 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; and though nobody can be more sceptical than I am in such matters,...  The prose works of Robert Burns - Page 84by Robert Burns - 1816 - 705 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...phy to shake off these idle terrors. The ear" liest composition that I recollect taking plea" sure, in was The Vision of Mirza, and a hymn " of Addison's, beginning, How are thy Servants tf blest, 0 Lord ! I particularly remember one " half-stanza which was music to my... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...sometimes keep a sharp lookout in suspicious places; and though nobody can be more sceptical than I am in such matters, yet it often takes an effort of...I recollect taking pleasure in, was The Vision of Mitza, and a hymn of Addison's, beginning, How are thy Servanls blest, >0 Lord.' I particularly remember... | |
 | James Plumptre - Songs, English - 1811 - 486 pages
...sometimes keep a sharp look-out in suspicious places; and though nobody can be more sceptical than I am in such matters, yet it often takes an effort of philosophy to shake oil' these idle terrors." (See Dr. Currie's Edition of Burn's Works. Vol. I. P. 37.) liere, likewise,... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - Scotland - 1814 - 502 pages
...suspieious plaees ; and though nohody ean he more seeptieal than I am in sueh matters, yet it often lakes an effort of philosophy to shake off these idle terrors. The earliest eomposition that I ree-olleet taking pleasure in, was The Vision of Mir-n, and a hymn of Addison's,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 342 pages
...sometimes keep a sharp lookout in suspicious places : and though nobody can be more sceptical than I am in such matters, yet it often takes an effort of...I recollect taking pleasure in, was The Vision of Mirzrt, and a hymn of Addison's, beginning, How are iliy. * Idiot for idiotic. servants llest, 0 Lord!... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1819 - 388 pages
...sometimes keep a sharp look out in suspicious places : and though nobody can be more sceptical than I am in such matters^ yet it often takes an effort of...of Mirza, and a hymn of Addison's, beginning, How are thy servants blest, O Lord! I particularly remember one half-stanza, which was music to my boyish... | |
 | British prose literature - 1819 - 364 pages
...sometimes keep a sharp look out in suspicious places : and though nobody can be more sceptical than I am in such matters, yet it often takes an effort of...of Mirza, and a hymn of Addison's, beginning, How are thy servants blest, O Lord ! I particularly remember one half-stanza, which was music to my boyish... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - Scotland - 1820 - 484 pages
...sometimes keep a sharp look out in suspicious places ; and though nobody can be more sceptical than I HIII in such matters, yet it often takes an effort of philosophy...these idle terrors. The earliest composition that J recollect taking pleasure in, was The Vision of Mirza, and a hymn of Addison's, beginning, How are... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 848 pages
...sometimes keep a sharp look-out in suspicious places ; and though nobody can be more sceptical than I am in such matters, yet it often takes an effort of...of Mirza, and a hymn of Addison's, beginning, ' How are thy servants blest, 0 Lord !' I particularly remember one half-stanza which was music to my boyish... | |
 | 1824 - 312 pages
...sometimes keep a sharp look-out in suspicious places ; and though nobody can be more sceptical than I am in such matters, yet it often takes an effort of...of Mirza, and a Hymn of Addison's beginning, "How are thy servants blest, O Lord !" I particularly remember one half-stanza which was music to my boyish... | |
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