 | Robert Burns - 1819 - 388 pagina’s
...favourable to every thing great and noble. There is scarcely any earthly object gives me more— I do not know if I should call it pleasure — but something which exalts me, something which euraptures me — than to walk in the sheltered side of a wood, or high plantation, in a cloudy winter-day,... | |
 | James Lawson Drummond - 1826 - 420 pagina’s
...lover of nature. " There is," says Burns, " scarcely any earthly object that gives me more— I do not know if I should call it pleasure, — but something...sheltered side of a wood, or high plantation, in a cloudy winter day, and hear the stormy wind howling among the trees, and raving over the plain. It is my best... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - 1826 - 226 pagina’s
...if I should call it pleasure—but something which exalts me, something which enraptures me—than to walk in the sheltered side of a wood, or high plantation, in a cloudy winter day, and hear the stormy wind howling among the trees, and raving over the plain. It is my best... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1828 - 324 pagina’s
...hardly," says he in one of his letters, " there is scarcely any earthly object gives me mere — I do not know if I should call it pleasure —but something...me, something. which enraptures me — than to walk ia die sheltered side of a wood in a cloudy winter day, and bear the stormy wind howling among the... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 834 pagina’s
...would astonish him. JohnKM'i Life of Swift. There is scarcely any earthly object gives me more — I do not know if I should call it pleasure — but something which exalts me, something which enrapture» me — than to walk in the sheltered side of a wood, or high plantation, in a cloudy winter... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1830 - 340 pagina’s
...hardly, " says he in one of his letters, " there is scarcely any earthly object gives me more — I do not know if I should call it pleasure-^— but something...me — than to walk in the sheltered side of a wood in a cloudy winter day, and hear the' stormy wind howling among the trees, and raving over the plain.... | |
 | 1833 - 468 pagina’s
..."scarcely any earthly object that gives me more—I do not know if I should call it pleasure—but something which exalts me, something which enraptures...sheltered side of a wood, or high plantation, in a cloudy, winter day, and hear the stormy wind howling among the trees, and raving over the plain. It is my best... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1834 - 610 pagina’s
...favorable to every thing great and noble. There is scarcely any object that gives me more — shall I call it pleasure, — but something which exalts me,...sheltered side of a wood or high plantation in a cloudy winter day, and to hear the stormy wind howling among the trees, and raving over the plain. It is my... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1834 - 608 pagina’s
...favorable to every thing great and noble. There is scarcely any object that gives me more— shall I call it pleasure, — but something which exalts me,...sheltered side of a wood or high plantation in a cloudy winter day, and to hear the stormy wind howling among the trees, and raving over the plain. It is my... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1834 - 420 pagina’s
...mine." " There is scarcely any earthly object," says Burns, " gives me more — I do not know that I should call it pleasure — but something which...— than to walk in the sheltered side of a wood or a high plantation, in a cloudy winter day, and hear the stormy wind howling among the trees, and raving... | |
| |
There is scarcely any earthly object gives me more — I do not know if I should call it pleasure — but something which exalts me, something which enraptures me — than to walk in the sheltered side of a wood, or high plantation, in a cloudy winter... 
