 Still o'er these scenes my memory wakes, And fondly broods with miser care ! Time but the impression deeper makes, As streams their channels deeper wear.  The Scottish Songs - Page 290edited by - 1829 - 370 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 520 pages
...words, but the value I have for your friendship, nothing can more truly or more elegantly express than " Time but the impression stronger makes, " As streams their channels deeper wear." Having written to you twice without having heard from you, I am apt to think my letters have miscarried.... | |
 | Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - English poetry - 1801 - 368 pages
...amorous round the raptured scene ; The flowers sprang wanton to be prest, The birds sang love on every spray ; Till too, too soon, the glowing west Proclaim'd...the speed of winged day. Still o'er these scenes my mem'ry wakes, And fondly broods with miser care ; Time but the impression deeper makes, As streams... | |
 | Lyre - Love poetry, English - 1806 - 204 pages
...amorous round the raplur'd scene ; The flowers sprung wanton to be prest, The birds sang love on every spray, Till too, too soon the glowing West Proclaim'd...these scenes my memory wakes, And fondly broods with miser-care ; Time but the' impression deeper makes, As streams their channels deeper wear ! My Mary... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...amorous round the raptured scene. The flowers sprang wanton to be prest, The birds sang love on every spray, Till too, too soon, the glowing west Proclaim'd...the speed of winged day. Still o'er these scenes my mem'ry wakes, And fondly broods with miser care; , Time but the impression stronger makes, As streams... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 506 pages
...words; but the value I have for your friendship nothing can more truly or more elegantly express than " Time but the impression stronger makes, As streams their channels deeper wear." Having written to you twice without haying heard from you, I am apt to think my letters have miscarried.... | |
 | United States - 1807 - 442 pages
...amorous round the raptur'd scene. 6 " The flowers sprang wanton to be prest, The birds sang love on every spray ; 'Till too, too soon, the glowing west Proclaim'd the speed of winged day. 7 " Still o'er these scenes my memory wakes, And fondly broods with miser care, Time but the impression... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - Bookbinding - 1808 - 330 pages
...amorous round the raptur'd scene. The flowers sprang wanton to be prest, The birds sang love on every spray, Till too, too soon, the glowing west Proclaim'd...broods with miser care ; Time but the' impression deeper makes, My Mary, dear departed shade ! Where is thy blissful place of rest? •See'st thou thy... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1808 - 348 pages
...Frozen Ocean ; CHAP. L '• Still o'er these scenes my fancy wakes,, And fondly broods with miser-care: Time but the impression stronger makes, As streams their channels deeper wear." BURNs. FROM the- very depth of his soul did MuzafTer, the Grand Vizir, detest the poor wahdering Hebrew,... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...amorous round the raptur'd scene. The flowers sprang wanton to be prest, The birds sang love on every spray, Till too, too soon, the glowing west Proclaim'd...fondly broods with miser care; Time but the' impression deeper makes, As streams their channels deeper wear. My Mary, dear departed shade! Where is thy blissful... | |
 | English literature - 1809 - 530 pages
...amorous round the raptured scene. ' The fle'wers sprang wanton to be prest, The birds sang love on every spray, Till too, too soon, the glowing west Proclaim'd...speed of winged day. * Still o'er these scenes my mem'ry wakes, And fondly broods with miser care ; Time but the impression stronger makes, As streams... | |
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