 | Robert Burns - 1876 - عدد الصفحات: 540
...chest was on the road to Greenock; I had composed the last song I should ever measure in Caledonia, when a letter from Dr. Blacklock to a friend of mine...by opening new prospects to my poetic ambition. The Dr. belonged to a set of critics, for whose applause I had not dared to hope. His opinion, that I would... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1876 - عدد الصفحات: 628
...when a letter of admiration from Dr. Blacklock opened new prospects to his poetic ambition ; for " the Doctor belonged to a set of critics for whose applause I had not dared to hope." Professor Wilson's praise, " not conveyed in scanty driblets," was gratefully recognized by struggling... | |
 | David Walker - 1877 - عدد الصفحات: 200
...envious ever found admittance." Burns himself, speaking of his intended emigration to Jamaica, says, " A letter from Dr Blacklock to a friend of mine overthrew...ambition. The doctor belonged to a set of critics, for ivhose applause I had not dared to hope. His opiniom that I would meet with encouragement in Edinburgh... | |
 | 1877 - عدد الصفحات: 814
...; I had composed the last song I should ever measure in Caledonia — The Gloomy Night is Gathering Fast ; when a letter from Dr. Blacklock to a friend...schemes, by opening new prospects to my poetic ambition." This was a recommendation to him to proceed to Edinburgh, to superintend the publication of a second... | |
 | John Ross - 1878 - عدد الصفحات: 816
...Greenock. I had composed the last song I should ever measure in Caledonia, 'The Gloomy Night is Gathering Fast,' when a letter from Dr Blacklock to a friend of mine overthrew all my schemes, by opening up new prospects to my poetic ambition." The poems were published in July 1786, and the copy which... | |
 | John Ross - 1878 - عدد الصفحات: 786
...Greenock. I had composed the last song I should ever measure in Caledonia, 'The Gloomy Night is Gathering Fast,' when a letter from Dr Blacklock to a friend of mine overthrew all my schemes, by opening up new prospects to my poetic ambition." The poems were published in July 1786, and the copy which... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1880 - عدد الصفحات: 182
...; I had composed the last song 1 should ever measure in Caledonia — The Gloomy Night is Gathering Fast— when a letter from Dr. Blacklock to a friend...critics for whose applause I had not dared to hope. His encouragement in Edinburgh for a second edition, fired me so much, that away I posted for that city,... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1880 - عدد الصفحات: 738
...measure in Caledonia, — 'The gloomy night is gathering fast,' — when a letter from Dr. Blackloek to a friend of mine overthrew all my schemes by opening new ],n>~pects to my poetic ambition. The Doctor belonged to a sot of critics fur whose applause. I had... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1881 - عدد الصفحات: 700
...my sehemes, by opening new prospeets to my poetie ambition. The doetor belonged to a sot of orities for whose applause I had not dared to hope. His opinion that I would meet with eneouragement in Edinburgh for a seeond edition, 6red me so mneh, that away I posted for that eity,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1882 - عدد الصفحات: 374
...Greenock ; I had composed the last song I should ever measure in Caledonia, 'The gloomy Night is gathering fast,' when a letter from Dr. Blacklock, to a friend...The doctor belonged to a set of critics, for whose applaus^ I had not dared to hope. His opinion that I would meet with encouragement in Edinburgh for... | |
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The gloomy night is gathering fast — when a letter from Dr. Blacklock to a friend of mine, overthrew all my schemes, by opening new prospects to my poetic ambition. 
