 All the faculties of Burns's mind were, as far as I could judge, equally vigorous ; and his predilection for poetry was rather the result of his own enthusiastic and impassioned temper, than of a genius exclusively adapted to that species of composition.  Annual Burns Chronicle and Club Directory - Strana 551897Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Samuel Tyler - 1848 - Počet stránok 228
...occasional inspirations of their more favored moments. But all the faculties of Burns's mind were, as far as I could judge, equally vigorous ; and his predilection...his conversation, I should have pronounced him to bo fitted to excel in whatever walk of ambition he had chosen to exert his abilities. Among the subjects... | |
 | Samuel Tyler - 1848 - Počet stránok 238
...occasional inspirations of their more favored moments. But all the faculties of Burns's mind were, as far as I could judge, equally vigorous; and his predilection...of a genius exclusively adapted to that species of composition.5 From his conversation, I should have pronounced him to be fitted to excel in whatever... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1849 - Počet stránok 906
...as I could judg?, equally vigorous; and his predilection for poetry was rather the •esult of hut own enthusiastic and impassioned temper, than of a...exclusively adapted to that species of composition. From his couvereation I should have pronounced him to be fitted to excel in whatever walk of ambition he had... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1850 - Počet stránok 508
...far I could j udge, equally vigorous ; and his predilecllon for poetry was rather the result of hia own enthusiastic and impassioned temper, than of a...in whatever walk of ambition he had chosen to exert hia abilities. " Among the subjects on which he was accustomed to dwell, the characters of the individuals... | |
 | 1850 - Počet stránok 138
...prose was more extraordinary than his verse, and fully sustain the remark of Prof. Stewart, that " his predilection for poetry was rather the result...exclusively adapted to that species of composition." Thus, in writing letters, cultivating his farm, and to some extent his acquaintance with the muses,... | |
 | Erastus Darrow - 1850 - Počet stránok 104
...prose was more extraordinary than his verse, and fully sustain the remark of Prof. Stewart, that " his predilection for poetry was rather the result of his own enthusiastic and-impassioned temper than of a genius exclusively adapted to that species of composition." Thus,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1851 - Počet stránok 332
...occasional inspirations of their more favoured moments. But all the faculties of Burns's mind were, as far as I could judge, equally vigorous; and his predilection...composition. From his conversation, I should have pronouneed him to be fitted to excel in whatever walk of ambition he had chosen to exert his abilities.... | |
 | Anne Marsh-Caldwell - 1853 - Počet stránok 498
...far as ' I could judge, equally vigorous ; and his predilec' tion for poetry was rather the resiilt of his own ' enthusiastic and impassioned temper,...a ' genius exclusively adapted to that species of com' position. From his conversation I should have ' pronounced him to be fitted to excel in whatever... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1854 - Počet stránok 98
...faculties of Burns's mind were, as far as ' I could judge, equally vigorous; and his predilec' tion for poetry was rather the result of his own ' enthusiastic...a ' genius exclusively adapted to that species of com' position. From his conversation I should have ' pronounced him to be fitted to excel in whatever... | |
 | John Wilson - 1854 - Počet stránok 252
...Burns's mind were, as far as I could judge, equally vigorous ; and his predilections for poetry were rather the result of his own enthusiastic and impassioned...exclusively adapted to that species of composition." Who those poets were, of occasional inspiration and low general talents, and in conversation felt to... | |
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