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Straight as the fox-glove, ere her bells disclose, Mild as the maiden-blushing hawthorn blows, Fair as the fairest of each lovely kind, Your form shall be the image of your mind; Your manners shall so true your soul express, That all shall long to know the worth they guess; Congenial hearts shall greet with kindred love, And even sick'ning envy must approve. ELLISLAND, Mar. 9th, 1789.
Good night once more, and God bless you! ELLISLAND, 11th April 1791. I am once more able, my honoured friend, to return you, with my own hand, thanks for the many instances of your friendship, and particularly for your kind anxiety in this last disaster that my evil genius had in store for me. However, life is chequered joy and sorrow for on Saturday morning last, Mrs.
Paul that required him to travel post to Ellisland; though a voyage to Tarsus might be justified by the authority of that apostle; and the whole proceeding, therefore, appeared to be a mystery in which gospelling had very little to do. Very naturally, having arrived at this conclusion, Ned Hinkley jumped to another.
It must be managed; but, at all events, I must evade this marriage put it off for the present get some decent excuse. That's easy enough, and for the rest, why, time that softens all things, except man and woman, time will make that easy too. To-morrow for Ellisland, and the rest after."
First we went to the house in Bank Street where Burns came when he left Ellisland, and had seventy pounds a year to live on instead of fifty a sad and grim little house, where in the wee closet that was his study we could hear the music of the Nith, but catch no sparkle of its water.
Wishing you all success in your progress in the path of fame, and that you may equally escape the danger of stumbling through incautious speed, or losing ground through loitering neglect, I am, etc. CXXXI. To MR. ROBERT GRAHAM, OF FINTRY. ELLISLAND, 31st july 1789.
H. is recovering, and the young gentleman doing well. CLVIL. To MR. WILLIAM DUNBAR, W.S. ELLISLAND, 17th January 1791. I am not gone to Elysium, most noble Colonel, but am still here in this sublunary world, serving my God by propagating His image, and honouring my king by begetting him loyal subjects. Many happy returns of the season await my friend. May the thorns of care never beset his path!
I have much to tell you of "hair-breadth 'scapes in th' imminent deadly breach," with all the eventful history of a life, the early years of which owed so much to your kind tutorage; but this at an hour of leisure. My kindest compliments to Mrs. Murdoch and family. I am ever, my dear Sir, your obliged friend, CLIV. To MR. CUNNINGHAM. ELLISLAND, 8th August 1790.
Graham, the Commissioner of Excise; and have sent a sheetful of poetry besides. CIV. To Miss CHALMERS, EDINBURGH. ELLISLAND, NEAR DUMFRIES, Sept. 16th, 1788. Where are you? and how are you? and is Lady Mackenzie recovering her health? for I have had but one solitary letter from you. I will not think you have forgot me, Madam and, for my part,
In taking Jean as his wedded wife, he acted not only honourably, but wisely; and wisdom and prudence were not always distinguishing qualities of Robert Burns. Some months had to elapse, however, before the wife could join her husband at Ellisland.
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