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 53by Thomas Carlyle - 1897 - 84 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Carlyle - 1884 - 516 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... | |
| James Grant - 1884 - 488 pages
...less with the gentry of the West County, the two sets he most frequented. I saw him one day at the venerable Professor Ferguson's, where there were several...literary reputation, among whom I remember the celebrated Dugald Stewart. " Of course, we youngsters sat silent, and listened. The only thing I remember which... | |
| Maude Gillette Phillips - 1885 - 648 pages
...fifteen when he came to Edinburgh. I saw him one day at the late venerable Professor Adam Fergusson's. Of course we youngsters sat silent, looked and listened. The only thing I remembered which was remarkable in Burns's manner was the effect produced upon him by a print of Bunbury's,... | |
| Maude Gillette Phillips - 1885 - 614 pages
...fifteen when he came to Edinburgh. I saw him one day at the late venerable Professor Adam Fergusson's. Of course we youngsters sat silent, looked and listened. The only thing I remembered which was remarkable in Burns's manner was the effect produced upon him by a print of Bunbury's,... | |
| Charles Rogers - 1891 - 412 pages
...feeling enough to be much interested in his poetry, and would have given the world to know him. ... 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... | |
| 1892 - 130 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... | |
| William Henry Langhorne - 1893 - 302 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 were silent, looked and listened. The only thing which I remember was remarkable in Burns was the effect... | |
| Wilmot Harrison - 1893 - 144 pages
...formerly the garden. Here Scott and Burns met for the first and last time. Scott writing of 1786-7, says: 'I saw him one day at the late venerable Professor...Dugald Stewart. Of course we youngsters sat silent, and looked and listened.' It is worthy of note that this region was then considered so remote that... | |
| James Craig Higgins - 1893 - 252 pages
...feeling enough to be much interested in his poetry, and would have given the world to know him. ... 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... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1894 - 158 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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