Clyde, a Descriptive PoemA. Fullarton, 1859 - 120 pages |
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... Scottish church , to request his as- sistance " to metre some piece of Scripture , in the plain- est and most simple manner , observing as much as pos- sible the language , but particularly the sentiments of the portion , " in order ...
... Scottish church , to request his as- sistance " to metre some piece of Scripture , in the plain- est and most simple manner , observing as much as pos- sible the language , but particularly the sentiments of the portion , " in order ...
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... Scottish clan ever attained such power as the Douglasses , or acquired such popular- ity on the marches . They united , in an eminent degree , feudal pomp with martial bravery ; and in England and France their fame was as great as in ...
... Scottish clan ever attained such power as the Douglasses , or acquired such popular- ity on the marches . They united , in an eminent degree , feudal pomp with martial bravery ; and in England and France their fame was as great as in ...
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... Scottish peers Attend a rebel boy . CHANCELLOR . Let me but mark The mightiest of the name ; the sage Dalkeith , Great Angus , Abercorn , and princely Nithsdale . LIVINGSTON . Hell ! I can hear no more - Douglas is king , And rebels all ...
... Scottish peers Attend a rebel boy . CHANCELLOR . Let me but mark The mightiest of the name ; the sage Dalkeith , Great Angus , Abercorn , and princely Nithsdale . LIVINGSTON . Hell ! I can hear no more - Douglas is king , And rebels all ...
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... Scottish rhymes which some- times occur in the poem , the indistinct delineation of several scenes , and the harsh ... Scottish dialect , and have a ludicrous effect when introduced into an English com- position . Wilson's ' Clyde ' is ...
... Scottish rhymes which some- times occur in the poem , the indistinct delineation of several scenes , and the harsh ... Scottish dialect , and have a ludicrous effect when introduced into an English com- position . Wilson's ' Clyde ' is ...
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... Scottish history , as detailed by Fordun , Boethius , Major , and Buchanan . In this edition of ' Clyde , ' the topics of general description are more skilfully connected with particular scenery than in that of 1764 , and blend more ...
... Scottish history , as detailed by Fordun , Boethius , Major , and Buchanan . In this edition of ' Clyde , ' the topics of general description are more skilfully connected with particular scenery than in that of 1764 , and blend more ...
Common terms and phrases
adorn ancient arms Arran banks battle beauty blood brave bright Bruce burgh castle charms Chatelherault chief clan Clan Campbell Clyde court CRAIGNETHAN CASTLE crown Daer Dalserf daring dark daughter deep descends DOUGLAS CASTLE Duke of Douglas Duke of Hamilton Earl Douglas eldest end of Canto English fair fall Falls of Clyde fame fate feet field flood flows gallant Grahams Glasgow graceful Greenock heart heaven heroes hills honour king Lady Lamington Lanark Lee penny Lesmahagow Lockhart LOCKHART OF LEE lofty Lord Marquis Mary mighty miles mountains Nethan noble numbers o'er parish plain poem poetical pours proud Queen race rage rise river roar Robert the Bruce rocks round royal Rutherglen sage scene Scotia's Scotland Scots Scotstown Scottish shines silver Sir James skies smiles song spacious Stewart stream succeeded swains thunders tion towers town trembling Wallace William Wilson woods yield youth
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Page 30 - He seems to have been, at least among us, the author of a species of composition that may be denominated local poetry, of which the fundamental subject is some particular landscape, to be poetically described with the addition of such embellishments as may be supplied by historical retrospection or incidental meditation.
Page 90 - ... on applying for his seat in the house of lords, it was objected, that, by the 23d article of the union, " no peer of Scotland could, after the union, be created a peer of England ;" and, after a long debate, the house resolved accordingly 30 Dec.
Page 86 - To what untrodden shore ? Less than divine command they spurn ; But this we from the mountains learn, And this the valleys show ; That never will they deign to hold Communion where the heart is cold To human weal and woe. The man of abject soul in vain Shall walk the Marathonian plain ; Or tin-id the shadowy gloom, That still invests the guardian Pass, Where stood, sublime, Leonidas Devoted to the tomb.
Page 84 - I have seen the Falls of Clyde, And never can forget them ; For memory, in her hours of pride, 'Midst gems of thought will set them With every living thing allied — I will not now regret them ! And I have stood by Bonnington And watched the sparkling current THE FALLS OF CLYDE.
Page 83 - ... him on the left, the romantic banks on the opposite side, the river calmly pursuing its onward course, and the rich garniture of wood with which the whole is dressed, combine to form a spectacle with which the most celebrated cataracts in Switzerland and Sweden will scarcely stand a comparison.
Page 54 - And herds and harvests down the waves are borne. Huge stones heaved upward through the boiling deep, And rocks enormous thundering down the steep, In swift descent, fixed rocks encountering, roar, Crash as from slings discharged, and shake the shore. From that drear grot which bears thy sacred name, Heroic Wallace, ever dear to fame, Did I the terrors of the scene behold. I saw the liquid snowy mountains rolled Prone down the awful steep; I heard the din That shook the hill, from caves that boiled...
Page 41 - ... mankind bless his ray. Healthful and gay the shepherd leaves his rest As early morn first streaks the ruddy east ; His dogs attending, bounds the mountains o'er, Explores, collects, and counts his fleecy store, Then tunes his pipes, and with a cheerful lay Joins the grand hymn to welcome rising day. The towering lark ascends on pinions strong, And as she mounts improves the varying song; Sweeter and sweeter modulates the sound, Till song and songster are in ether drowned. Her numbers clear the...
Page 83 - By this the traveller descends into a deep and capacious amphitheatre, where he finds himself exactly in front and on a level with the bottom of the fall. The foaming waters, as they are projected in a double leap over the precipice, the black and weltering pool below, the magnificent range of dark perpendicular rocks...
Page 7 - The Editor dismisses this little volume from his hands with mingled pleasure and regret : pleasure, from the recollection of several agreeable hours spent in its arrangement, during the intervals of severer study ; and regret at bidding adieu to the investigation of Scotish literary antiquities, a subject which he can never expect to resume.
Page 44 - BO formidable was the force under his command, that he met and defeated a considerable body of the English in a regular engagement in the neighbourhood of Biggar. It has been alleged, that, on this memorable occasion, Edward commanded in person; but such could not have been the case, as the English monarch was not in the country at the time. That a considerable battle was fought in the neighbourhood, there is reason to believe, as well from current tradition, as from the number of tumuli which are...