 | 1822 - 634 pages
...amusement ever since. While serving as a shepherd to Mr. Laidlaw's father, in the 18th year of his age, he first got a perusal of the life and adventures Of Sir William Wallace, and the Gentle Shepherd. Though he has since written so much verse, he at that time was sorry they were not in prose, that every... | |
 | James Hogg - 1807 - 232 pages
...employed in working with horses, threshing, &c. Itwas, while serving here, in the 18th year of my age, that I first got a perusal of " The Life and Adventures...them, yet (what you will think remarkable in one who hath since dabbled so much in verses) I could not help regretting deeply that they were not in prose,... | |
 | James Hogg - 1807 - 242 pages
...employed in working with horses, threshing, &c. It was, while serving here, in the 18th year of my age, that I first got a perusal of " The Life and Adventures...them, yet (what you will think remarkable in one who hath since dabbled so much in verses) I could no.t help regretting deeply that they were not in prose,... | |
 | 1882 - 870 pages
...manhood, and something more. So much so, that, as he relates, " it was in the eighteenth year of my age that I first got a perusal of the ' Life and Adventures of Sir William Wallace,' and of the ' Gentle Shepherd ; ' and though immoderately fond of them, yet (what you will think remarkable... | |
 | James Hogg - 1821 - 436 pages
...in working with horses, thrashing, &c. It was while serving here, in the eighteenth year of my age, that I first got a perusal of " The Life and Adventures...them, yet (what you will think remarkable in one who hath since dabbled so much in verses) I could not help regretting deeply that they were not in prose,... | |
 | 1821 - 970 pages
...treasures, and hitherto unexplored path of literature, was in his eighteenth year, when he obtained a perusal of the Life and Adventures of Sir William Wallace, and the Gentle Shepherd; but, certainly, that.glimpse of the promised land was fearfully uninviting. We will quote his account... | |
 | William Bengo' Collyer - 1822 - 502 pages
...treasures, and hitherto unexplored path of literature, was in his eighteenth year, when he obtained a perusal of the Life and Adventures of Sir William Wallace, and the Gentle Shepherd ; but, certainly, that glimpse of the promised land was fearfully unin1 i ] 12 Review. viting. We will... | |
 | 1825 - 486 pages
...remained with Mr. Laidluw, of Willenslce, the father of his prteceding master, for two years, when " The Life and Adventures of Sir William Wallace," and " The Gentle Shepherd" fell in his way, and he read them with considerable pleasure, but regretted that they were not in prose,... | |
 | Philomathic institution - 1825 - 504 pages
...remained with Mr. L-aidlaw, of Willenslee, the father of his preceding master, for two years, when " The Life and Adventures of Sir William Wallace," and « The Gentle Shepherd" fell in his way, arid he read them with considerable pleasure, but regretted that they were not in... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1831 - 626 pages
...l>eginning to rearl poetry : — "It was wliile serving here (with Mr. Laidlaw), in the 18th year of my age, that I first got a perusal of the Life and Adventures...since dabbled so much in verses) I could not help regretling deeply that they were not in prose, that every body might have understood them ; or, I thought,... | |
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The Gentle Shepherd ;" and though immoderately fond of them, yet (what you will think remarkable in one who hath since dabbled so much in... 
