In my infant and boyish days, too, I owed much to an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable for her ignorance, credulity, and superstition. She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the country of tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts,... Life of Robert Burns - Page 16by John Gibson Lockhart - 1830 - 328 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - 1801 - 762 pages
...Though it cod the Ichool-mafter fbme thrafhings, I made an excellent Englilh fcholar ; and by the time I was ten or eleven years of age, I was a critic in fubflantives, verbs, and particles. In my infant and boyilh days too I owed much to an old woman who... | |
| Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...cost the schoolmaster " some thrashings, I made an excellent English " scholar ; and by the time I was ten or eleven " years of age, I was a critic in...woman who " resided in the family, remarkable for her igno" ranee, credulity, and superstition. She had, " I suppose, the largest collection in the country... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1800 - 612 pages
...it coft the fchoolmafter feme thralliings, I made an excellent Englifh fcholar j and by the time I was ten or eleven years of age, I was a critic in fubftantives, verbs, and particles. In my infant and boyiffy days too, I owed much to an old woman... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1801 - 818 pages
...Though it cod the fchool-mafter Tome thrafhings, I made an excellent Englifh fcholar ; and by the time I was ten or eleven years of age, I was a critic in fubftantives, verbs, and particles. In my infant and boyifli days too I owed much to an old woman who... | |
| 1801 - 762 pages
...coil the íchool-maííer (orne thramings, I made an excellent Englifli fcholar; and by the time I was ten or eleven years of age, I was a critic in fubfiantives, verbs, and particles. In my infant and boyifli days too I owed much to an old woman who... | |
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...Though it cost the schoolmaster some thrashings, I made an excellent English scholar; and by the time I was ten or eleven years of age, I was a critic in...her ignorance, credulity and superstition. She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the country of tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts, fairies,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...Though it cost the schoolmaster some thrashings, I made an excellent English scholar; and by the time I was ten or eleven years of age, I was a critic in...resided in the family, remarkable for her ignorance, ere-- dulity and superstition. She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the country of tales and... | |
| James Plumptre - 1811 - 486 pages
...an account of his life, there is a very curious passage to this e Sect : " In my infant and lioj ish days, too, I owed much to an old woman who resided...her ignorance, credulity and superstition. She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the country of tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts, fairies,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...child. Though it cost the school master some thrashings, 1 made an excellent English Scholar. In my boyish days, too, I owed much to an old woman who resided hi the family, remarkabte for her ignorance, credulity, and superstition. She had, I suppose, the largest... | |
| Robert Burns - 1816 - 714 pages
...excellent English scholar ; and by the time 1 M 2 was ten or eleven years of age, I was a critic iu substantives, verbs, and particles. In my infant and...her ignorance, credulity, and superstition. She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the country of tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts, fairies,... | |
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