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" Ferguson's, where there were several gentlemen of literary reputation, among whom I remember the celebrated Mr. Dugald Stewart. Of course, we youngsters sat silent, looked and listened. "
Essay on Burns - Page 53
by Thomas Carlyle - 1897 - 84 pages
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 48

1828 - 722 pages
...dinner, but had no opportunity to keep his word ; otherwise I might have seen more of this distinguished man. As it was, I saw him one day at the late venerable Professor Fergusson's, where there were several gentlemen of literary reputation, among whom I remember the celebrated...
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Constable's miscellany of original and selected publications

Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pages
...dinner, but had no opportunity to keep his word; otherwise I might have seen more of this distinguished man. As it was, I saw him one day at the late venerable Professor Fergusson's, where there were several gentlemen of literary reputation, among whom I remember the celebrated...
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The Monthly Review

1828 - 622 pages
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Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, Etc, Volume 12

William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1828 - 882 pages
...dinner, but had no opportunity to keep his word ; otherwise I might hare seen more of this distinguished man. As it was, I saw him one day at the late venerable Professor Fergusson's, where there were several gentlemen of literary reputation, among whom I remember the celebrated...
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Life of Robert Burns

John Gibson Lockhart - 1828 - 324 pages
...dinner, but had no opportunity to keep his word ; otherwise I might have seen more of this distinguished man. As it was, I saw him one day at the late venerahle Professor Fergusson's, where there were several gentlemen of literary reputation, among whom...
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The Athenaeum, Volume 2

1828 - 268 pages
...had no opportunity to keep his word ; otherwise I might have seen more of this distinguished man. At it was, I saw him one day at the late venerable Professor Fergusson's, where there were several gentlemen of literary reputation, among whom I remember the celebrated...
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Time's Telescope

1830 - 472 pages
...dinner, but had no opportunity to keep his word; otherwise I might have seen more of this distinguished man. As it was, I saw him one day at the late venerable Professor Fergusson's where there were several gentlemen of literary reputation, among whom I remember the celebrated...
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Life of Robert Burns

John Gibson Lockhart - 1830 - 340 pages
...word, otherwise I might * Morrison's Burns, vol. i. pp. Ixxi xx K hare seen more of this distinguished man. As it was, I saw him one day at the late venerable Professor Fergusson's, where there were several gentlemen of literary reputation, among whom I remember the celebrated...
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The Southern literary messenger, Volume 2

1836 - 802 pages
...people, and •till less with the gentry of the west country, the two »els that he most frequented." "As it was, I saw him one day at the late venerable Professor Fergusson's, »here there were several gentlemen of literary reputaI'-'wi, among whom I remember the...
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Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, Volume 1

John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 318 pages
...dinner, but had no opportunity to keep his word, otherwise I might have seen more of this distinguished man. As it was, I saw him one day at the late venerable...celebrated Mr. Dugald Stewart. Of course we youngsters sate silent, looked and listened. The only thing I remember which was remarkable in Buras's manner,...
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