... in the whole strain of his bearing and conversation, a most thorough conviction, that, in the society of the most eminent men of his nation, he was exactly where he was entitled to be ; hardly deigned to flatter them by exhibiting even an occasional... The Works of Robert Burns: With His Life - Pagina 38door Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 394 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1828 - 722 pagina’s
...among them from the plough-tail, at a single stride, manifested, in the whole strain of his bearing and conversation, a most thorough conviction that...most eminent men of his nation, he was exactly where lie was entitled to be ; hardly deigned to flatter them by exhibiting even an occasional symptom of... | |
| Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pagina’s
...among them from the plough-tail at a single stride, manifested, in the whole strain of his bearing and conversation, a most thorough conviction, that,...understandings of his time in discussion; overpowered the Ion mots of the most celebrated convivialists by broad floods of merriment, impregnated with all the... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1828 - 324 pagina’s
...among them from the plough-tail at a single stride, manifested, in the whole strain of his bearing and conversation, a most thorough conviction, that,...understandings of his time in discussion; overpowered the ban mots of the most celebrated convivialists by broad floods of merriment, impregnated with all the... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1831 - 338 pagina’s
...among them from the plough-tail at a single stride, manifested, in the wiiole strain of his bearing and conversation, a most thorough conviction, that,...eminent men of his nation, he was exactly where he waa entitled to be ; hardly deigned to flatter them by exhibiting even an occasional symptom of being... | |
| Englishmen - 1836 - 260 pagina’s
...among them from the plough-tail, at a single stride, manifested in the whole strain of his bearing and conversation, a most thorough conviction that...understandings of his time in discussion ; overpowered the ban mots of the most celebrated convivialists by broad floods of merriment, impregnated with all the... | |
| Englishmen - 1837 - 530 pagina’s
...the plough-tail, at a single stride, manifested in the whole strain of his bearing and conversa: ion, a most thorough conviction that in the society of...understandings of his time in discussion ; overpowered the bon mots of the most celebrated convivialiste by broad Hoods of merriment, impregnated with all the... | |
| Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 628 pagina’s
...among them from the plough-tail at я single guide, roanifested, in the whole strain of his bearing and conversation, a most thorough conviction, that,...by their notice ; by turns calmly measured himself iigainst the most cultivated understandings of his time in discussion ; overpowered the bon mots of... | |
| James Currie - 1838 - 92 pagina’s
...among them from the plough-tail, at a single stride, manifested, in the whole strain of his bearing and conversation, a most thorough conviction, that,...understandings of his time in discussion; overpowered the ban mots of the most celebrated convivialists by broad floods of merriment, impregnated with all the... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1838 - 476 pagina’s
...among them from the plough-tail, at a single stride, manifested hi the whole strain of his bearing and conversation, a most thorough conviction that...understandings of his time in discussion; overpowered the ban mots of the most celebrated convivialists by broad floods of merriment, impregnated with all the... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 862 pagina’s
...among them from the plough-tail, at a single stride, manifested in the whole strain of his bearing and conversation, a most thorough conviction that...understandings of his time in discussion ; overpowered the bon mots of the most celebrated convivialists by broad floods of merriment, impregnated with all the... | |
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