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Robert Burns: As a Poet, and as a Man - Page 105
by Samuel Tyler - 1848 - 209 pages
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Annual Register, Volume 42

Edmund Burke - History - 1801 - 762 pages
...but a child. Though it cod the Ichool-mafter fbme thrafhings, I made an excellent Englilh fcholar ; and by the time I was ten or eleven years of age, I was a critic in fubflantives, verbs, and particles. In my infant and boyilh days too I owed much to an old woman who...
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...disposition, and an enthusiastic ideot " piety. — I say ideot piety, because I was then " but a child. Though it cost the schoolmaster " some thrashings,...woman who " resided in the family, remarkable for her igno" ranee, credulity, and superstition. She had, " I suppose, the largest collection in the country...
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The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 29

Tobias Smollett - Books - 1800 - 612 pages
...but a child. Though it coft the fchoolmafter feme thralliings, I made an excellent Englifh fcholar j and by the time I was ten or eleven years of age, I was a critic in fubftantives, verbs, and particles. In my infant and boyiffy days too, I owed much to an old woman...
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Annual Register, Volume 42

Edmund Burke - History - 1801 - 818 pages
...but a child. Though it cod the fchool-mafter Tome thrafhings, I made an excellent Englifh fcholar ; and by the time I was ten or eleven years of age, I was a critic in fubftantives, verbs, and particles. In my infant and boyifli days too I owed much to an old woman who...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 42

History - 1801 - 762 pages
...a child. Though it coil the íchool-maííer (orne thramings, I made an excellent Englifli fcholar; and by the time I was ten or eleven years of age, I was a critic in fubfiantives, verbs, and particles. In my infant and boyifli days too I owed much to an old woman who...
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The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and ...

English poetry - 1801 - 860 pages
...but a chil'l. Though it coil the fchoolrnailer fome thrafhings, I made an excellent Englifh fcholar; and by the time I was ten or eleven years of age, I was_a critic in fubftantives, veibs, and particles. In my infant and boyiih days too, I owed much to...
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The Works of Robert Burns: Life of Robert Burns, criticism on his writings ...

Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...my disposition, and an enthusiastic idiot* piety. I say idiot piety, because I was then but a child. Though it cost the schoolmaster some thrashings, I...resided in the family, remarkable for her ignorance, ere-- dulity and superstition. She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the country of tales and...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life , and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1813 - 422 pages
...my disposition, and an enthusiastic idiot* piety. I say idiot piety, because I was then but a child. Though it cost the schoolmaster some thrashings, I made an excellent English scholar; _ and by the time I was ten or eleven years of age, I was a critic in substantives, verbs, and particles....
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The poetical works of Robert Burns

Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...child. Though it cost the school master some thrashings, 1 made an excellent English Scholar. In my boyish days, too, I owed much to an old woman who resided hi the family, remarkabte for her ignorance, credulity, and superstition. She had, I suppose, the largest...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns, James Currie - Scotland - 1814 - 502 pages
...ehild. Though it eost the sehoolmaster some thrashings, I made an exeellent English seholar; and hy the time I was ten or eleven years of age, I was a eritie in suhstantives, verhs, and partieles. In my in)' ; ni and hoyish days too, I owed mueh to an...
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