 | 1828 - 722 pages
...; but to me it conveys the idea that they are diminished, as if seen in perspective. I think I'.is countenance was more massive than it looks in any of the portraits. I should have taken the poet, had I not known what he was, for a very sagacious country farmer of the... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pages
...Nasmyth's picture, but to me it conveys the idea, that they are diminished as if seen in perspective. I think his countenance was more massive than it looks...sagacious country farmer of the old Scotch school, /'. e. none of your modern agriculturists, who keep labourers for their drudgery, but the douce gudeman... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Poets, Scottish - 1828 - 324 pages
...Nasmyth's picture, but to me it conveys the idea, that they are diminished as if seen in perspective. I think his countenance was more massive than it looks...sagacious country farmer of the old Scotch school, ie none of your modern agriculturists, who keep labourers for their drudgery, but the douce giideman... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1828 - 882 pages
...but to me it conveys the idea that they are diminished, as if fteea. iri perspective. I think hi», was more massive than it looks in any of the portraits....sagacious country farmer of the old Scotch school, ie none of your modern agriculturists, who keep labourers for their drudgery, but the ttmice gudeman... | |
 | 1828 - 268 pages
...Nasmyth's picture, hut to me it conveys the idea, that they are diminished as if seen in perspective. I think his countenance was more massive than it looks...not known what he was, for a very sagacious country fai mer of the old Scotchschool, ie, none of your modern agriculturists, who keep labourers for their... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1830 - 472 pages
...Nasmyth's picture, but to me it conveys the idea, that they are diminished as if seen in perspective. I think his countenance was more massive than it looks...sagacious country farmer, of the old Scotch school, ie none of your modern agriculturists, who keep labourers for their drudgery, but the douce gudeman... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1831 - 338 pages
...Nasmith's picture, but to me it conveys the idea, that they are diminished as if seen in perspective. I think his countenance was more massive than it looks...portraits. I would have taken the poet, had I not known v -at he was, for a very sagacious country farm««=-of ihe old Scotch school, ie none of your modern... | |
 | Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - Scotland - 1837 - 628 pages
...Nasmyth's picture, but to me it conveys the idea, that they are diminished as if seen in perspective. I think his countenance was more massive than it looks...sagacious country farmer of the old Scotch school, ie none of your modern agriculturists, who keep labourers for their drudgery, but the douce gudeman... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1837 - 324 pages
...Nasmyth's picture, but to me it conveys the idea that they are diminished as if seen in perspective. I think his countenance was more massive than it looks...the portraits. I would have taken the poet, had I vOL. I. 10 not known what he was, for a very sagacious country farmer of the old Scotch school —... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1837 - 610 pages
...Nasmyth's picture, but to me it conveys the idea that they are diminished as if seen in perspective. I think his countenance was more massive than it looks in any of thfi portraits. I would have taken the poet, had I not known what he was, for a very sagacious country... | |
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... clownish ; a sort of dignified plainness and simplicity, which received part of its effect, perhaps, from one's knowledge of his extraordinary talents. 
