 The gloomy night is gathering fast,* when a letter from Dr. Blacklock to a friend of mine overthrew all my schemes, by opening new prospects to my poetic ambition. The doctor belonged to a set of critics, for whose applause I had not dared to hope. His...  Three Centuries of Scottish Literature - Page 138by Hugh Walker - 1893 - 229 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...plause I had not dared to hope. His opinion, "•• that I would meet with encouragement in Edin" burgh for a second edition, fired me so much, " that away I posted for that city, without a sin" gle acquaintance, or a single letter of introduc" tion. The baneful star that had so long shed... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...ambition.t The doctor belonged to a set of critics, for whose applause I had not dared to hope. His opinion that I would meet with encouragement in Edinburgh...acquaintance, or a single letter of introduction. The baneful star that had so long shed its blasting influence in • my zenith for once made a revolution... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...dared to hope. His opinion that I wotiUI meet with encouragement at Edinburgh, for a second ediiipn, fired me so much, that away I posted for that city,...acquaintance, or a single letter of introduction." Bums arrived at Edinburgh in 1786. His fame had reached the metropolis before him, and he was caressed... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 714 pages
...ambition. The doctor belonged to a set of critics, for whose applause I had not dared to hope. His opinion, that I would meet with encouragement in Edinburgh...that away I posted for that city, without a single * See Poems, p. 392. acquaintance, ov a single letter of introduction. The baneful star that had so... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1819 - 388 pages
...ambition. The doctor belonged to a set of critics, for whose applause I had not dared to hope. His opinion that I would meet with encouragement in Edinburgh...acquaintance, or a single letter of introduction. The baneful star that had so long shed its blasting influence in my zenith, for once made a revolution... | |
 | British prose literature - 1819 - 364 pages
...ambition. The doctor belonged to a set of critics, for whose applause I had not dared to hope. His opinion that I would meet with encouragement in Edinburgh...acquaintance, or a single letter of introduction. The baneful star that had so long shed its blasting influence in my zenith, for once made a revolution... | |
 | Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots - Poets, Scottish - 1821 - 414 pages
...doctor belonged to a set of critics for whose applause I had not dared to hope. His opinion that 1 would meet with encouragement in Edinburgh for a second...single acquaintance or a single letter of introduction. The baneful star that had so long shed its blasting iufluence in my zenith, for once made a revolution... | |
 | Society of ancient Scots - 1821 - 226 pages
...doctor belonged to a set of critics for whose applause I had not dared to hope. His opinion that 1 would meet with encouragement in Edinburgh for a second...single acquaintance or a single letter of introduction. The baneful star that had so long shed its blasting inlluencc in my zenith, for once made a revolution... | |
 | Joseph Clinton Robertson - Poets, Scottish - 1822 - 414 pages
...doctor belonged to a set of critics for whose applause I had not dared to hope. His opinion that 1 would meet with encouragement in Edinburgh for a second...single acquaintance or a single letter of introduction. The baneful star that had so long shed its blasting iufluence in my zenith, for once made a revolution... | |
 | 1824 - 312 pages
...that I would meet with encouragement at Edinburgh for a second edition, fired me so much, that away 1 posted for that city, without a single acquaintance, or a single letter of introduction. The baneful star that had so long shed its blasting influence in my zenith, for once made a revolution... | |
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