 Hannibal gave my young ideas such a turn, that I used to strut in raptures up and down after the recruiting 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...  Collected Essays - Pagina 132door William Paton Ker - 1925Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1848 - 936 pagina’s
...Scotchman reads the tale of Wallace and of Bruce, without having a national prejudice poured into his veins " which will boil along there till the flood-gates of life shut in eternal rest." In this respect, Burns is a fair representative of his people. A reverence for Scotland and her heroes,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1849 - 906 pagina’s
...after the reciuiting drum and bag-pipe, and wish im^-lt tall enough to he ¡i soldier ; while the story of Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice into my veins,...will boil along there till the floodgates of life sbut in eternal rest. Polemical divinity about this time was putting the country half-mad ; and I,... | |
 | James Paterson - 1852 - 556 pagina’s
...Hannibal and the History of the Acta and Deeds of Sir William Wallace The story of Wallace poured a Scots prejudice into my veins, which will boil along there,...till the flood-gates of life shut In eternal rest." Gllbertfield spent the evening of his days at Letterick, where he died at a great age, 24th May 1761.... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1853 - 364 pagina’s
...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,...till the flood-gates of life shut in eternal rest." Shakspeare has been the universal favorite of the sons of genius ; but the enthusiasm of one humble... | |
 | F. S., Frederick Saunders - 1853 - 306 pagina’s
...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,...till the flood-gates of life shut in eternal rest." Shakspeare has been the universal favourite of the sons of genius ; but the enthusiasm of one humble... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1854 - 520 pagina’s
...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,...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... | |
 | John Wilson - 1854 - 252 pagina’s
...bagpipe, and wished myself tall enough to be a soldier; while the story of Wallace poured a tide of Scottish prejudice into my veins, which will boil...till the floodgates of life shut in eternal rest." And speaking of the same period and books to Mrs. Dunlop, he says, " For several of my earlier years... | |
 | John Wilson - 1854 - 252 pagina’s
...bagpipe, and wished myself tall enough to be a soldier ; while the story of Wallace poured a tide of Scottish prejudice into my veins, which will boil...till the floodgates of life shut in eternal rest." And speaking of the same period and books to Mrs. Dunlop, he says, " For several of my earlier years... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1854 - 368 pagina’s
...enough to be a soldier ; while the story of Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice into my veins, whick will boil along there till the flood-gates of life shut in eternal rest." Shakspeare has been the universal favorite of the sons of genius ; but the enthusiasm of one humble... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1855 - 616 pagina’s
...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,...till the floodgates of life shut in eternal rest." "Polemical divinity about this time was putting the' country half mad ; and I, ambitious of shining... | |
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