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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ON SCARING SOME WATER-FOWL IN LOCH-TURIT, A WILD SCENE AMONG THE HILLS OF OUGHTERTYRE. Why, ye tenants of the lake, For me your wa'try haunt forsake ? Tell me, fellow-creatures, why At my presence thus you fly ? Why disturb your social joys, Parent, filial, kindred ties Common friend to you and me, Nature's gifis to all are free: Peaceful keep your dimpling wave, Busy feed, or wanton lave; Or, beneath the sheltering rock, Bide the surging billow's shock. Conscious, blushing for our race, Soon, too soon, your fears I trace. Man, your proud usurping foe, Would be lord of all below: Plumes himself in Freedom's pride, Tyrant stern to all beside. The eagle, from the cliffy brow, Marking you his prey below, In his breast no pity dwells, Strong necessity compels. But, man, to whom alone is giv'n A ray direct from pitying Heav'n, Glories in his heart humane And creatures for his pleasure slain. In these savage, liquid plains, Only known to wand'ring swains, Where the mossy rivulet strays, Far from human haunts and ways; All on nature you depend, And life's poor season peaceful spend. Or, if man's superior might Dare invade your native right, On the lofty ether borne, Man with all his pow'rs you scorn; Swiftly seek, on clanging wings, Other lakes, and other springs; And the foe you cannot brave, Scorn at least to be his slave. WRITTEN WITH A PENCIL r OVER THE CHIMNEY-PIECE, IN THE PARLOUR OF THE INN AT KENMORE, TAYMOUTH. Admiring nature in her wildest grace, These northern scenes with weary feet I trace; O'er many a winding dale and painful steep, Th' abodes of covey'd grouse and timid sheep, My savage journey, curious, I pursue, Till fam'd Breadalbane opens to my view.-? The meeting cliffs each deep-sunk glen divides, The wood...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217530835 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217530834 |
| Weight | 0.85 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.59 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 260 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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