 | Robert Burns - 1859 - 736 halaman
...before leaving my native country for ever, I resolved to publish my poems. I weighed my produetions as impartially as was in my power : I thought they...reach my ears — a poor negro-driver ; or, perhaps, a vietim to that inhospitable clime, and gone to the world of spirits. I can truly say that pauvre inconnu... | |
 | 1860 - 544 halaman
...country for ever,1' writes Burns to Mr. Moore, " I resolved to publish my poems. I weighed my productions as impartially as was in my power ; I thought they...fellow, even though it should never reach my ears." In the autumn of 17S6 an impression of 600 copies was struck oft' at Kilmarnock, which were well received... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1868 - 688 halaman
...before leaving my native country for ever, I resolved to publish my poems. I weighed my productions as impartially as was in my power ; I thought they...and gone to the world of spirits ! I can truly say, that paniire inconnu as I then was, I had pretty nearly as high an idea of myself and of my works as... | |
 | Kate Sanborn - 1869 - 306 halaman
...appreciated the worth of his rhymes, and believed in their success. • He said afterward to Moore : " I thought they had merit ; and it was a delicious...inhospitable clime, and gone to the world of spirits." You see he took rather a blue view of life, as was but natural, with absolute want staring him in the... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1869 - 624 halaman
...before leaving my native country forever, I resolved to publish mj poems. I weighed my productions as impartially as was in my power ; I thought they...merit ; and it was a delicious idea that I should he called a clever fellow, even though it should never roach my ears — a poor negro-driver, — or... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1870 - 352 halaman
...attention : " Before leaving my native land, I resolved to publish my Poems. I weighed my productions as impartially as was in my power : I thought they...negro-driver — or, perhaps, a victim to that inhospitable dime, and gone to the world of spirits. I can truly say, that, pauvre inconnu as I then was, I had... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1870 - 652 halaman
...before leaving my native country for ever, I resolved to publish my poems. I weighed my productions as impartially as was in my power ; I thought they...even though it should never reach my ears — a poor negro driver, or perhaps a 1 At the time that our Poet took the resolution of becoming wise, be procured... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1870 - 642 halaman
...resolved to publish my poeras. I weighed my produetions as impartially as was in my power ; I thonght they had merit ; and it was a delicious idea that I should be called a clever fellow, even thongh it shonld never reach my ears — a poor negro-driver, — or perhaps a victim to that inhospitable... | |
 | 1872 - 830 halaman
...much more than a year after, and in which a certain levity of tone scarcely veils the recent wounds, " that I should be called a clever fellow, even though it should never reach my ears." " It is just the last foolish action I intend to do," he writes in June, 1786, to a friend with whom... | |
 | 1872 - 808 halaman
...much more than a year after, and in which a certain levity- of tone scarcely veils the recent wounds, "that I should be called a clever fellow, even though it should never reach my ears." " It is just the last foolish action I intend to do," he writes in June 1786, to a friend with whom... | |
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I resolved to publish my poems. I weighed my productions as impartially as was in my power ; I thought they had merit ; and it was a delicious idea that I should be called a clever fellow, even though it should never reach my ears... 
