 ... talents. His features are represented in Mr Nasmyth's picture, but to me it conveys the idea that they are diminished as if seen in perspective. I think his countenance was more massive than it looks in any of the portraits.  The Life and Land of Burns - Page 45by Allan Cunningham - 1841 - 363 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1828 - 722 pages
...dignified plainness and simplicity, which received part of its effect perhaps from one's knowledge of his extraordinary talents. His features are represented...are diminished, as if seen in perspective. I think I'.is countenance was more massive than it looks in any of the portraits. I should have taken the poet,... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pages
...dignified plainness and simplicity, which received part of its effect, perhaps, from one's knowledge of his extraordinary talents. His features are represented...more massive than it looks in any of the portraits. I would have taken the poet, had I not known what he was, for a very sagacious country farmer of the... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Poets, Scottish - 1828 - 324 pages
...dignified plainness and simplicity, which received part of its effect, perhaps, from one's knowledge of his extraordinary talents. His features are represented...more massive than it looks in any of the portraits. I would have taken the poet, had I not known what he was, for a very sagacious country farmer of the... | |
 | 1828 - 268 pages
...knowledge of his extraordinary talents. His features are represented in Mr. Nasmyth's picture, hut to me it conveys the idea, that they are diminished...more massive than it looks in any of the portraits. I would have taken the poet, had I not known what he was, for a very sagacious country fai mer of the... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1830 - 472 pages
...dignified plainness and simplicity, which received part of its effect, perhaps, from one's knowledge of his extraordinary talents. His features are represented...more massive than it looks in any of the portraits. I would have taken the poet, had I not known what he was, for a very sagacious country farmer, of the... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1831 - 338 pages
...perhaps, from one's knowledge oi'his extraordinary talents. His features aru represented in Mr. Nasmith's picture, but to me it conveys the idea, that they...more massive than it looks in any of the portraits. I would have taken the poet, had I not known v -at he was, for a very sagacious country farm««=-of... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1837 - 610 pages
...dignified plainness and simplicity, which received part of its effect perhaps from one's knowledge of his extraordinary talents. His features are represented...countenance was more massive than it looks in any of thfi portraits. I would have taken the poet, had I not known what he was, for a very sagacious country... | |
 | Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - Scotland - 1837 - 628 pages
...which received part of its effect, perhaps, from one's knowledge of his extraordinary talents. HSs features are represented in Mr. Nasmyth's picture,...massive than it looks in any of the portraits. . I would have taken the poet, had I not known what he was, for a very sagacious country farmer of the... | |
 | James Currie - 1838 - 92 pages
...dignified plainness and simplicity, which received part of its effect, perhaps, from one's knowledge of his extraordinary talents. His features are represented...more massive than it looks in any of the portraits. I would have taken the poet, had I not known what he was, for a very sagacious country farmer of the... | |
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