 Scotch school, /'. e. none of your modern agriculturists, who keep labourers for their drudgery, but the douce gudeman who held his own plough. There was a strong expression of sense and shrewdness in all his lineaments ; the eye alone, I think, indicated...  The Works of Robert Burns: Containing His Life - Page xxviiiby Robert Burns - 1849 - 425 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 862 pages
...portraits. I should have taken the poet, had I not known what he was, for a very sagacious country fanner of the old Scotch school, »'. e. none of your modern...temperament. It was large, and of a dark cast, which glowed (I say literally glowed) when he spoke with feeling or interest. I ne\er saw such another eye in a... | |
 | Robert Burns - Poets, English - 1840 - 872 pages
...school ; te none of your modern riculturists, who keep labourers for their drudgery, but the duuce aft Which laid my benefactor low ! x. " (I ssiy literally glmeed) when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such another eye in a... | |
 | John Wilson, Robert Chambers - Engraving - 1840 - 364 pages
...had I not known what he was, for a very sagacious country farmer of the old Scotch school, that is, none of your modern agriculturists, who keep labourers...held his own plough. There was a strong expression of strength and shrewdness in all his lineaments; the eye alone, I think, indicated the poetical character... | |
 | John Wilson - 1840 - 372 pages
...had I not known what he was, for a very sagacious country farmer of the old Scotch school, that is, none of your modern agriculturists, who keep labourers...held his own plough. There was a strong expression of strength and shrewdness in all his lineaments; the eye alone, I think, indicated the poetical character... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1841 - 384 pages
...school, ie none of your modern agriculturists who keep laborers for their drudgery, but the douce gudcman who held his own plough. There was a strong expression...temperament. It was large, and of a dark cast, which glowed (I say literally glowed) when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such another eye in a... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Indians - 1844 - 680 pages
...ie, none of your modern agriculturists, who keep laborers for their drudgery, but the douce gude man, who held his own plough. There was a strong expression...and temperament. It was large, and of a dark cast, and glowed, — I say literally glowed, — when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Biography - 1844 - 336 pages
...ie, none of your modern agriculturists, who keep laborers for their drudgery, but the douce gude man, who held his own plough. There was a strong expression...and temperament. It was large, and of a dark cast, and glowed, — I say literally glowed, — when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Love poetry - 1844 - 384 pages
...received part of its effect, perhaps, from one's knowledge of his extraordinary talents; * * * his eye alone, I think, indicated the poetical character...temperament; it was large, and of a dark cast, which glowed, (I say literally, glowed) when he spoke with feeling and interest;"—" his address to females was... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1845 - 594 pages
...poet, had I not known what he was, for a very sagacious country farmer of the old Scotch school, ie none of your modern agriculturists who keep labourers...poetical character and temperament. It was large, and'of a dark cast, which glowed (I say literally glowed) when he spoke with feeling or interest. I... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1845 - 836 pages
...«. none of your modern agriculturists, who keep labourers for their drudgery, but the douce gudtman who held his own plough. There was a strong expression...and temperament. It was large, and of a dark cast, and glowed (I say literally gloved) when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such another... | |
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