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" I recollect once he told me, when I was admiring a distant prospect in one of our morning walks, that the sight of so many smoking cottages gave a pleasure to his mind, which none could understand who had not witnessed, like himself, the happiness and... "
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 553
1827
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...and I recollect once he told me, when I was admiring a distant prospect in one of our morning walks, that the sight of so many smoking cottages gave a...the happiness and the worth which they contained. .. . " In his political principles he was then a Jacobite ; which was perhaps owing partly to this,...
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The Lives of the Scotish Poets: With Preliminary Dissertations on ..., Volume 2

David Irving - 1804 - 524 pages
...me," says Professor Stewart, " when I was admiring a distant prospect in one of our morning walks, that the sight of so many smoking cottages gave . a pleasure to his mind, wrhich none could understand who had not witnessed like himself, the happiness and the worth which...
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Letters to John Aikin, M. D.: On His Volume of Vocal Poetry: and on His ...

James Plumptre - 1811 - 486 pages
...and 1 recollect once he told me, when I was admiring a distant prospect in one of our morning walks, that the sight of so many smoking cottages gave a...had not witnessed, like himself, the happiness and worth which they contained". All that I conceive, therefore, to be necessary in writing pastoral or...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns, James Currie - 1814 - 502 pages
...morning walks, that the sight of so many smoking eottages gave a pleasure to his mind, whieh none eould understand who had not witnessed, like himself, the happiness and the worth whieh they eontained. " In his politieal prineiples he was then a Jaeohite ; whieh was perhaps owing...
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 22

1827 - 798 pages
...writing. I recollect once he told me, when I was admiring a distant prospect in one of our morning walks, that the sight of so many smoking cottages gave a...glowing, shining, burning with the concentrated essence of that passion which is the soul and sun of the poor man's life — Love. And what an interesting...
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Constable's miscellany of original and selected publications

Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pages
...distant prospect in one of our morning walks, that the sight of so many smoking cottages gave apleasureto his mind which none could understand who had not witnessed,...the happiness and the worth which they contained." Burns was far too busy with society and observation to find time for poetical composition, during this...
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Life of Robert Burns

John Gibson Lockhart - 1828 - 324 pages
...and I recollect once he told me, when I was admiring a distant prospect in one of our morning walks, that the sight of so many smoking cottages gave a...the happiness and the worth which they contained." Burns was far too busy with society and observation to find time for poetical composition, during this...
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Life of Robert Burns

John Gibson Lockhart - 1830 - 340 pages
...and I recollect once he told me, when I was admiring a distant prospect in one of our morning H alks, that the sight of so many smoking cottages gave a...who had not witnessed, like himself, the happiness ami the worth which they contained. " Burns was far too busy with society and observation to find time...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and Criticism on His ...

Robert Burns - 1831 - 484 pages
...; and I roWtoct once he told me when I wa* adoring a distant prospect in one of our morning walks, that the sight of so many smoking cottages gave a...the happiness and the worth which they contained. " In his political principles he was then a Jacobite ; which was perhaps owing partly to this, that...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With His Life, Volume 3

Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 356 pages
...and I recollect once he told me, when I was admiring a distant prospect in one of our morning walks, that the sight of so many smoking cottages gave a...the happiness and the worth which they contained." LINES OK MEETING WITH LORD DAER. THIS wot ye all whom it concerns, I, Rhymer Rohin, alias Burns, October...
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