 The collection of songs was my vade mecum. I pored over them, driving my cart, or walking to labour, song by song, verse by verse ; carefully noting the true, tender, or sublime, from affectation and fustian. I am convinced I owe to this practice much...  Little Masterpieces of Autobiography - Page 52by George Iles - 1908Full view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...my " vade mecutn. I pored over them driving my " cart, or walking to labour, song by song, verse tf by verse ; carefully noting the true tender, or "...practice, much of my ** critic-craft, such as it is. " In my seventeeth year, to give my manners " a brush, I went to a country dancing-school. — " My... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1800 - 612 pages
...by fong, verfe by verfe; carefully noting the true tender, or fublime, from afFefSation and fuftian. I am convinced I owe to this practice much of my critic-craft, fuch as it is." p. 35. The father of Burns appears to have been an extraordinary character. At once... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...whole of my reading. The collection of songs 44 THE LIFE OF songs was my rode mecum. I pored over them driving my cart, or walking to labour, song by song,...fustian. I am convinced I owe to this practice much of my critic craft, such as it is. " In my seventeenth year, to give my manners a brush, I went to a country... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...songs songs was my vade mecum. 1 pored over them driving my cart, or walking to labour, song by eoilg, verse by verse ; carefully noting the true tender,...fustian. I am convinced I owe to this practice much of my critic craft, such as it is. " In my seventeenth year, to give my manners a brush, I went to a country... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 820 pages
...fong, vcife by verfe ; carefully noting the true tender, or fublnne, from affectation and fultian. I am convinced I owe to this practice much of my critic-craft, iuch as it is." (nlontb. Mag. and Carrie's Life of Burns.) BURNTISLAXD. See BRUNT-ISLAND. BUR NT WOOD,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...of songs was my vade mecnm. I pored over them driving my carl, or walking to labour, song by sou?, verse by verse; carefully noting the true tender,...this practice much of my critic-craft, such as it is. " In my seventeenth year, to give my mauners a brush, I went to a country dancing-school. My father... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 714 pages
...songs was my vade mecuai. I pored over them driving my cavt, or walking to labour, song toy Ko. 3. N -V song, verse by verse ; carefully noting the true tender,...this practice much of my critic-craft, such as it is. In my seventeenth year, to give my manners a brush, I went to a country dancing-school. — My father... | |
 | British prose literature - 1819 - 364 pages
...Meditations, had formed the whole of my reading. The collection of songs was my vade mecum. I pored over them driving my cart, or walking to labour, song by song,...fustian. I am convinced I owe to this practice much of my critic craft, such as it is. In my seventeenth year, to give my manners a brush, I went to a country... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1819 - 388 pages
...Meditations, had formed the whole of my reading. The collection of songs was my va.de mecum. I pored over them driving my cart, or walking to labour, song by song,...fustian. I am convinced I owe to this practice much of my critic craft, such as it is. In my seventeenth year, to give my manners a brush, I went to a country... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - Scotland - 1820 - 484 pages
...Meditations, had formed the whole of my reading. The collection of songs was my vade mecum. I pored over them, driving my cart, or walking to labour, song by song,...practice, much of my critic-craft, such as it is. " [n my seventeenth year, to give my manners a brush, I went to a country dancingschool. My father... | |
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