 | Robert Burns - 1786 - 294 Seiten
...guife ; They tune their hearts, by far the nobleft aim : Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling meafures rife, Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name ; Or noble Elgin beets the heaven-ward flame, The fweeteft far of SCOTIA'S holy lays: Compar'd with thefe, Italian trills are tame ; The tickl'd ears... | |
 | Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1790 - 308 Seiten
...tune their hearts, by far the nobleft aim: Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling meafures rife, Or plantive Martyrs, worthy of the name; Or noble Elgin beets the heaven-ward flame, The fweeteft far of SCOTIA's holy lays: Compar'd with thefe, Italian trills are tame; The tickl'd ears... | |
 | Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1790 - 308 Seiten
...tune their hearts, by far the nobleft aim : Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling meafures rife, Or plantive Martyrs, worthy of the name ; Or noble Elgin beets the heaven-ward flame, The fweeteft far of SCOTIA's holy lays : Compar'd with thefe, Italian trills are tame ; The tickl'd ears... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1794 - 300 Seiten
...guife; They tune their hearts, by far the nobldl aim : Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling meafures rife, Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name; Or noble Elgin beets the heav'n-ward flame, The fweeteft far of Scotia's holy lays: Compar'd with thefe, Italian trills are... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 Seiten
...three which were used by William Burnes, who had no greater variety. Or noble Elgin beets* the heavenly flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays ; Compared with these, Italian trills are tame; The tickl'd ears no heart-felt raptures raise } No unison have they with our Creator's praise. The priest-like... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 300 Seiten
...; They tune their hearts, by far the nobleft aim : ' Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling meafures rife, Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name ; Or noble Elgin beets the heav'n-ward flame, The fweeteft far of Scotia's holy lays : Compar'd with thefe, Italian trills are... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - 1805 - 616 Seiten
...notes in simple guise ; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim i Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name, Or noble Elgin beets the heav'n-ward flame. The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays : Compar'd with these, Italian trills are... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - 330 Seiten
...notes in simple guise ; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim : Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name : Or noble Elgin beets the heav'n-ward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays : Compar'd with these, Italian trills are... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 Seiten
...notes in simple guise ; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim: Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling measures rise: Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name : Or noble Elgin beets the heav'nward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays : Compar'd with these, Italian trills are... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 Seiten
...notes in simple guise ; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name ; Or noble Elgin beets the heav'n-ward flame. The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays : Compar'd with these, Italian trills are... | |
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They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest a.im : Perhaps " Dundee's" wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive 
