 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 oldal
...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,...pleasures of my native soil, in my native tongue," &c. &c. Burns' 's Prefatory Address to the Noblemen end Gentltmen of the Caledonian Hunt. citizen in... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 446 oldal
...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,...: I tuned my wild, artless notes, as she inspired. — She whispered me to come to this ancient Metropolis of Caledonia, and lay my Songs under your honoured... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - 330 oldal
...genins 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,...tongue: I tuned my wild, artless notes, as she inspired. She whispered me to come to this ancient metropolis of Caledonia, and lay my songs under your honoured... | |
 | 1809 - 604 oldal
...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 soil in his native tongue. He obeyed. His first poem was of course addressed to his first... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 oldal
...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,...: I tuned my wild, artless notes, as she inspired* She whispered me to come to this ancient Metropolis of Caledonia, and lay my Songs under your honoured... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 oldal
...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,...joys, the rural scenes, and rural pleasures of my natal soil in my native tongue: I tuned my wild, artless notes, as she inspired. — She whispered... | |
 | 1815 - 930 oldal
...Bun/ Elijak djd Elit/iu—fl tKt plotigk; <uuf threw her int/jirini; mantle over int. She hade nie?ing the loves, the joys, the rural scenes, and rural pleasures of my native soil, in my native toiiunc ; I tuned my wild, artless notes as she inspired." Mr. Turnerclli has endeavoured, and we think... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1815 - 364 oldal
...of my eountry found ,n,.-, as the prophetie bard Elijab did Elisha— at the plough ; and threw her inspiring mantle over me. She bade me sing the loves, the joys, the rural seenes and rural pleasures uf my native soil, in my native tongue : I tuned my wild, artless notes,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 406 oldal
...bard Elijah did Elisha — at the PLOUGH ; .;// threw her inspiring mantle over me. She bade me xing the loves, the joys, the rural scenes and rural pleasures of my native soil, in my native tongue: 'l CONTENTS' OF VOLUME THIRD. Page THE Twa Dogs. A Tale ------------------------ 1 Scotch drink ____________... | |
 | Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots - 1821 - 414 oldal
...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,...: I tuned my wild artless notes as she inspired." By the first profits of this edition Bums was enabled to gratify a desire, which he had long entertained,... | |
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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... 
