The Minstrelsy of Britain Or a Glance At Our Lyrical Poetry And Poets From Th
The Minstrelsy of Britain Or a Glance At Our Lyrical Poetry And Poets From Th
Henry Heavisides
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It was this love that prompted him to turn " the weeder clips aside, " and spare the " rough burr thistle" for the symbol's sake. It was this love that bound his very soul to Scotland, and gave immortality to his compositions ; for ^' Dear to him was Scotland, In her sons and in her daughters, In her Highlands— Lowlands — Islands, Eegal woods and rushing waters; In the glory of her stor3' When her tai-tans fired the field ! Scotland ! oft betrayed— heleagur'd — Scotland ! never known to yield !... Dear to him her Doric language, Thrill'd liis heart-strings at her name, And he left her more than rubies In the riches of his fame ! " The nationality of Burns was never more strongly evinced than when he first passed from Scottish on to English ground. Immediately on doing this, he threw off his hat, and kneeling down and looking towards Scotland, he thus, with uplifted hands, solemnly exclaimed — " Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest wish to heaven is sent ! Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil, Be blest with health, and peace, and sweet content !
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