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Essay on Burns - Page 53
by Thomas Carlyle - 1897 - 84 pages
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Burns

Thomas Carlyle - 1854 - 98 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...The only thing I remember which was remarkable in Burns's manner, was the effect produced upon him by a print of Bunbury's, representing a soldier lying...
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The Life and Works of Robert Burns, Volume 2

Robert Burns - 1854 - 342 pages
...which Scott afterwards communicated to Mr Lockhart is deeply interesting : — ' Of course,' says he, ' we youngsters sat silent, looked, and listened. The only thing I remember which was remarkable in Burns's manner, was the effect produced upon him by a print of Bunbury's, representing a soldier lying...
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The Poetical and Prose Works of Robert Burns: With Life, Notes and ...

Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1855 - 616 pages
...dinner, but had no opportunity ;o keep his word ; otherwise I might have seen more of this distinguished man. As it was, I saw him one day at the late veae460 461 rable Professor Fergusson's, where there were several gentlemen of literary reputation,...
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The life and works of Robert Burns, ed. by R. Chambers. Libr. ed, Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1856 - 728 pages
...which Scott afterwards communicated to Mr Lockhart is deeply interesting : — ' Of course,' says he, ' we youngsters sat silent, looked, and listened. The only thing I remember which was remarkable in Burns's manner, was the effect produced upon him by a print of Bunlmry's, representing a soldier lying...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays: Complete in One Volume

Thomas Carlyle - 1857 - 604 pages
...dinner, bat had no opportunity to keep his word ; otherwise I might have seen more of this distinguished h he, nothing doubling, altogether casts away. Accordingly,...intelligible of writers; everywhere transparent ai youngster* sat silent, looked and listened. The only thing I remember, which was remarkable in Burns's...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 1

Thomas Carlyle - 1857 - 556 pages
...; 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...reputation, among whom I remember the celebrated Mr. Uugald Stewart. Of course, we youngsters sat silent, looked and listened. The only thing I remember...
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Life of Robert Burns

Thomas Carlyle - 1859 - 216 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...The only thing I remember, which was remarkable in Burns's manner, was the effect produced upon him by a print of Bunbury's, representing a soldier lying...
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Biographical sketch of Adam Ferguson

John Small - 1864 - 86 pages
...afterwards was so remarkable. In a letter to LOCKHART, SCOTT thus describes this interesting meeting : — " I saw him one day at the late venerable Professor...celebrated Mr DUGALD STEWART. Of course, we youngsters sate silent, looked and listened. The only thing I remember, which was remarkable in BURNS' manner,...
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Collected Works, Volume 7

Thomas Carlyle - 1869 - 434 pages
...; 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...The only thing I remember which was remarkable in Burns's manner, was the effect produced upon him by a print of Bunbury's, representing a soldier lying...
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Sir Walter Scott: the Story of His Life

Robert Shelton Mackenzie - 1871 - 520 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 Prof. Fergusson's, where there were several gentlemen of literary reputation, among whom I remember...
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