The Eighteenth Century

1、English LiteratureLecture 6: The Eighteenth CenturyByTigerJoseph Addison (1672-1719), English essayist, poet, and dramatist, who, with Richard Steele, was a leading contributor to and guiding spirit of the periodicals The Tatler and The Spectator. His writing skill led to his holding important posts

2、 in government while the Whigs were in power.Burns statueMy hearts in the Highlands, my heart is not here, My hearts in the Highlands a-chasing the deer - A-chasing the wild deer, and following the roe; My hearts in the Highlands, wherever I go. Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North The b

3、irth place of Valour, the country of Worth; Wherever I wander, wherever I rove, The hills of the Highlands for ever I love. Farewell to the mountains high coverd with snow; Farewell to the straths and green valleys below; Farewell to the forrests and wild-hanging woods; Farwell to the torrents and l

4、oud-pouring floods. My hearts in the Highlands, my heart is not here, My hearts in the Highlands a-chasing the deer Chasing the wild deer, and following the roe; My hearts in the Highlands, whereever I go. A number of Burns songs deal with patriotic and political themes. “My Hearts in the Highlands”

5、 as one of Burns most beautiful lyrics, is also a poem that reveals fully the poets deep patriotic sentiments for his native Scotland in his powerful expressions of yearning for the highlands. A flower was offered to me, Such a flower as May never bore; But I said Ive a pretty rose tree, And I passed the sweet flower oer. Then I went to my pretty rose tree, To tend her by day and by