 | 1840 - 566 pages
...Peter's manly voice led the humble choir within, that beautiful stanza of Burns's ' Saturday night :' ' They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They...Dundee's wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive Martyr's, worthy of the name.' " The largeness of Scott's heart embraced more than human kind, and... | |
 | Robert Burns - Poets, English - 1840 - 872 pages
...with judicious care ; And " Let us worship GOD ! " he says, with solemn air. XIII. They chant then- 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... | |
 | Children's literature - 1856 - 1026 pages
...glide, He wales a portion wi' judicious care, And ' Let us worship God,' he says, with solemn air. They chant their artless notes in simple guise, They...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 heaven-ward... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1843 - 184 pages
...glide, He wales a portion with judicious care, And ' Let us worship God !' he says, with solemn air. They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They...plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name ; Or noble Elgin bears the heavenward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays : Compared with these, Italian trills... | |
 | Readings - English poetry - 1843 - 466 pages
...wales 66 a portion with judicious care; And " Let us worship God," he says, wi' solemn air. They chaunt their artless notes in simple guise, They tune their...aim; Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling measures rise, 47 ruth, mercy, kind feeling. 43 halesome, wholesome. 49 parriteh, oatmeal-pudding. 50 soupe, sauce,... | |
 | T. WARD AMD CO. - 1844 - 444 pages
...you might witness all that is pure and sublime in the scene contemplated by the Scottish bard : — They chant their artless notes in simple guise : They...plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name : Or noble Elgin bears the heavenward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays ; Compared with these Italian trills... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1844 - 706 pages
...glide. He wales" a portion with judicious care ; And ' Let vs worship God /' he says with solemn air. They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They...warbling measures rise, Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy o' the name : z Sorrow. a Wholesome porridge. 6 Cow. c Ueyona. d A parUUan-wall in a cottage, or a... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - English essays - 1844 - 540 pages
...glide, He wales a portion with judicious care ; And 'Let us worship GOD!' he says, with solemn air. " They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim," &c. " Then homeward all take off their sev'ral way ; The youngling cottagers retire to rest : The parent... | |
 | John Wilson - 1845 - 236 pages
...worded, being somewhat harsh, and such as must be felt to be unjust by many devout and pious people: " They chant their artless notes in simple guise; They...plaintive Martyrs, 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... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...glide, He wales7 a portion with judicious care ; And " Let us worship God !" he says, with solemn air. They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They..." Martyrs," worthy of the name ; Or noble " Elgin" beets8 the heaven-ward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays : Compared with these, Italian... | |
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His lyart haffets wearing thin an' bare; .Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion with judicious care ; And ' Let us worship God !* he says, with solemn air. They chant their artless notes in simple guise; They tune their hearts,... 
