 | Robert Burns - 1855 - 562 pagina’s
...had taken," says Burns, " the last farewell of my friends, my chest was on the road to Greenock, and I had composed the last song I should ever measure in Caledonia — 1 The gloomy night is gathering fast.' "] I. THE gloomy night is gath'ring fast, Loud roars the... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 538 pagina’s
...skulking from covert to covert, under all the terrors of a jail ; as some ill-advised people had uncoupled the merciless pack of the law at my heels.* I had...farewell of my few friends, my chest was on the road to Grecnock ; I had composed the last song I should ever measure in Caledonia. The gloomy night is gathering... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 728 pagina’s
...skulking from covert to covert, under all the terrors of a jail ; as some ill-advised people had uncoupled the merciless pack of the law at my heels. I had taken the last farewell of my friends ; my chest was on the road to Grcenock ; I had composed the last song I should ever measure... | |
 | 1857 - 574 pagina’s
...farewell of his few friends; his chest was on the road to Greenock ; he had composed his last song in Caledonia — ' The Gloomy Night is gathering fast,' when a letter from Dr. Blacklock, the celebrated blind poet, who had the taste and discernment to appreciate the extraordinary geniua... | |
 | Charles C. B. Seymour - 1858 - 1454 pagina’s
...skulking from covert to covert, under all the terrors of a jail, as some ill-advised people had uncoupled the merciless pack of the law at my heels. I had taken...last farewell of my few friends ; my chest was on the way to Greenock ; I had composed the last song I should ever measure in Caledonia, 'The gloomy night... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1859 - 530 pagina’s
...skulking from covert to covert, under all the terrors of a jail ; as some ill-advised people had uncoupled the merciless pack of the law at my heels.* I had...farewell of my few friends, my chest was on the road to Greenoek ; I had composed the last song I should ever measure in Caledonia. The gloomy night is gathering... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1899 - 420 pagina’s
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 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1859 - 284 pagina’s
...essential favors, one of which, and none of the least, will be best explained in his own words:— "I had taken the last farewell of my few friends— my chest was on the road to Greenock, from whence I was to embark in a few days for America. I had composed the last song I should ever measure... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1859 - 736 pagina’s
...skulking from covert to covert, under all the terrors of a jail : as some ill-advised people had uncoupled the merciless pack of the law at my heels. I had taken the last farewell of my friends ; my chest was on the road to Greenock ; I had composed the last song I should ever measure... | |
 | 1878 - 602 pagina’s
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I had been for some days skulking from covert to covert, under all the terrors of a jail ; as some ill-advised people had uncoupled the merciless pack of the law at my heels. I had taken the last farewell of my few friends ; my chest was on the road to... 
