Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, Volumen1Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, 1837 |
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... readers will be apt to accuse me of trenching upon delicacy in certain details of the sixth and seventh chapters in this volume . Though the circumstances there treated of had no trivial influence on Sir Walter Scott's history and ...
... readers will be apt to accuse me of trenching upon delicacy in certain details of the sixth and seventh chapters in this volume . Though the circumstances there treated of had no trivial influence on Sir Walter Scott's history and ...
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... reader , and my hours of leisure were usually spent in reading aloud to my mother Pope's translation of Homer , which , excepting a few traditionary ballads , and the songs in Allen Ramsay's Evergreen , was the first poetry which I ...
... reader , and my hours of leisure were usually spent in reading aloud to my mother Pope's translation of Homer , which , excepting a few traditionary ballads , and the songs in Allen Ramsay's Evergreen , was the first poetry which I ...
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... reader must have some com- passion even for an idle workman , who had so narrow a foundation to build upon . If , however , it should ever fall to the lot of youth to peruse these pages - let such a reader remember that it is with the ...
... reader must have some com- passion even for an idle workman , who had so narrow a foundation to build upon . If , however , it should ever fall to the lot of youth to peruse these pages - let such a reader remember that it is with the ...
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... reader might reasonably have expected , " A clerk foredoom'd my father's soul to cross . " The drudgery , indeed , of the office I disliked , and the confinement I altogether detested ; but I loved my father , and I felt the rational ...
... reader might reasonably have expected , " A clerk foredoom'd my father's soul to cross . " The drudgery , indeed , of the office I disliked , and the confinement I altogether detested ; but I loved my father , and I felt the rational ...
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... reader will find sundry notices of the " Bauld Rutherfords that were sae stout , " and the Swintons of Swinton in Berwickshire , the two nearest houses on the maternal side . An illus- trious old warrior of the latter family , Sir John ...
... reader will find sundry notices of the " Bauld Rutherfords that were sae stout , " and the Swintons of Swinton in Berwickshire , the two nearest houses on the maternal side . An illus- trious old warrior of the latter family , Sir John ...
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Página 520 - But here,— above, around, below, On mountain or in glen, Nor tree, nor shrub, nor plant, nor flower, Nor aught of vegetative power, The weary eye may ken. For all is rocks at random thrown, Black waves, bare crags, and banks of stone...
Página 88 - ... the men who were the most learned of their time and. country, he expressed himself with perfect firmness, but without the least intrusive forwardness ; and when he differed in opinion, he did not hesitate to express it firmly, yet at the same time with modesty. I do not remember any part of his conversation distinctly enough to be quoted ; nor did I ever see him again, except in the street, where he did not recognise me, as I could not expect he- should. He was much caressed in Edinburgh : but...
Página 467 - ... within protect from harms. He can requite thee; for he knows the charms That call fame on such gentle acts as these, And he can spread thy name o'er lands and seas, Whatever clime the sun's bright circle warms. Lift not thy spear against the Muses
Página 65 - Those evening clouds, that setting ray And beauteous tints, serve to display Their great Creator's praise ; Then let the short-lived thing call'd man, Whose life's comprised within a span, To Him his homage raise. " We often praise the evening clouds, And tints so gay and bold, But seldom think upon our God, Who tinged these clouds with gold...
Página 417 - ... with a tone and taste which gave me a very high idea of his abilities and accomplishments, which I had hitherto considered as confined to manners, certainly superior to those of any living gentleman.
Página 566 - Byron. Report had prepared me to meet a man of peculiar habits and a quick temper, and I had some doubts whether we were likely to suit each other in society. I was most agreeably disappointed in this respect. I found Lord Byron in the highest degree courteous, and even kind. We met for an hour or two, almost daily, in Mr. Murray's drawing-room, and found a great deal to say to each other.
Página 86 - THE dews of summer night did fall, The moon (sweet Regent of the sky!) Silvered the walls of Cumnor Hall And many an oak that grew thereby.
Página 88 - Scotch school ; that is, none of your modern agriculturists, who keep labourers for their drudgery, but the douce gudeman who held his own plough. There was a strong expression of sense and shrewdness in all his lineaments : the eye alone, I think, indicated the poetical character and temperament. It was large, and of a cast which glowed (I say literally glowed) when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such another eye in a human head, though I have seen the most distinguished men of my...
Página 57 - Down from that strength had spurr'd their horse, Their southern rapine to renew, Far in the distant Cheviots blue, And, home returning, fill'd the hall With revel, wassel-rout, and brawl.
Página 37 - If, however, it should ever fall to the lot of youth to peruse these pages — let such a reader remember that it is with the deepest regret that I recollect in my manhood the opportunities of learning which I neglected in my youth ; that through every part of my literary career I have felt pinched and hampered by my own ignorance ; and...