 Hannibal gave my young ideas such a turn that I used to strut in raptures up and down after the recruiting drum and bagpipe, and wish myself tall enough to be a soldier, while the story of Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice into my veins, which will...  Burns Chronicle and Club Directory - Strana 131904Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | John Mackintosh - 1878
...Remarks on Henry's Wallace, pp. 6, 7. " The story of Wallace, says Burns, in his letter to Dr. Moore, poured a tide of Scottish prejudice into my veins which will boil along there till the flood-gates cf life shut in eternal rest. " — Quoted by Dr. Irving, History of Scottish Poctry, p. 189. Dr. Irving... | |
 | Allan Cunningham, Charles Mackay - 1879
...drum and bag-pipe, and wish myself tall enough to be a soldier ; while the story of Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice into my veins, which will boil...till the flood-gates of life shut in eternal rest. Polemical divinity about this time was putting the country half mad, and I, ambitious of shining in... | |
 | 1879 - Počet stránok 304
...drum and bagpipe, and wish myself tall enough to be a soldier; while the story of Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice into my veins, which will boil...till the floodgates of life shut in eternal rest." POVERTY. On the 1 2th day of July, 1794, Thompson, the publisher, ANECDOTES. 215 received from him... | |
 | 1880
...and down after the recruiting drum and bagpipe, and wish myself tall enough to be a soldier ; while the story of Wallace poured a tide of Scottish prejudice...into my veins, which will boil along there till the flood gates of life shut in eternal rest." Mr Murdoch's removal from Mount Oliphnnt deprived Burns... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1880 - Počet stránok 158
...tall enough to be a soldier ; while the story of Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice into my mind, which will boil along there till the floodgates of life shut in eternal rest.' At fourteen, he was sent to school every alternate week for the improvement of his writing. At sixteen,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1881 - Počet stránok 642
...first arousing martial enthusiasm ;" the seeond '* poured a Seottish prejudiee into my veins, whieh will boil along there till the flood-gates of life shut in eternal rest." Addison soon beeame a favourite autiier ; s0, among others, borrowed from various sourees, did Pope,... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882
...myself tall enough to be a soldier; while the story of Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice into my mind, which will boil along there till the floodgates of life shut in eternal rest.' At fourteen he was sent to school every alternate week for the improvement of his writing-. At sixteen,... | |
 | John Merry Ross - 1884 - Počet stránok 420
...lived. Robert Burns says in his autobiographic letter to Dr. Moore, " The story of Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice into my veins, which will boil...till the floodgates of life shut in eternal rest." It is difficult from our point of view to approach Blind Harry's poem seriously ; but it would certainly... | |
 | 1912
...myself tall enough that I might be a soldier ; while the story of Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice in my veins, which will boil along there till the flood-gates of life shut in eternal rest." Works, ed. Douglas, Vol. IV. pp. 6-7. James Scott. The Wallace. 1790. Vol. I. Pp. 5-20, An Account... | |
 | Thomas W. Handford - 1885 - Počet stránok 408
...drum and bagpipe, and wish myself tall enough to be a soldier ; while the story of Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice into my veins, which will boil...till the flood-gates of life shut in eternal rest." Burns made his first attempt at verse-writing before he had reached his sixteenth year. It was inspired... | |
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