 ... the passages which he thought exceptionable. He made several attempts to quote the poem, but always in a blundering, inaccurate manner. Burns bore all this for a good while with his usual good-natured forbearance, till at length, goaded by the fastidious...  The Quarterly Review - Page 396edited by - 1914Full view - About this book
 | 1709 - 578 pages
...by the fastidious criticisms and wretched quibblingsof his opponent, he roused himself, and with sn eye flashing contempt and indignation, and with great...vehemence of gesticulation, he thus addressed the cold critic. " Sir,— I now perceive a man may be an excellent judge of poetry by tquarc and ntli,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1808 - 496 pages
...your young couple, I would not take my folio paper for this epis.r: G tie, and wretched quibblings of his opponent, he roused himself, and with an eye...vehemence of gesticulation, he thus addressed the cold critic. " Sir, — I now perceive a man may be an " excellent judge of poetry by square and rule,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1809 - 326 pages
...nature and forbearance; till, at length, goaded by the fastidious criticisms and wretched quibblings of his opponent, .he roused himself, and with an eye...judge of poetry by square and rule, and after "all,— bead a blockhead!" " Er The one fault you ibund, is just ; but I cannot please myself in an emendation.... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1809 - 328 pages
...nature and forbearance; tjjl, at length, goaded by the' fastidious criticisms and wretched quibblings of his opponent, he roused himself, and with an eye...now perceive a man may. "be an excellent judge of poetrvbv square anil rule, and after "all,— bead d• blockhead!"' K 53 The one fault you found,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1809 - 328 pages
...nature and forbearance ; till, at length, goaded by the fastidious criticisms and wretched quibblings of his opponent, he roused himself, and with an eye...now perceive a man may "be an excellent judg;e of poetrvby square and rule, and after "all,— bead d blockhead!" " E. The one fault you found, is just... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1817 - 502 pages
...couple. I would not take my folio paper for this epistle, and wretched quibblings of bis opponent, lie roused himself, and with an eye flashing contempt...vehemence of gesticulation, he thus addressed the cold critic. " Sir, — I now perceive a man may be an " excellent judge of poetry by square and rule,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1817 - 492 pages
...flashing contempt and indignation, and with great vehemence of gesticulation, he thus addressed the cold critic. " Sir, — I now perceive a man may be an...excellent judge of poetry by square and rule, and after . ff all,-^be a d— d blockhead!" E. • " tie, and now I repent it. I am so jaded with my dirty long... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pages
...good-natured forbearance, till at length, goaded by the fastidious criticisms and wretched quibblings of his opponent, he roused himself, and with an eye...vehemence of gesticulation, he thus addressed the cold critic : ' Sir, I now perceive a man may be an excellent judge of poetry by square and rule, and... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1828 - 324 pages
...good-natured forbearance, till at length, goaded by the fastidious criticisms and wretched qnibblings of his opponent, he roused himself, and with an eye...vehemence of gesticulation, he thus addressed the cold critic : ' Sir, I now perceive a man may be an excellent judge of poetry by square and rule, and... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1831 - 338 pages
...good-natured forbearance, till at length, goaded by the fastidious criticisms and wretched quibblings of his opponent, he roused himself, and with an eye...contempt and indignation, and with great vehemence ofgesticulation, he thus addressed the cold critic : ' Sir, I now perceive a man may be an excellent... | |
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