The British Poets, Band 4Little, Brown & Company, 1866 |
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... Bible states ( for this is none of my own recollection ) , in Glasgow , on the 27th of July , 1777 , at 7 o'clock in the * Mary Campbell , now Mrs. W. Alfred Hill . morning . The house which my father and his family viii BIOGRAPHICAL ...
... Bible states ( for this is none of my own recollection ) , in Glasgow , on the 27th of July , 1777 , at 7 o'clock in the * Mary Campbell , now Mrs. W. Alfred Hill . morning . The house which my father and his family viii BIOGRAPHICAL ...
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... father's house , and my youngest sister taught me reading . My reading , of course , was principally in the Bible , and I contracted a liking for the Old Testament which has never left me . The recollection of this period makes an ...
... father's house , and my youngest sister taught me reading . My reading , of course , was principally in the Bible , and I contracted a liking for the Old Testament which has never left me . The recollection of this period makes an ...
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... father that he often spared me , when he ought to have whipt me , because I looked so innocent . He was a noble - looking man . At the periodical examina- tions by the magistrates , he looked a prince in comparison even with the Provost ...
... father that he often spared me , when he ought to have whipt me , because I looked so innocent . He was a noble - looking man . At the periodical examina- tions by the magistrates , he looked a prince in comparison even with the Provost ...
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... father , who died in the Canongate of Edin- burgh , Robert Campbell , the eldest son , appears to have taken possession of the family estate at Kir- nan ; but , after a time , through the exercise of lavish Highland hospitality , a love ...
... father , who died in the Canongate of Edin- burgh , Robert Campbell , the eldest son , appears to have taken possession of the family estate at Kir- nan ; but , after a time , through the exercise of lavish Highland hospitality , a love ...
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youngest brother , Alexander Campbell ( father of the poet ) , was born in 1710 , and was educated with a view to commerce . In the early part of his life he resided at Falmouth , in Virginia , where , after making a fair start , he ...
youngest brother , Alexander Campbell ( father of the poet ) , was born in 1710 , and was educated with a view to commerce . In the early part of his life he resided at Falmouth , in Virginia , where , after making a fair start , he ...
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arms Ascog battle beauty beauty's beneath bleeding blood bosom bower brave breath bright brow burst of joy Campbell Campbell's charm child clime cried Culdee dear death deep delight dread dream Dugald Stewart earth England ev'n fair fame fate father fire flower Gertrude GERTRUDE OF WYOMING Glencoe glow grief hand hath heart Heaven Highland honour hour Indian Innisfail isles land life's light living Lochawe Lochiel lonely look'd Lord Loxian Madame de Staël mind monody morn mountain Nature's ne'er never night o'er pale partition of Poland peace Pleasures of Hope poem poet pride sacred scene scorn Scotland shade shore sigh sight sire smile song soul spirit star storm sweet sword tears thee THEODRIC thine THOMAS CAMPBELL Thomas Telford thou thought Twas wampum waves weep Whilst wild winds youth
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Seite 99 - Her home is on the deep. With thunders from her native oak, She quells the floods below — As they roar on the shore, When the stormy winds do blow; When the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow.
Seite 103 - By the festal cities' blaze, Whilst the wine-cup shines in light ; And yet amidst that joy and uproar Let us think of them that sleep, Full many a fathom deep, By thy wild and stormy steep, Elsinore.
Seite 115 - I'll forgive your Highland chief. My daughter ! Oh ! my daughter...
Seite 105 - On Linden, when the sun was low, All bloodless lay the untrodden snow; And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When the drum beat at dead of night Commanding fires of death to light The darkness of her scenery.
Seite 17 - Oh ! bloodiest picture in the book of Time Sarmatia fell unwept, without a crime ; Found not a generous friend, a pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her woe...
Seite 418 - But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear. Logan never felt fear. He will not turn on his heel to save his life.
Seite 128 - All worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age was wan The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man...
Seite 136 - For ill can Poetry express Full many a tone of thought sublime, And Painting, mute and motionless, Steals but a glance of time. ' . ' But by the mighty actor brought, Illusion's perfect triumphs come — Verse ceases to be airy thought, - And Sculpture to be dumb.
Seite 129 - What though beneath thee man put forth His pomp, his pride, his skill : And arts that made fire, flood, and earth, The vassals of his will ; — Yet mourn I not thy parted sway, Thou dim discrowned king of day...
Seite xxxv - Departed spirits of the mighty dead! Ye that at Marathon and Leuctra bled! Friends of the world! restore your swords to man, Fight in his sacred cause, and lead the van! Yet for Sarmatia's tears of blood atone, And make her arm puissant as your own! Oh! once again to Freedom's cause return The patriot TELL — the BRUCE OF BANNOCKBURN!