 | 1803 - 268 halaman
...our ignorance of his language. I despair of meeting with any Englishman •who will take the pains that I have taken to understand him. His candle is bright, but shut up in a dark lantern. 1 sent him to a very sensible neighbour of mine, but his uncouth dialect spoiled all, and, before he.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 490 halaman
...through our ignorance of his language. I despair of meeting with any Englishman who will take the pains that I have taken to understand him. His candle is bright, but shut tip in a dark lantern. I lent him to a very sensible neighbour of mine. But his uncouth dialect spoiled... | |
 | William Cowper - 1809 - 486 halaman
...through our ignorance of his language. I despair of meeting with any Englishman .who will take the pains that I have taken to understand him. His candle is...before he had half read him through, he was quite mm-feezled. wc >.' . .'. V. : , > LETTER XXVI. « To Lady HESKETH. The Lodge, Aug. 30, 1787. MY DEAREST... | |
 | William Hayley - 1812 - 464 halaman
...through our ignorance of his language. I despair of meeting with any Englishman who will take the pains that I have taken to understand him. His candle is...before he had half read him through, he was quite ram-feesled. WC 60 •* " ' . LETTER CCXLII. "f TO LADY HESKETH. : The Lodge, Aug. 30, 1?87. MY DEAREST... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 328 halaman
...through our ignorance of his language. I despair of meeting with any Englishman who will take the pains that I have taken to understand him. His candle is...before he had half read him through, he was quite ram-Jeezled. WC TO LADY HESKETH. The Ledge, Aug. 30, 1787. MY DEAREST COUSIN, THOUGH it costs me something... | |
 | Franklin James Didier - 1822 - 222 halaman
...language- / despair of meeting with an Englishman -ii-ko will take the pains to understand him. H is candle is bright, but shut up in a dark lantern. I...a very sensible neighbour of mine, but his uncouth dialed spoiled all," &0. charms — You know that the original Scotish language was the Gaelic, which... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 halaman
...ignorance of his lan;uage. I despair of meeting with any Englishman who will take tfie pains that I hitve taken to understand him. His candle is bright, but...a very sensible neighbour of mine: but his uncouth dialret spoiled all; and before he had half read him through, he was quite ram-feezled. WC TO LADY... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 370 halaman
...through our ignorance of his language. I despair of meeting with any Englishman who will take the pains that I have taken to understand him. His candle is...his uncouth dialect spoiled all ; and, before he had read him through, he was quite ramfeezled." This was written in August, 1787TO WILLIAM SIMPSON, OCHILTREE.... | |
 | William Cowper, William Hayley - 1835 - 354 halaman
...through our ignorance of his language. I despair of meeting with any Englishman who will take the pains that I have taken to understand him. His candle is...before he had half read him through, he was quite bamboozled. WC * A Latin romance, once celebrated. TO LADY HESKETH. The Lodge, August 30, 1787. My... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 456 halaman
...through our ignorance of his language. I despair of meeting with any Englishman who will take the pains that I have taken to understand him. His candle is...before he had half read him through, he was quite ram-feezled.^ WC * John Barclay, author of the Argenis, and several other works in Latin, was the son... | |
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Poor Burns loses much of his deserved praise in this country through our ignorance of his language. I despair of meeting with any Englishman who will take the pains that I have taken to understand him. His candle is bright, but shut up in a dark lantern.... 
