 They chant their artless 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 heavenward flame.  A Church without a prelate - Page 101by Lyman Coleman - 1844 - 120 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...variety. Or noble Elgin beets* the heavenly flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays ; Compar'd with these, Italian trills are tame ; The tickled ears no heart-felt raptures raise ; No unison have they with our Creator's praise. The priest-like father reads the sacred page,f How... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...LIFE OF Or noble Elgin beets* the heavenly flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays; Compar'd with these, Italian trills are tame; The tickled ears no heart-felt raptures raise; No unison have they with our Creator's praise. The priest-like father reads the sacred page,-fHow Abram... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - Bookbinding - 1808 - 330 pages
...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 tame, The tickled ears no heart-felt raptures raise ; Nae unison hae they with our Creator's praise. The priest-like father reads the sacred page, How... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...name : Or noble Elgin beets the heav'nward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays : Compar'd with these, Italian trills are tame, The tickled ears no heart-felt raptures raise ; N;iti unison hae they with our Creator's praise* The priest-like father reads the sacred page, How... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...name: Or noble Elgin beets tha heav'n-ward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays : C.impar'cl with these, Italian trills are tame, The tickled ears no heart-felt raptures raise; N' ae unison hae they with our Creator's praise. Tlie priest-like father reads the sacred page, How... | |
 | Select poetry - English poetry - 1825 - 182 pages
...of the name; Or noble Elgin's beats the heaven-ward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays. Compared with these, Italian trills are tame : The tickled ears no heart-felt raptures raise ; No unison have they with our Creator's praise. The priest-like father reads the sacred page, How... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - Religious poetry, English - 1832 - 378 pages
...worthy of the name ; Or noble Elgin beats the heaven-ward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays. Compared with these, Italian trills are tame : The tickled ears no heart-felt raptures raise ; No unison have they with our Creator's praise. The priest-like father reads the sacred page, How... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...worthy of the name, Or noble Elgin beats the heavenward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays. Compared with these, Italian trills are tame ; The tickled ears no heartfelt raptures raise ; No unison have they with our Creator's praise. * Fire-place. f Hall Bible. ( Gray. $ Temples. The... | |
 | Religious poetry, English - 1833 - 292 pages
...of the name ; Or noble Elgin's beats the heavenward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays. Compared with these, Italian trills are tame; The tickled ears no heartfelt raptures raise ; No unison have they with our Creator's praise. The priest-like father reads the sacred page, How... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1835 - 440 pages
...worthy of the name; Or nohle Ggint heets i the heavenly flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays ; Compared with these, Italian trills are tame; The tickled ears no heartfelt raptures raise ; No unison have they with our Creator's praise. The priest-like father reads the sacred page, § How... | |
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