 | David Irving - 1804 - 524 pages
...paultry exciseman, and slunk out the rest VOL. IT. 3 O of his insignificant existence in the meanest pursuits, and among the lowest of mankind. " In your...hands, Sir, permit me to lodge my strong disavowal of such slanderous falsehoods. Burns was a poor man from his birth, and an exciseman by necessity :... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1808 - 496 pages
...of some genius, yet, quite destitute of resources within himself to support his borrowed dignity, he dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the...rest of his insignificant existence in the meanest meanest of pursuits, and among the vilest of mankind." In your illustrious hands, Sir, permit me to... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1809 - 326 pages
...of some genius, yet, quite destitute of resources within himself to support his borrowed dignity, he dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the...existence in the meanest of pursuits, and among the vilest of mankind." In your illustrious hands, Sir, permit me to lodge my disavowal and defiance of... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1809 - 328 pages
...of some genius, yet, quite destitute of resources within himself to support his borrowed dignity, he dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the...existence in the meanest of pursuits,' and among the vilest of mankind." . In your illustrious hands, Sir, permit me to lodge my disavowal and defiance... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...of some genins ; yet, quite destitute of resources within himself to support his borrowed dignity, dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the rest of his insignificant existence ia the meanest of pursuits, and among the lowest of mankind. " In your illustrious hands, Sir, permit... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1814 - 502 pages
...exeiseman, and slunk out the rest of his instgnifieant existenee in the meanest of pursuits, and amongst the lowest of mankind. " In your illustrious hands, sir. permit me to lodge my strong disavowal and defianee of sueh slanderous falsehoods. Burns was a poor man from his hirth, and an exeiseman hy neeessity:... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1815 - 344 pages
...slunk out the rest of his insignifieant existenee in the meanest of pursuits, and among the vilest of mankind." In your illustrious hands, sir, permit me to lodge my disavowal and defianee of these slanderous falsehoods.— Burn J was a poor man from hirth, and an... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 342 pages
...of some genius, yet, quite destitute of resources within hiniself to support his borrowed dignity, dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the...meanest of pursuits, and among the lowest of mankind. " la your illustrious hands, Sir, permit me to lodge ray strong disavowal and defiance of such slanderous... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 714 pages
...of some genius, yet, quite destitute of resources within himself to support his borrowed dignity, he dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the...existence in the meanest of pursuits, and among the vilest of mankind." ' In your illustrious hands, Sir, permit me to lodge my disavowal and defiance... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1817 - 502 pages
...of some genius, yet, quite destitute of resources within himself to support his borrowed dignity, he dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the rest of his insignificant existence in the 141 meanest of pursuits, and among the vilest of mankind." In your illustrious hands, Sir, permit me... | |
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... dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the rest of his insignificant existence in the meanest of pursuits, and among the vilest of mankind. 
