 | 1787 - 690 sider
...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,... | |
 | 1797 - 512 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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...rural pleasures of my native soil, in my native tongue : I tuned my wild, artless notes, as she inspired. — She whispered me to come to this ancient Metropolis... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - 330 sider
...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...pleasures of my native soil, in my native tongue: I tuned my wild, artless notes, as she inspired. She whispered me to come to this ancient metropolis... | |
 | 1809 - 604 sider
...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 sider
...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...rural pleasures of my native soil, in my native tongue : I tuned my wild, artless notes, as she inspired* She whispered me to come to this ancient Metropolis... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 sider
...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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1815 - 364 sider
...virtues of their aneestors ? The poetie genins of my eountry found ,n,.-, as the prophetie bard Elijab did Elisha— at the plough ; and threw her inspiring...me. She bade me sing the loves, the joys, the rural seenes and rural pleasures uf my native soil, in my native tongue : I tuned my wild, artless notes,... | |
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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.... 
