 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...prospects. He spoke of his death without any of the ostentation of philosophy, but with firmness as well as feeling — as an event likely to happen very soon,...leaving his four children so young and unprotected, ed, and his wife in so interesting a situation — • in hourly expectation of lying in of a fifth.... | |
 | 1801 - 452 pages
...prospects. He spoke of his death without any of the ostentation of philosophy, but with firmness a» well as feeling — as an event likely to happen very soon,...flattering marks of approbation he had received from his teachers, and dwelt particularly on his hopes of that boy's future conduct and merit. His anxiety... | |
 | David Irving - English poetry - 1804 - 524 pages
...prospects. He spoke of his death without any of the ostentation of philosophy, but with firmness as well as feeling — as an event likely to happen very soon,...flattering marks of approbation he had received from his teachers, and dwelt particularly on his hopes of that boy's future conduct and merit. His anxiety... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...prospects. He spoke of his death without any of the ostentation of philosophy, but with firmness as well as feeling — as an event likely to happen very soon,...interesting a situation — in hourly expectation of lying-in of a fifth. He mentioned, with seeming pride and satisfaction, the promising genius of his... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...of his death without any of the ostentation of philosophy, but with firmness as well as feeling—as an event likely to happen very soon, and which gave...and unprotected, and his wife in so interesting a situation—in hourly expectation of lying-in of a fifth. He mentioned, with seeming pride and satisfaction,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 342 pages
...prospects. He spoke of his death without any of the~ ostentation of philosophy, but with firmness as well as feeling, as an event likely to happen very soon...flattering marks of approbation he had received from his teachers, and dwelt particularly on his hopes of that boy's future conduct and merit. His anxiety... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - Scotland - 1820 - 484 pages
...of his death without any of the ostentation of philosophy, but with firmness as well as feeling—as an event likely to happen very soon, and which gave...flattering .marks of approbation he had received from his teachers, and dwelt particularly on his hopes of that boy's future conduct and merit. His anxiety... | |
 | Society of ancient Scots - 1821 - 226 pages
...condition. He spoke of his death without any of the ostentation of philosophy, but with firmness as well as feeling — as an event likely to happen very soon, and which gave him concern, chiefly on account of the young and unprotected family which he must leave behind him. He expressed, at the... | |
 | Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots - Poets, Scottish - 1821 - 414 pages
...condition. He spoke of his death without any of the ostentation of philosophy, but with firmness as well as feeling — as an event likely to happen very soon, and which gave him concern, chiefly on account of the young and unprotected family which he must leave behind him. He expressed, at the... | |
 | Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots, London - Authors, Scottish - 1822 - 458 pages
...condition. He spoke of his death without any of the ostentation of philosopby, but with firumess as well as feeling — as an event likely to happen very soon, and which gave him concern, chiefly on account of the young and unprotected family which he must leave behind him. He expressed, at the... | |
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We had a long and serious conversation about his present situation, and the approaching termination of all his earthly prospects. He spoke of his death without any of the~ ostentation of philosophy, but with firmness as well as feeling, as an event likely... 
