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 5531827Full view - About this book
| 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,... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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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