Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, المجلد 1Robert Cadell, Edinburgh. John Murray and Whittaker and Company, London., 1837 - 486 من الصفحات |
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... George's Square being closed by the wind , while her fingers were betwixt the hasp and staple . Her hand was thus locked in , and must have . been smashed to pieces , had not the bones of her fingers been remarkably slight and thin . As ...
... George's Square being closed by the wind , while her fingers were betwixt the hasp and staple . Her hand was thus locked in , and must have . been smashed to pieces , had not the bones of her fingers been remarkably slight and thin . As ...
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... George's Square , which continued to be my most established place of residence , until my mar- riage in 1797 . I felt the change from being a single indulged brat , to becoming a member of a large family , very severely ; for under the ...
... George's Square , which continued to be my most established place of residence , until my mar- riage in 1797 . I felt the change from being a single indulged brat , to becoming a member of a large family , very severely ; for under the ...
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... George's Square , and pointed out in the strongest terms the silli- ness of the conduct I had adopted , told me I was dis- tinguished by the name of the Greek Blockhead , and exhorted me to redeem my reputation while it was called to ...
... George's Square , and pointed out in the strongest terms the silli- ness of the conduct I had adopted , told me I was dis- tinguished by the name of the Greek Blockhead , and exhorted me to redeem my reputation while it was called to ...
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... George's Square , our neighbour , Lady Cumming , sent to beg the boys might not be all flogged precisely at the same hour , as , though she had no doubt the punishment was deserved , the noise of the concord was really dreadful . Robert ...
... George's Square , our neighbour , Lady Cumming , sent to beg the boys might not be all flogged precisely at the same hour , as , though she had no doubt the punishment was deserved , the noise of the concord was really dreadful . Robert ...
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... George's Square . This removal took place shortly after the poet's birth ; and the children born subsequently were in general healthy . Of a family of twelve , of whom six lived to maturity , not one now survives ; nor have any of them ...
... George's Square . This removal took place shortly after the poet's birth ; and the children born subsequently were in general healthy . Of a family of twelve , of whom six lived to maturity , not one now survives ; nor have any of them ...
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الصفحة 137 - Peace. I whispered my information to a friend present, who mentioned it to Burns, who rewarded me with a look and a word, which, though of mere civility, I then received, and still recollect, with very great pleasure. "His person was strong and robust: his manners rustic, not clownish; a sort of dignified plainness and simplicity, which received part of its effect perhaps from one's knowledge of his extraordinary talents. His features are represented in Mr. Nasmyth's picture, but to me it conveys...
الصفحة 138 - There was a strong expression of sense and shrewdness in all his lineaments ; the eye alone, I think, indicated the poetical character and temperament. It was large and of a dark cast, which glowed, I say literally glowed, when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such another eye in a human head, though I have seen the most distinguished men of my time.
الصفحة 136 - I saw him one day at the late venerable Professor Ferguson's, where there were several gentlemen of literary reputation, among whom I remember the celebrated Mr. Dugald Stewart.
الصفحة 50 - Jog on, jog on, the foot-path way, And merrily hent the stile-a; A merry heart goes all the day, Your sad tires in a mile-a.
الصفحة 135 - THE dews of summer night did fall, The moon (sweet Regent of the sky!) Silvered the walls of Cumnor Hall And many an oak that grew thereby.
الصفحة 409 - ... equanimity the novel usage to which her chintz was exposed. The Shepherd, however, remarked nothing of all this — dined heartily and drank freely, and, by jest, anecdote, and song, afforded plentiful merriment to the more civilized part of the company. As the liquor operated, his familiarityincreased and strengthened ; from " Mr Scott," he advanced to " Sherra," and thence to " Scott," " Walter," and " Wattie,"— until, at supper, he fairly convulsed the whole party by addressing Mrs Scott...
الصفحة 43 - ... it is with the deepest regret that I recollect in my manhood the opportunities of learning which I neglected in my youth ; that through every part of my literary career I have felt pinched and hampered by my own ignorance ; and...
الصفحة 196 - He was makin' himsell a' the time,' said Mr. Shortreed ; ' but he didna ken maybe what he was about till years had passed : at first he thought o' little, I dare say, but the queerness and the fun.
الصفحة 152 - I only wished I had been as good a player on the flute as poor George Primrose in the Vicar of Wakefield. If I had his art, I should like nothing better than to tramp like him from cottage to cottage over the world.
الصفحة 275 - Be still, my heart's darling — my child, be at ease; It was but the wild blast as it sung thro' the trees.' ERL-KING 'O, wilt thou go with me, thou loveliest boy? My daughter shall tend thee with care and with joy; She shall bear thee so lightly thro' wet and thro' wild, And press thee and kiss thee and sing to my child.