I did nothing but craze the faculties of my soul about her, or steal out to meet her ; and the two last nights of my stay in the country, had sleep been a mortal sin, the image of this modest and innocent girl had kept me guiltless. Lives of Scottish Poets - Page 122by Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots, London - 1822 - 378 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - 1801 - 762 pages
...fun's altitude, there I met my angel, Like Profcrpine gKherlng flowers, Herdlf a fairer flower.—— It was in vain to think of doing any more good at Ichool. The remaining week I {laved I did nothing but craze the faculties of my foul about her, or... | |
| Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...altitude, " there I met my angel " Like Proserpine gathering flowers, " Herself a fairer flower— " It i " It was in vain to think of doing any more " good at school. The remaining week I staid I " did nothing but craze the faculties of my soul " about her, or steal... | |
| 1801 - 860 pages
...altitude, there I met my angel • Like Proferpine gathering flower«, « Herfelf a fairer flower—1 «' It was in vain to think of doing any more good at fchool. The remainingweek 1 (tairll did nothing but cnize the faculties of my foul about her, or (leal... | |
| 1801 - 762 pages
...interview, the tender farewell, are the grealeft and moft delicious parts of their enjoyments. • It was in vain to think of doing any more good at fehool. The remaining week I flayed I did nothing but craze the faculties of my (bul about her, or... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1801 - 818 pages
...fun's altitude, there I met my angel, Like Proferpine gathering flowers, Herfelf a fairer fiovver. It was in vain to think of doing any more good at fchool. The re- <• maining week I flayed I did nothing hut craze the faculties of my foul about her,... | |
| Robert Burns, James Currie - 1814 - 502 pages
...altitude, there I met my ungt 1 - Like Proserpine gathering flowers, Herself a fairer Ilower—' f " It was in vain to think of doing any more good at sehool. The remaining week I staid I did nothing hut eraze the faeulties of my soul ahout ker, or steal... | |
| Robert Burns - 1816 - 714 pages
...altitude, there I met my angel " Like Proserpine gathering flowers, " Herself a fairer flower." — It was in vain to think of doing any more good at school. The remaining week I staid 1 did nothing but craze the faculties of my soul about her, or steal out... | |
| Robert Burns - 1819 - 388 pages
...sun's altitude, there I met my angel, '' Like Proserpine, gathering flowers, Herself a fairer flower " It was in vain to think of doing any more good at school. The remaining week I stayed, I did nothing but craze the faculties of my soul about her, or steal out... | |
| Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots - 1821 - 414 pages
...different light from any thing he had met with before. To this darling habit of observation, Burns, indeed, sacrificed almost every other consideration....but rave about her, or steal out to meet her ; and, daring the two last nights of his stay at * Bums, of himself— written March, 1784. Kirkoswald, had... | |
| Society of ancient Scots - 1821 - 226 pages
...disinterested friendship, and even modesty.''* While making this progress in the knowledge of mankind, Burns did not neglect the more immediate objects for which...of his fair charmer would have kept him guiltless. Burns returned home somewhat wiser, and perhaps not worse, than when he left it ; but he was still... | |
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