The modern Scottish minstrel; or, The songs of Scotland of the past half century, with memoirs of the poets, and specimens in English verse of modern Gaelic bards, by C. Rogers, Volume 3Charles Rogers 1856 |
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... Literary Recreations , " and then the conductor of The Day newspaper , he was induced to lay aside the trowel and undertake the duties of reporter to that journal . The Day soon falling into the hands of other proprietors , Cunningham ...
... Literary Recreations , " and then the conductor of The Day newspaper , he was induced to lay aside the trowel and undertake the duties of reporter to that journal . The Day soon falling into the hands of other proprietors , Cunningham ...
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... literary characters of the times , in a series of papers entitled " Literature of the Last Fifty Years . " * Writing to Mr Gabriel Neil of Glasgow , in January 1834 , along with a copy of the first volume , Cunningham remarks , " I hope ...
... literary characters of the times , in a series of papers entitled " Literature of the Last Fifty Years . " * Writing to Mr Gabriel Neil of Glasgow , in January 1834 , along with a copy of the first volume , Cunningham remarks , " I hope ...
Pagina 28
Charles Rogers. club , became a diligent reader , a leader in every literary movement in the district , and a writer of poetry of some merit . A poem on the melancholy story of " Fair Helen of Kirkconnel , " which he composed at this ...
Charles Rogers. club , became a diligent reader , a leader in every literary movement in the district , and a writer of poetry of some merit . A poem on the melancholy story of " Fair Helen of Kirkconnel , " which he composed at this ...
Pagina 43
... for the cultivation of strong literary tastes . Though without pretension as a man of letters , he became reputed as a contributor to some of the more respectable periodicals . * In his youth he had been JOHN GRIEVE . 43 JOHN GRIEVE,
... for the cultivation of strong literary tastes . Though without pretension as a man of letters , he became reputed as a contributor to some of the more respectable periodicals . * In his youth he had been JOHN GRIEVE . 43 JOHN GRIEVE,
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... a Tale ; " this was not written by him , but was the production of one More , a native of Berwickshire , whose literary aspirations he had promoted . peting bards in the " Queen's Wake , " he 44 THE MODERN SCOTTISH MINSTREL .
... a Tale ; " this was not written by him , but was the production of one More , a native of Berwickshire , whose literary aspirations he had promoted . peting bards in the " Queen's Wake , " he 44 THE MODERN SCOTTISH MINSTREL .
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Pagina 257 - Twas a dream of those ages of darkness and blood, When the minister's home was the mountain and wood ; When in Wellwood's dark valley the standard of Zion, All bloody and torn 'mong the heather was lying.