 | Literature - 1837 - 598 pages
...voice led the humble choir within, that beautiful stanza of Burns's Saturday Night:— " They chaunt their artless notes in simple guise; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim/' &c. It was near the dinner-hour before we reached the house, and presently I saw assembled a larger... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 750 pages
...He wales a portion with judicious care ; And " Let us worship God !" he says, with solemn air. XIII. They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They...plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name: Or noble Elgin beets the heavenward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays : Compared with these, Italian trills... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 796 pages
...He wales a portion with judicious care ; And " Let us worship God !" he says, with solemn air. XIII. They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They...plaintive Martyrs, worthy of the name : Or noble Elgin beets the heavenward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays : Compared with these, Italian trills... | |
 | Religion - 1838 - 790 pages
...He wales a portion with judicious care; l< And : Let us worship God!' he says with solemn air. '•' They chant their artless notes in simple guise, "...warbling measures rise, " Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy o' the name." How is the soul drawn upward by such a picture ! How much more when we take our seat... | |
 | John Aikin, John Frost - English poetry - 1838 - 752 pages
...with solemn air. XIII. They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They tune their hearts, hy what monsters of the main, What proud foe to human...monstrous forms, that holy manhood stain, His huge nrr beets the heavenward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays : Compared with these, Italian trills... | |
 | James Currie - 1838 - 92 pages
...portion with jndicious care; And " Let us worship God !" he says with solemn air. They chant thelr artless notes in simple guise; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim: Perhaps J3mutee's& wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive Martgrs, II worthy of the name; Or noble Elgin^... | |
 | Religion - 1839 - 460 pages
...glide, He w;il''n :i portion with judicious care; And 'Let us worship God ! he says with solemn air. "They chant their artless notes in simple guise, They...warbling measures rise, Or plaintive Martyrs, worthy o' the name." How is the soul drawn upward by such a picture ! How much more when we take our seat... | |
 | Jewel - 1839 - 352 pages
...glide, He wails a portion with judicious care ; And ' Let us worship GOD !' he says, with solemn air. They chant their artless notes in simple guise ; They...Dundee's wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive Martyr's, worthy of the name : Or noble Elgin beats the heav'n-ward flame, The sweetest far of Scotia's... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1839 - 428 pages
...voice led the humble choir within, that beautiful stanza of Burns's Saturday night : — " They chaunt their artless notes in simple guise ; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim," &c. It was near the dinner-hour before we reached the house, and presently I saw assembled a larger... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 434 pages
...voice led the humble choir within, that beautiful stanza of Burns's Saturday night : — " They chaunt their artless notes in simple guise ; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim," &c. It was near the dinner-hour before we reached the house, and presently I saw assembled a larger... | |
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They chant their artless notes in simple guise; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim : Perhaps ' Dundee's ' wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive *• Martyrs... 
