 | Robert Burns - English poetry - 1849 - 906 pages
...productions as impartially as was in my power : 1 thought they had merit ; and it was a delicious idea thai I should be called a clever fellow, even though it...victim to that inhospitable clime, and gone to the xxxvî world of spirits. I can truly say that, pauvre inconnu as I then was, I had pretty nearly as... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1850 - 508 pages
...before leaving my native country for ever, I resolved to publish my poems. I weighed my productions as impartially as was in my power ; I thought they...even though it should never reach my ears — a poor negro driver ; — or perhaps a victim to that inhospitable clime, and gone to the world of spirits... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1854 - 520 pages
...native country for ever, I resolved to publish, my poems. I weighed my productions as impartially as waa in my power : I thought they had merit ; and it was...and gone to the world of spirits ! I can truly say, that pauvre inconnu as I then was, I had pretty nearly as high an idea of myself and of my works, as... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1855 - 562 pages
...before leaving my native country for ever, I resolved to publish my poems. I weighed my productions as impartially as was in my power ; I thought they...and gone to the world of spirits ! I can truly say, that pauvre inconnu as I then was, I had pretty nearly as high an idea of myself and of my works as... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1855 - 616 pages
...acquaintance, or my productions as impartially as was in my a single letter of introduction. The baneful power: I thought they had merit, and it was a delicious...and gone to the world of spirits ! I can truly say, that pauvre inconnu as I then was, I had pretty nearly as high an idea of myself and of my works as... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 728 pages
...before leaving my native country for ever, I resolved to publish my poems. I weighed my productions as impartially as was in my power : I thought they...clever fellow, even though it should never reach my cars — a poor negro-driver ; or perhaps a victim to that inhospitable clime, and gone to the world... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 538 pages
...before leaving my native country for ever, I resolved to publish my poems. I weighed my productions as impartially as was in my power : I thought they...clever fellow, even though it should never reach my cars — a poor negro-driver, or perhaps a victim to that inhospitable clime, and gone to the world... | |
 | Charles C. B. Seymour - Biography - 1858 - 606 pages
...another place. "Before leaving my native land, I resolved to publish my poems. I weighed my productions as impartially as was in my power : I thought they...and gone to the world of spirits. I can truly say that, pauvre inconnu as I then was, I had pretty nearly as high an idea of myself and of my works as... | |
 | Charles C. B. Seymour - Biography - 1858 - 1454 pages
...another place. "Before leaving my native land, I resolved to publish my poems. I weighed my productions as impartially as was in my power : I thought they...ears, a poor negro-driver, or perhaps a victim to that inhespitable clime, and gone to the world of spirits. I can truly say that, pauvre inconnu as I then... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1859 - 530 pages
...native country for ever, I resolved to publish my poems. I weighed my productions as impar* tially as was in my power : I thought they had merit ; and...and gone to the world of spirits ! I can truly say, that pauvre inconnu as I then was, I had pretty nearly as high an idea of myself and of my works, as... | |
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I resolved to publish my poems. I weighed my productions as impartially as was in my power ; I thought they had merit ; and it was a delicious idea that I should be called a clever fellow, even though it should never reach my ears... 
