The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha' Bible, ance his father's pride ; His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing thin an' bare ; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion with judicious... The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 2611809Full view - About this book
| 1831 - 426 pages
...form a circle wide ; The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace. The big ita'-Bible, anee his father's pride: His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing thin an1 bare ï Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion with judicious care... | |
| Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...His hoary locks displaying, thin and bare> Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He seeks a portion with judicious care ; And " Let us worship God," he says with solemn air. 2. They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim... | |
| James Stuart - North America - 1833 - 568 pages
...Bible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart hafiets wearing thin and bare ; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide,...And let us worship God!' he says with solemn air. "Then kneeling down to Heaven's Eternal King, The saint, the father, and the husband prays : . . Hope... | |
| James Montgomery - Literature - 1833 - 528 pages
...wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha-Sible, ance his Father's pride : Peep. H 6 His bonnet reverently is laid aside, His lyart haffets * wearing thin an'...strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales fa portion with judicious care : And, ' Let us worship God ! ' he says, with solemn air." The latitudinarianism... | |
| James Montgomery - Literature - 1833 - 348 pages
...His lyart haffetst wearing thin an' bare ; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He walesj a portion with judicious care : And, ' Let us worship God !' he says, with solemn air." The latitudinarianisra of the Scottish dialect in r yming, jingling,ormerelyalliterative vowelsounds,... | |
| James Montgomery - Literature - 1833 - 368 pages
...The big ha-Bible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet reverently is laid aside, His lyart haffetst wearing thin an' bare ; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He walest a portion with judicious care : And, ' Let us worship God !' he says, with solemn air." The... | |
| James Stuart - North America - 1833 - 632 pages
...form a circle wide, The sire turns o'er, with patriarchal grace, The big ha' Bible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing thin and bare ; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion with judicious care;... | |
| Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - Ballads, Scots - 1834 - 370 pages
...form a circle wide ; The sire turns o'er, with patriarchal grace, The hig ha'-bible, ance his father's pride ; His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart...' Let us worship GOD !' he says, with solemn air. XIII. They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim... | |
| Robert Burns - Poetry, Modern - 1834 - 206 pages
...father's pride • His bonnet rev'rentlyis laid aside, His lyart haffets wearin thin an' bare ; 1 hose strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion with judicious care ; And Let ua worship Ood .«' he says with solemn air*1 Xril. They chant their artless notes in simple guise... | |
| Robert Burns - Ballads, Scots - 1834 - 420 pages
...His lyart haffets wearing thin and bare. Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He walea a portion with judicious care, And ' let us worship God,' he says with solemn air." The canker-tooth of the most envious criticism cannot well fasten on a work in every respect so perfect... | |
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