 | John Pinkerton - 1794 - 640 pagina’s
...doors and windows for a day's time ; and ly on their backs, with a ftone upon their belly, and plaids about their heads : and, their eyes being covered,...they pump their brains for rhetorical encomium, or panegyric." Martin furely had the fecond-fight ; and the prophecy relates to the Macpherfons. The ftone... | |
 | John Pinkerton - 1809 - 1102 pagina’s
...a fmall falary. I muft not omit to relate their •way of ftudy, which is very fingular : they fhut their doors and windows for a day's time, and lie on their backs, with aftone upon their belly, and plaids about their heads, and their eyes being covered, they pump their... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1815 - 460 pagina’s
...and they are now allowed but a small salary. I must not omit to relate their way of study, which is very singular: They shut their. doors and windows...they pump their brains for rhetorical encomium or panegyrick ; and indeed they furnish such a stile from this dark cell as is understood by veryfew ;... | |
 | 1815 - 586 pagina’s
...but a small salary. I must not omit to relate their way of study, which is very singular : they «hut their doors and windows for a day's time, and lie...plads about their heads, and their eyes being covered, tbe"y pump their brains for rhetorical encomium or panegyrick ; and indeed they furnish such a stile... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1815 - 498 pagina’s
...and they are now allowed but a small salary. I must not omit to relate their way of study, which is very singular : They shut their doors and' windows...stone upon their belly, and plads about their heads, ami their eyes being covered, they pump their brains for rhetorical encomium or panegyrick ; and indeed... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 314 pagina’s
...and they are now allowed but a small salary. I must not omit to relate their way of study, which is very singular : They shut their doors and windows...they pump their brains for rhetorical encomium or panegyrick ; and indeed they furnish such a stile from this dark cell as is understood by very few... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 410 pagina’s
...and they are now allowed but a small salary. I must not omit to relate their way of study . which is very singular : They shut their doors and windows...they pump their brains for rhetorical encomium or panegyrick ; and indeed they furnish such a stile from this dark cell as is understood by very few... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 290 pagina’s
...and they are now allowed but a small salary. I must not omit to relate their way of study, which is very singular : They shut their doors and windows for a day's time, and He on their backs, with a stone upon their belly, and plads about their heads, and their eyes being... | |
 | George Buchanan - 1827 - 602 pagina’s
...describes the Senachies of his day, thus : " I must not omit to relate their way of study, which is very singular; they shut their doors and windows for...on their backs, with a stone upon their belly, and plaids about their heads, and their eyes being covered, they pump their brains for rhetorical eulogium... | |
 | George Buchanan, James Aikman - 1827 - 710 pagina’s
...doors and windows for a day's time, and lie on their backs, with a stone upon their belly, and plaids about their heads, and their eyes being covered, they pump their brains for rhetorical tuilogmm or panegyric." Dr. Johnson complained, that during his visit he could obtain no accurate m.cmmt... | |
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I must not omit to relate their way of study, which is very singular : They shut their doors and windows for a day's time, and lie on their backs, with a stone upon their belly, and plads about their heads, and their eyes being covered, they pump their... 
