The modern Scottish minstrel; or, The songs of Scotland of the past half century, with memoirs of the poets, and specimens in English verse of modern Gaelic bards, by C. Rogers, Volume 3Charles Rogers 1856 |
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Pagina 1
... respectable position of a master builder . He died at Dalswinton , near Dumfries , on the 27th July 1832. John , the third brother , who died in early life , evinced a turn for mechanism , and wrote respectable verses . Peter , the ...
... respectable position of a master builder . He died at Dalswinton , near Dumfries , on the 27th July 1832. John , the third brother , who died in early life , evinced a turn for mechanism , and wrote respectable verses . Peter , the ...
Pagina 27
... respectable ground - work of edu- cation ; but the early deprivation of his father , who died bankrupt , compelled him to relinquish the pursuit of learning . At the age of fifteen , with the view of aiding in the support of his widowed ...
... respectable ground - work of edu- cation ; but the early deprivation of his father , who died bankrupt , compelled him to relinquish the pursuit of learning . At the age of fifteen , with the view of aiding in the support of his widowed ...
Pagina 31
... respectable parentage , born at Kilmarnock in 1758 , who became attached to a company of strolling players . Lewis is said to have claimed priority for his verses , and the point is not likely ever to be decided . This much may be said ...
... respectable parentage , born at Kilmarnock in 1758 , who became attached to a company of strolling players . Lewis is said to have claimed priority for his verses , and the point is not likely ever to be decided . This much may be said ...
Pagina 34
... respectable scholarship , he had early cultivated a taste for literature and poetry , and latterly became an extensive contributor to the public journals and pe- riodical publications of Calcutta . The song with which his name has been ...
... respectable scholarship , he had early cultivated a taste for literature and poetry , and latterly became an extensive contributor to the public journals and pe- riodical publications of Calcutta . The song with which his name has been ...
Pagina 35
... respectable female friend , till arrangements might be completed for the nuptial ceremony . In the interval , she became desirous of with- drawing from her engagement ; and Drummond , observ- ing her coldness , offered to pay the ...
... respectable female friend , till arrangements might be completed for the nuptial ceremony . In the interval , she became desirous of with- drawing from her engagement ; and Drummond , observ- ing her coldness , offered to pay the ...
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