The Kilmarnock mirror, and literary gleaner, Volume 1at the Kilmarnock Press, by Mathie and Lochore, 1819 - English literature |
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Page 110
... hear them gi'e them out as some o ' the clishmaclaver haverins o ' some aul ' donert fule . Hech ! but it's maist like to mak ane scunner to hear some o ' yir dashin ' , buskit - up , spankin ' sparks ( whase only recommendation lies in ...
... hear them gi'e them out as some o ' the clishmaclaver haverins o ' some aul ' donert fule . Hech ! but it's maist like to mak ane scunner to hear some o ' yir dashin ' , buskit - up , spankin ' sparks ( whase only recommendation lies in ...
Page 113
... hear frae me sune again →→→→ An ' i ' the mean time yours at commaun , ANDREW ETTLEWEEL . HUMOROUS ANECDOTE . other Linnet , the Actor , while at Hammersmith with his com- pany , expressed a desire to play at Chelsea , but he was ...
... hear frae me sune again →→→→ An ' i ' the mean time yours at commaun , ANDREW ETTLEWEEL . HUMOROUS ANECDOTE . other Linnet , the Actor , while at Hammersmith with his com- pany , expressed a desire to play at Chelsea , but he was ...
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... ran . " Heaven " she cried , " O hear my wailing Darts of madd'ning grief assailing , Joined with sorrow , life curtailing , Bitter are the draughts of woe . Weeping Mary . O one look of comfort give me THE KILMARNOCK MIRROR ,
... ran . " Heaven " she cried , " O hear my wailing Darts of madd'ning grief assailing , Joined with sorrow , life curtailing , Bitter are the draughts of woe . Weeping Mary . O one look of comfort give me THE KILMARNOCK MIRROR ,
Page 121
... hear her deep implore thee ? Throw , O throw death's covering o'er me , Let this be the closing sigh . Man betray'd me , joy forsook me , Sorrow bound me , horror took me , Keen reflection came and shook me , Here , O Heaven , O let me ...
... hear her deep implore thee ? Throw , O throw death's covering o'er me , Let this be the closing sigh . Man betray'd me , joy forsook me , Sorrow bound me , horror took me , Keen reflection came and shook me , Here , O Heaven , O let me ...
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... hear the military band . The Dandy , whose cheeks were highly painted , was pushed from side to side , and at last , was so roughly handled , that he was obliged to seek protection from the soldiers . We are informed that the same ...
... hear the military band . The Dandy , whose cheeks were highly painted , was pushed from side to side , and at last , was so roughly handled , that he was obliged to seek protection from the soldiers . We are informed that the same ...
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Page 92 - Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep. All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night...
Page 268 - The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it : for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon : and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Page 290 - Ah me ! what hand can touch the string so fine ? Who up the lofty diapason roll Such sweet, such sad, such solemn airs divine, Then let them down again into the soul...
Page 290 - Lull'd the weak bosom, and induced ease, Aerial music in the warbling wind, At distance rising oft by small degrees, Nearer and nearer came, till o'er the trees It hung, and breath'd such soul-dissolving airs, As did, alas!
Page 228 - For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn. Or busy housewife ply her evening care; No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share.
Page 323 - The bishop, in reply, with great wit and calmness, exposed this rude attack, concluding thus: "Since the noble lord hath discovered in our manners such a similitude, I am well content to be compared to the prophet Balaam ; but, my lords, I am at a loss how to make out the other part of the parallel: I am sure that I have been reproved by nobody but his lordship.
Page 313 - THERE is an hour of peaceful rest, To mourning wanderers given ; There is a joy for souls distressed, A balm for every wounded breast : 'Tis found above — in heaven.
Page 37 - Poor dog ! he was faithful and kind, to be sure, And he constantly loved me, although I was poor ; When the sour-looking folks sent me heartless away, I had always a friend in my poor dog Tray. When the road was so dark, and the night was so cold And Pat and his dog were grown weary and old, How snugly we slept in my old coat of...
Page 217 - The fisherman forsook the strand, The swarthy smith took dirk and brand; With changed cheer, the mower blithe Left in the...
Page 322 - Lords, said, among other things, 'that he prophesied last winter this bill would be attempted in the present session, and he was sorry to find that he had proved a true prophet.