The Falls of Clyde: Or, The Fairies; a Scotish Dramatic Pastoral, in Five Acts. With Three Preliminary Dissertations |
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... mentioned : but my acquaintance with the writers of poetry is not very general . If the following Pastoral be found worthy of the approbation of the public , this opprobrium will be removed ; the beauty of the fall of Bonniton will be ...
... mentioned : but my acquaintance with the writers of poetry is not very general . If the following Pastoral be found worthy of the approbation of the public , this opprobrium will be removed ; the beauty of the fall of Bonniton will be ...
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... mentioned ) that the vowel sounds that pre- dominate in the Scotish dialect are of themselves more harmonious than those which are the most prevalent in England . That the open or broad a , for example , ( as in the word law ) is one of ...
... mentioned ) that the vowel sounds that pre- dominate in the Scotish dialect are of themselves more harmonious than those which are the most prevalent in England . That the open or broad a , for example , ( as in the word law ) is one of ...
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... Scotish dialect ; this not being familiar to us , and scarce- ly understood , softens the harsher parts , and gives a kind of foreign air that eludes the critics seve rity . A remark similar to that just mentioned is made by 27.
... Scotish dialect ; this not being familiar to us , and scarce- ly understood , softens the harsher parts , and gives a kind of foreign air that eludes the critics seve rity . A remark similar to that just mentioned is made by 27.
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... mentioned is made by Dr Currie in his observations on the writings of Burns , in vol . i . p . 331 , of the first edition of that Poet's works . " Great efforts have been made ( says he ) by the inhabitants of Scotland , of a superior ...
... mentioned is made by Dr Currie in his observations on the writings of Burns , in vol . i . p . 331 , of the first edition of that Poet's works . " Great efforts have been made ( says he ) by the inhabitants of Scotland , of a superior ...
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... mention these things as a reproach to Vir- gil , after the admirable answer which he himself gave to those who accused him of plagiarism : « Cur non illi quoque eadem furta tentarent ? Why have not they attempted similar thefts ? " I ...
... mention these things as a reproach to Vir- gil , after the admirable answer which he himself gave to those who accused him of plagiarism : « Cur non illi quoque eadem furta tentarent ? Why have not they attempted similar thefts ? " I ...
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The Falls of Clyde, Or the Fairies: A Scotish Dramatic Pastoral, in Five ... John Black No preview available - 2018 |
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Page 103 - Indian mount; or faery elves, Whose midnight revels, by a forest side Or fountain, some belated peasant sees, Or dreams he sees, while overhead the Moon Sits arbitress, and nearer to the Earth Wheels her pale course; they, on their mirth and dance Intent, with jocund music charm his ear; At once with joy and fear his heart rebounds.
Page 56 - That strain again ! — it had a dying fall : Oh, it came o'er my ear like the sweet south That breathes upon a bank of violets, ( Stealing and giving odour !— Enough ; no more ; ( 'Tis not so sweet now, as it was before.
Page 84 - Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone ; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; the fig-tree putteth forth her green ligs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Page 5 - ... with the characters and actions of such persons as have, many of them, no existence but what he bestows on them. Such are fairies, witches, magicians, demons, and departed spirits. This Mr. Dryden calls "the fairy way of writing...
Page 45 - Above all, such are their terrible graces of magic and enchantment, so magnificently marvelous are their fictions and fablings, that they contribute in a wonderful degree to rouse and invigorate all the powers of imagination, to store the fancy with those sublime and alarming images which true poetry best delights to display.
Page 36 - But love is only one of many passions, and as it has no great influence upon the sum of life, it has little operation in the dramas of a poet, who caught his ideas from the living world, and exhibited only what he saw before him. He knew, that any other passion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a cause of happiness or calamity.
Page 47 - Description) as she does in the Scottish Horizon. We are not carried to Greece or Italy for a Shade, a Stream or a Breeze. The Groves rise in our own Valleys; the Rivers flow from our own Fountains, and the Winds blow upon our own Hills.
Page 54 - ... more rhyming couplets are found, than in all the plays composed subsequently to that year, which have been named his late productions.
Page 36 - It is not (replied our philosopher) because they treat, as you call it, about love, but because they treat of nothing, that they are despicable : we must not ridicule a passion which he who never felt never was happy, and he who laughs at never deserves to feel — a passion which has caused the change of empires, and the loss of worlds — a passion which has inspired heroism and subdued avarice.
Page 29 - ... to their minds the interesting scenes of infancy and youth — to awaken many pleasing, many tender recollections. Literary men, residing at Edinburgh or Aberdeen, cannot judge on this point for one hundred and fifty thousand of their expatriated countrymen...