 | William Hayley - Authors, English - 1803 - 454 pages
...from habit, and partly because it is the only thing that I am capable of. I have therefore read Burn's Poems, and have read them twice. And though they be...believe, the only Poet these kingdoms have produced in thelower rank of life, since Shakespeare, I should rather say since Prior, who need not be indebted... | |
 | Letter writing - 1803 - 268 pages
...because it is the only tiling that I am capable of. i I 'have, .therefore,' read Burn's Poems, and hare read them twice ; and though they be written in a...whole, a very extraordinary • -production. ' "He is, 1 believe, the only poet these '•kingdoms havo produced in the lower rank of ' ilifcy si«<ie Sha'kespeare,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 348 pages
...habit, and partly becaufe it is the only tiling that I am. capable of. s 2 I have therefore read Burns' Poems, and have read them twice. And though they be...a language that is new to me, and many of them on fubjefts much inferior to the author's ability, I think them on the whole a very extraordinary production.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 490 pages
...from habit, and partly because it is the only thing that I am capable of. I have therefore read Burns' poems, and have read them twice ; and though they...only poet these kingdoms have produced in the lower rank of life, since Shakespeare (I should rather say since Prior) who need not be indebted for any... | |
 | William Cowper - 1809 - 486 pages
...from habit, and partly because it is the only thing that I am capable of. I have therefore readBurns' poems, and have read them twice ; and though they...only poet these kingdoms have produced in the lower rank of life, since Shakespeare (I should rather say since Prior) who need not be indebted for any... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1812 - 464 pages
...from habit, and partly because it is the only thing that I am capable of. I have therefore read Burns' poems, and have read them twice; and though they be...only poet these kingdoms have produced in the lower rank of life, since Shakespeare (I should rather say since Prior) who need not be indebted for any... | |
 | William Cowper - Poets, English - 1817 - 328 pages
...from habit, and partly because it is the only thing that I am capable of. I have therefore read Burns' poems, and have read them twice ; and though they...only poet these kingdoms have produced in the lower rank of life, since Shakespeare, (I should rather say since Prior) who need not be indebted for any... | |
 | Franklin James Didier - England - 1822 - 222 pages
...to Mr. Rose, he expresses himself in the following terms on the Scotch hard: " I have read Burns's Poems, and have read them twice: and though they be...them on the whole a very extraordinary production. It will be a pity if he should not hereafter devest himself of harharism, and content himself with... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...nevertheless I rend, partly from habit, and partly because it is the only thing that I am capable of. I have therefore read Burns s poems, and have read...on the whole a very extraordinary production. He is 1 believe the only poet these kingdoms have produced in the lower rank of life, since Shakspeare, (I... | |
 | William Cowper, William Hayley - 1835 - 354 pages
...partly from habit, and partly because it is the only thing I am capable of. I have therefore read Burns' poems, and have read them twice ; and, though they...only poet these kingdoms have produced in the lower rank of life since Shakspeare (J should rather say since Prior) who need not be indebted for any part... | |
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Burns's poems, and have read them twice ; and though they be written in a language that is new to me, and many of them on subjects much inferior to the author's ability, I think them on the whole a very extraordinary production. 
