Poems on Various Subjects: But Chiefly Moral and Descriptive, with Songs, and Copious NotesPrinted at the Dumfries & Galloway courier office, 1822 - 283 pages |
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Page 19
... , He clove the Spaniard's skull asunder . MORAL . O happy Britons ! happy isle Courage innate in thee doth dwell : But show thy warriors the foe- Charge bayonets and down they go . THE BEWILDERED SHEPHERD . [ The following poem is a 19.
... , He clove the Spaniard's skull asunder . MORAL . O happy Britons ! happy isle Courage innate in thee doth dwell : But show thy warriors the foe- Charge bayonets and down they go . THE BEWILDERED SHEPHERD . [ The following poem is a 19.
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... doth fly to the shade Just like a coy virgin , ' tis true , Who wishes the more to engage Her lover her still to pursue . She'll prompt thee with an eagle eye Nature's hidden works how to scan , Where at every step you'll descry How ...
... doth fly to the shade Just like a coy virgin , ' tis true , Who wishes the more to engage Her lover her still to pursue . She'll prompt thee with an eagle eye Nature's hidden works how to scan , Where at every step you'll descry How ...
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... And perfumes the senses do greet . The tulips such beauties display , That art is obliged to recoil ; The painter with colours so gay , Must always come off with the foil . The auricula such sweets doth bestow , That rewardeth the 28.
... And perfumes the senses do greet . The tulips such beauties display , That art is obliged to recoil ; The painter with colours so gay , Must always come off with the foil . The auricula such sweets doth bestow , That rewardeth the 28.
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... doth bestow , That rewardeth the gardener's toil , So modestly still it does blow , That I would be loath it to soil . The carnation , choicest of flowers , Exhibits a curious crown ; On it I could gaze for some hours , 1 And scarce ...
... doth bestow , That rewardeth the gardener's toil , So modestly still it does blow , That I would be loath it to soil . The carnation , choicest of flowers , Exhibits a curious crown ; On it I could gaze for some hours , 1 And scarce ...
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... doth show , There's no good abiding at all- All mutable here is below . Thus Solitude still I will prize , Far , far from ambition and strife ; A word I will speak to the wise , " Tis - Solitude sweeteneth life . 1 But not like the ...
... doth show , There's no good abiding at all- All mutable here is below . Thus Solitude still I will prize , Far , far from ambition and strife ; A word I will speak to the wise , " Tis - Solitude sweeteneth life . 1 But not like the ...
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admire Andrew Meikle appear banks battle BATTLE OF WATERLOO beauties bestow bold bonnie bosom bout brave breast British Britons brow Cæsar Carron cheeks cheer Closeburn command corn Criffel cuirassiers Dalveen dark dear display dost doth down-how dreadful Duke Dumfries e'er endeavour EPISTLE fair faithful fame field flow Fortune frae gallant grand chain grave happy heart Heaven heroes Highland laddies honour Isle king land of cakes Lavalette live Lord Lord Exmouth lowland Scot mankind Meikle mind mirth MOORLAND moral mourn Muse Nature's ne'er nigh night nought numbers o'er passions peace plain plough poem praise Prince repair Roman legion sage scarce scene Scots shepherd shore skill smile Solitude song soul stern storm straits of Dover subdue sure sweet tears thee There's thou thought true tyrants unto virtue Waterloo wish yonder yore younker
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