 ... giants, enchanted towers, dragons, and other trumpery. This cultivated the latent seeds of poetry ; but had so strong an effect on my imagination, that to this hour, in my nocturnal rambles, I sometimes keep a sharp look-out in suspicious places;...  Macmillan's Magazine - Сторінка 4921883Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
 | Robert Burns - 1870 - 312 стор.
...elf-candles, deadlights, wi-aiths, apparitions, cantraips, giants, en-' chanted towers, dragons, und other trumpery. This cultivated the latent seeds of...often takes an effort of philosophy to shake off these ¡del terrors. The earliest composition that I recollect taking pleasure in, was '• The Vision of... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1870 - 652 стор.
...how greatly the imagination of his little son would be stirred and awakened by the poor dependant. nobody can be more sceptical than I am in such matters,...effort of philosophy to shake off these idle terrors. The earliest composition that I recollect taking pleasure in, was ' The Vision of Mirza,' and a hymn... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1875 - 274 стор.
...: " She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the country of tales and songs concerning davils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies,...effort of philosophy to shake off these idle terrors." Burns managed to get considerably more than what we would call a common-school education ; for he learngeometry... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1875 - 280 стор.
...seeds of poetry; but had so strong an effect on my imagination, that to this hour, in my noeturnal rambles, I sometimes keep a sharp lookout in suspicious...effort of philosophy to shake off these idle terrors." Burns managed to get considerably more than what we would call a common-school education ; for he learned... | |
 | William Lawson (F.R.G.S.) - 1875 - 272 стор.
...in my nocturnal rambles, I sometimes keep a sharp look out in suspicious places; and though, no body can be more sceptical than I am in such matters, yet...effort of philosophy to shake off these idle terrors." The earliest composition in which he took great delight was Addison's "Vision of Mirza," and the two... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1880 - 1024 стор.
...brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf-candles, dead-lights, wraiths, apparitions, cantrips, giants, enchanted towers, dragons, and other trumpery....effort of philosophy to shake off these idle terrors. The earliest composition that I recollect taking pleasure in was Tfie Vision. of Mirza, and a hymn... | |
 | William Anderson - 1867 - 798 стор.
...keep a sharp look-ont in snspicions places ; and thongh nobody can be more sceptical than I am in snch matters, yet it often takes an effort of philosophy to shake off these idle terrors." When abont thirteen years of age, to improve his writing, his father sent him to the parish school... | |
 | William Anderson - 1877 - 832 стор.
...look-out in suspicious places ; and though nobody can be more sceptical than I am in such mattere, yet it often takes an effort of philosophy to shake off these idle terrors." When about thirteen years of age, to improve his writing, his father sent him to the parish school... | |
 | John Ross - 1878 - 816 стор.
...than extensive, were laid. Another element in his education may be best told in his own words:—" In my infant and boyish days, too, I owed much to...effort of philosophy to shake off these idle terrors." In 1766, Burns's father took a lease of the farm of Mount Oliphant, which turned out a very unprofitable... | |
 | John Ross - 1878 - 786 стор.
...than extensive, were laid. Another element in his education may be best told in his own words : — " In my infant and boyish days, too, I owed much to...effort of philosophy to shake off these idle terrors." In 1766, Burns's father took a lease of the farm of Mount Oliphant, which turned out a very unprofitable... | |
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