 | 1787 - 690 Seiten
...of his native land ; thole who bear the 'honours, and inherit the virtues of their anceftors ? — The poetic genius of my country, found me as the prophetic bard Elijah did Kliflia— at the plough, and threw her infpiring maetk over me. She bade me fing the loves, the joys,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 Seiten
...men of genius have a claim in their literary capacities to the legal right of the British citizen * " The poetic genius of my country found me as the prophetic...pleasures of my native soil, in my native tongue," &c. &c. Burns' 's Prefatory Address to the Noblemen end Gentltmen of the Caledonian Hunt. citizen in... | |
 | 1797 - 512 Seiten
...fentiment. roAcy of our acquaintance, for feveral But the fa£l is, that even when all Y 2 his * " The poetic genius of my country found me as the prophetic bard Elijah did Eliflia, at the plough ; and threw her infpiring; mantle over me. She bade me fing the lores, fie joys,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 268 Seiten
...tbofe 'who bear the honours and inherit the virtues of their Ancejlors ? The PoeVofc, I. b tic tic Genius of my Country found me, as the prophetic bard Elijah did Eli/ha — at the Plough ; and threw her infpiring mantle over me. She bade mejing the loves, the Joys,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 446 Seiten
...illustrious names of his native land; those who bear the honours and inherit the virtues of their Ancestors'* The Poetic Genius of my Country found me, as the prophetic...: I tuned my wild, artless notes, as she inspired. — She whispered me to come to this ancient Metropolis of Caledonia, and lay my Songs under your honoured... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - 330 Seiten
...native land ; those who bear the honours and inherit the virtues of their ancestors ? The poetic genins of my country found me, as the prophetic bard Elijah...tongue: I tuned my wild, artless notes, as she inspired. She whispered me to come to this ancient metropolis of Caledonia, and lay my songs under your honoured... | |
 | 1809 - 604 Seiten
...it was, according to his own scriptural allusion, that the poetic genius of his country found him, as the prophetic bard Elijah did Elisha, at the plough, and threw her inspiring mantle evef^nim. 'She bade him sing the loves, the joys, the rural scenes, and rural pleasures of his natal... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 Seiten
...Names of his native Land ; those who bear the honours and inherit the virtues of their Ancestors ? The Poetic Genius of my Country found me, as the prophetic...: I tuned my wild, artless notes, as she inspired* She whispered me to come to this ancient Metropolis of Caledonia, and lay my Songs under your honoured... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 Seiten
...Names of his native Land ; those who bear the honours and inherit the virtues of their Ancestors ? The Poetic Genius of my Country found me, as the prophetic bard Elijah did Elisha— at the PJ.OUCII; and threw her inspiring mantle over me. She bade me sing the loves, the joys, the rural scenes,... | |
 | 1816
...model from the poet himself, who, in the dedication of the first edition of his works, in 1787, lays, " The poetic genius of my country found me, as the prophetic bard Elijah 1817.] found Eli .!: i , at the plough, and threw her inspiring mantle over me." The poet is here represented... | |
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The Poetic Genius of my Country found me, as the prophetic bard Elijah did Elisha — at the PLOUGH, and threw her inspiring mantle over me. She bade me sing the loves, the joys, the rural scenes and rural pleasures of my native soil, in my native tongue... 
