 | 1845 - 440 pages
...other, as it suited the momentary tone of the mind, and dismissed the work as it hordere I on f itigue. My passions, when once lighted up, raged like so many...the eldest of my printed pieces ; The Death of Poor Mailie, John Barleycorn, and Songs, first, second, and third. Song second was the ehullition of that... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1847 - 704 pages
...the hour. I had usually half a dozen or more pieces in hand; I took up one or other, as it suited the momentary tone of the mind, and dismissed the work...passions, when once lighted up, raged like so many devila till they got vent in rhyme; and then the conning over my verses, like a spell, soothed all... | |
 | Samuel Tyler - 1848 - 238 pages
...My passions, when once lighted up, raged like so many devils till they got vent in rhyme; and then conning over my verses, like a spell, soothed all...the eldest of my printed pieces, ' The Death of poor Mailie,' ' John Barleycorn,' and songs, first, second, and third. Song second was the ebullition of... | |
 | Samuel Tyler - 1848 - 228 pages
...hour. I had usually half a dozen or more pieces on hand : I took up one or other, as it suited the momentary tone of the mind, and dismissed the work...many devils till they got vent in rhyme ; and then conning over my verses, like a spell, soothed all into quiet ! None of the rhymes of those days are... | |
 | Robert Burns - English poetry - 1849 - 906 pages
...1 had usually half a dozen or mor* piece» on liand ; I took un tine or other, &• i» suited the momentary tone of the mind, and dismissed the work as it bordered on fatigue. My pinions, when once lighted up, raged like so many devils, till they got vent iu rhyme ; and then the... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1854 - 520 pages
...hour. I had usually half a dozen or more pieces on hand ; I took up one or other, as it suited the momentary tone of the mind, and dismissed the work...bordered on fatigue. My passions, when once lighted ' I up, raged like so many devils, till they got vent in rhyme ; and then the conning over my verses,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 728 pages
...hour. I had usually half-a-dozen or more pieces on hand ; I took up one or other, as it suited the momentary tone of the mind, and dismissed the work...eldest of my printed pieces ; " The Death of Poor Mailie," " John Barleycorn," and songs first, second, and third.1 Song second was the ebullition of... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 538 pages
...hour. I had usually half a dozen <y more pieces on hand ; I took up one or other, as it suited the momentary tone of the mind, and dismissed the work...all into quiet ! None of the rhymes of those days arc in print, except Winter, a dirge, the eldest of my printed pieces ; the Death of poor Mailie ;... | |
 | English poetry - 1857 - 574 pages
...of the hour. I had usually a dozen or more pieces on hand; I took up one or other as it suited the momentary tone of the mind, and dismissed the work...my verses, like a spell, soothed all into quiet." Burns was anxious to promote the intellectual improvement of his companions, as well as to extend his... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1859 - 284 pages
...hour. I had usually half a dozen or more pieces in hand ; I took up one or the other, as it suited the momentary tone of the mind, and dismissed the work...the eldest of my printed pieces ; The Death of Poor Mailie, John Barleycorn, and songs, first, second, and third. Song second was the ebullition of that... | |
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Shandy and the Man of Feeling were my bosom favourites. Poesy was still a darling walk for my mind, but it was only indulged in according to the humour of the hour. I had usually half a dozen or more pieces on hand; I took up one or other, as it suited... 
