleasures of my native soil, in my native tongue... The Works of Robert Burns: With His Life - Seite 128von Robert Burns - 1834Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1787 - 690 Seiten
...of his native land ; thole who bear the 'honours, and inherit the virtues of their anceftors ? — The poetic genius of my country, found me as the prophetic bard Elijah did Kliflia— at the plough, and threw her infpiring maetk over me. She bade me fing the loves, the joys,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1798 - 258 Seiten
...; and threw her infpiring mantle over me. She hade me Jing the loves, the joys, the rural fee ne s and rural pleasures of my natal Soil, in my native tongue : I tuned my wild, artlefs notes, as Jhe infpired. — She whifpered me to come to this ancient Metropolis of Caledonia,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 Seiten
...men of genius have a claim in their literary capacities to the legal right of the British citizen * " The poetic genius of my country found me as the prophetic...the joys, the rural scenes and rural pleasures of my native soil, in my native tongue," &c. &c. Burns' 's Prefatory Address to the Noblemen end Gentltmen... | |
| 1797 - 512 Seiten
...fentiment. roAcy of our acquaintance, for feveral But the fa£l is, that even when all Y 2 his * " The poetic genius of my country found me as the prophetic bard Elijah did Eliflia, at the plough ; and threw her infpiring; mantle over me. She bade me fing the lores, fie joys,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1800 - 268 Seiten
...tbofe 'who bear the honours and inherit the virtues of their Ancejlors ? The PoeVofc, I. b tic tic Genius of my Country found me, as the prophetic bard Elijah did Eli/ha — at the Plough ; and threw her infpiring mantle over me. She bade mejing the loves, the Joys,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 446 Seiten
...illustrious names of his native land; those who bear the honours and inherit the virtues of their Ancestors'* The Poetic Genius of my Country found me, as the prophetic...the joys, the rural scenes and rural pleasures of my native soil, in my native tongue : I tuned my wild, artless notes, as she inspired. — She whispered... | |
| Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - 330 Seiten
...native land ; those who bear the honours and inherit the virtues of their ancestors ? The poetic genins of my country found me, as the prophetic bard Elijah...the joys, the rural scenes and rural pleasures of my native soil, in my native tongue: I tuned my wild, artless notes, as she inspired. She whispered me... | |
| 1809 - 604 Seiten
...it was, according to his own scriptural allusion, that the poetic genius of his country found him, as the prophetic bard Elijah did Elisha, at the plough, and threw her inspiring mantle evef^nim. 'She bade him sing the loves, the joys, the rural scenes, and rural pleasures of his natal... | |
| Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 Seiten
...Names of his native Land ; those who bear the honours and inherit the virtues of their Ancestors ? The Poetic Genius of my Country found me, as the prophetic...the joys, the rural scenes and rural pleasures of my native soil, in my native tongue : I tuned my wild, artless notes, as she inspired* She whispered me... | |
| Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 Seiten
...Names of his native Land ; those who bear the honours and inherit the virtues of their Ancestors ? The Poetic Genius of my Country found me, as the prophetic bard Elijah did Elisha— at the PJ.OUCII; and threw her inspiring mantle over me. She bade me sing the loves, the joys, the rural scenes,... | |
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