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" strong expression of sense and shrewdness in all his lineaments ; the eye alone, I think, indicated the poetical character and temperament. It was large, and of a dark cast, and glowed (I say, literally glowed) when he spoke with feeling or interest.... "
The Scottish Nation: Or The Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and ... - Page 510
by William Anderson - 1862
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The Pocket magazine of classic and polite literature. [Continued as] The ...

1831 - 676 pages
...career coulii riotV.e tomyo^ftA. • 'I'lie impression of his genius,' sa^aCam'jfeeVX, 1 \a There was a strong expression of sense and shrewdness in all his lineaments ; the eye alone, ] think, indicated the poetical characterand temperament. It was large, and of a dark cast, which glowed...
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Wheeler's Hampshire and West of England magazine, Volume 1

1828 - 566 pages
...received part of its died, perhaps, from one's knowledge of his extraordinary talents. » * * There was a strong expression of sense and shrewdness in all his...and temperament. It was large, and of a dark cast, which glowed (I say literally gloaed) when he spoke with feeling or interest. 1 never saw such another...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged

1828 - 586 pages
...who keep labourers for their drudgery, but the douce yiideman who 'held his own plough. There was a strong expression of sense and shrewdness in all his...and temperament. It was large, and of a dark cast, which glowed (I say literally glowed) when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such another...
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Life of Robert Burns

John Gibson Lockhart - Poets, Scottish - 1828 - 342 pages
...who keep labourers for their drudgery, but the douce gitdeman who held his own plough. There was a strong expression of sense and shrewdness in all his...and temperament. It was large, and of a dark cast, which glowed (I say literally glowed) when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such another...
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Constable's miscellany of original and selected publications

Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pages
...agriculturists, who keep labourers for their drudgery, but the douce gudeman who held his own plough. There was a strong expression of sense and shrewdness in all his...and temperament. It was large, and of a dark cast, which glowed (I say literally glowed) when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such another...
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Life of sir Walter Scott [begun by W. Weir, continued] by G. Allan

William Weir - 1834 - 656 pages
...agriculturists, who keep labourers for their drudgery, but the douce gudeman who held his own plough. There was a strong expression of sense and shrewdness in all his...literally glowed,) when he spoke with feeling or interest. 1 never saw such another eye in a human head, though I have seen the most distinguished men in my time....
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The Works of Robert Burns: Containing His Life, by John Lockhart, Esq. ; the ...

Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - 1835 - 626 pages
...who keep labourers for their drudgery, but the douce gudciiiu/i who held his own plough. There was a strong expression of sense and shrewdness in all his...and temperament. It was large, and of a dark cast, which glowed (1 say literally glowed) when he spoke with feejing or interest. I never saw such another...
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Practical Phrenology

Silas Jones - Phrenology - 1836 - 362 pages
...fortune to see Burns, gives the following account of the natural language of his features : ' There was a strong expression of sense and shrewdness in all his...and temperament. It was large and of a dark cast, which glowed, (I say literally glowed) when he sp'oke, with feeling or interest. I never saw such another...
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The Phrenological Journal and Miscellany, Volume 9

Phrenology - 1836 - 694 pages
...fortune to see Burns, gives the following account of the natural language of his features: " There was a strong expression of sense and shrewdness in all his...and temperament. It was large and of a dark cast, which glowed (I say literally glowed) when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such another...
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Practical Phrenology

Silas Jones - Phrenology - 1836 - 348 pages
...fortune to see Burns, gives the following account of the natural language of his features : ' There was a strong expression of sense and shrewdness in all his...and temperament. It was large and of a dark cast, which glowed, (I say literally glowed) when he spoke, with feeling or interest. I never saw such another...
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