 I met with these pieces in Mason's English Collection, one of my school-books. The two first books I ever read in private, and which gave me more pleasure than any two books I ever read since, were, The Life of Hannibal, and The History of Sir William...  On the Strength of Nations - Page 119by Andrew Bisset - 1859 - 300 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...broken wave. — " I met with these pieces in Mason s English Col" lection, one of my school-books. The two first " books I ever read in private, and which gave " me more pleasure than any two books I ever " read since, were, Tie Life of Hannibal, and The " History of Sir William Wallace.... | |
 | John Stark (of Edinburgh.) - 1805 - 452 pages
...containing »o account of his life) " I ever lead in private, and which gave me more pleasure than any tw» books I ever read since, were, the Life of Hannibal, and the History of Sir William Wallace. Hannibal gave my young ideas such a turn, that 1 used to strut in raptures up and down after the recruiting... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...school-books. The two first books I ever read in private, and which gave me more pleasure than any two books I ever read since, were, The Life of Hannibal, and The History of Sir William Wallace. Hannibal gave my young ideas such a turn, that I used to strut in raptures up and down after the recruiting... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 714 pages
...broken wave." — 1 met with these pieces in JUasson's English Collection, one of my school-books. The two first books I ever read in private, and which gave me more pleasure than any two books I ever read since, were, The Life of Hannibal, and The History of Sir William Wallace. Hannibal... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 342 pages
...the broken wave. — " I met with these pieces in Mason's English Collection, one of my school-books. The two first books I ever read in private, and which gave me more pleaj sure than any two books I ever read since, were The Life of Hannibal, and The History of Sir... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1819 - 388 pages
...the broken wave. — " I met with these pieces in Mason's English Collection, one of my school-books. The two first books I ever read in private, and which gave me more pleasure than any two books I ever read since, were The Lifeof Hannibal, and The History of Sir William ll'allnce. Hannibal... | |
 | 1819 - 364 pages
...first books 1 ever read in private, and which gave me more * Idiot for idiotic. pleasure than any ( wo books I ever read since, were The Life of Hannibal, and The History of Sir f/'illiam H'altace. Hannibal gave my young ideas such alurn, that I used to strut in raptures up and... | |
 | 1823 - 848 pages
...the broken wave. — 1 met with these pieces in Mason's English Collection, one of my school-books. The two first books I ever read in private, and which gave me more pleasure than any two books I ever read since, were, The Life of Hannibal, and The History of Sir William Wallace. Hannibal... | |
 | 1824 - 312 pages
...the broken wave." . I met with these pieces in Mason's English Collection, one of my school-books. The two first books I ever read in private, and which gave me more pleasure than any two books I ever read since, were the Life of Hannibal, and the History of Sir William Wallace. Hannibal... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1826 - 272 pages
...the broken wave. — I met with these pieces in Mason's English Collection, one of my school books. The two first books I ever read in private, and which gave me more pleasure than any two books I ever read since, were the Life of Hannibal, and the History of Sir William Wallace. Hannibal... | |
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