 | David Irving - English poetry - 1804 - 536 pages
...most devoutly. I kept copies of any of my own letters that pleased me, and a comparison between them and the composition of most of my correspondents, flattered my vanity. I carried-this whim so far, that though I had not three farthings worth of business in the world, yet... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...most devoutly: I kept copies of any of my own letters that pleased me; and a comparison between them and the composition of most of my correspondents flattered...many letters as if I had been a broad plodding son of day-book and ledger. " My life flowed on much in the same course till my twenty-third year. Vive I'amour,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1813 - 422 pages
...most devoutly ; I kept copies of any of my own letters that pleased me; and a comparison between them and the composition of most of my correspondents flattered...many letters as if I had been a broad plodding son of day-book and ledger. " My life flowed on much in the same course till my twenty-third year. Vive I'amour,... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - Scotland - 1814 - 502 pages
...pleased me, and a rotnpari<>on between ' most of my correspondents, flattered my vanity. I carried ihis whim so far, that though I had not three farthings...world, yet almost every post brought me as many letters u if I had been a broad plodding- son of day-book and ledger. " My life flowed on much in the same... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 342 pages
...that pleased me; and a comparison between them and the composition of most of my cor• respondents, flattered my vanity. I carried this whim so far, that...many letters as if I had been a broad plodding son of day-book and ledger. " My life flowed on much in the same course till my twenty-third year. Vive I'... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1819 - 388 pages
...most devoutly; I kept copies of any of my own letters that pleased me; and a comparison between them and the composition of most of my correspondents,...many letters as if I had been a broad plodding son of day-book and ledger. My life flowed on much in the same course till my twenty-third year, five I' amour,... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - Scotland - 1820 - 484 pages
...most devoutly. I kept copies of any of my own letters that pleased me, and a comparison between them and the composition of most of my correspondents,...as many letters as if I had been a broad plodding *on of day-book and ledger. " My life flowed on much in the same course till my twenty-third year.... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - Poetry - 1826 - 226 pages
...respondents flattered my vanity. I carried this whii';. so far, that though I had not three-farthings worth of business in the world, yet almost every post...many letters as if I had been a broad plodding son of day-book and ledger. " My life flowed on much in the same course till my twenty-third year. ' Vive... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pages
...most devoutly ; I kept copies of any of my own letters that pleased me ; and a comparison between them and the composition of most of my correspondents flattered...many letters as if I had been a broad plodding son of day-book and ledger. " My life flowed on much in the same course till my twenty-third year. Vive I'amour,... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Poets, Scottish - 1828 - 342 pages
...most devoutly ; I kept copies of any of my own letters that pleased me; and a comparison between them and the composition of most of my correspondents flattered...many letters as if I had been a broad plodding son of day-book and ledger. " My life flowed on much in the same course till my twenty-third year. Vive I'amour,... | |
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and the composition of most of my correspondents flattered my vanity. I carried this whim so far that, though I had not three farthings' worth of business in the world, yet almost every post brought me as many letters as if I had been a broad plodding... 
