 | Robert Burns - Dialect literature, Scottish - 1808 - 496 pages
...of some genius, yet, quite destitute of resources within himself to support his borrowed dignity, he dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the...rest of his insignificant existence in the meanest meanest of pursuits, and among the vilest of mankind." In your illustrious hands, Sir, permit me to... | |
 | Robert Burns - English literature - 1809 - 328 pages
...of some genius, yet, quite destitute of resources within himself to support his borrowed dignity, he dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the...existence in the meanest of pursuits,' and among the vilest of mankind." . In your illustrious hands, Sir, permit me to lodge my disavowal and defiance... | |
 | Robert Burns - English literature - 1809 - 326 pages
...of some genius, yet, quite destitute of resources within himself to support his borrowed dignity, he dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the...existence in the meanest of pursuits, and among the vilest of mankind." In your illustrious hands, Sir, permit me to lodge my disavowal and defiance of... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...dignity, dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the rest of his insignificant existence ia the meanest of pursuits, and among the lowest of mankind....In your illustrious hands, Sir, permit me to lodge hiy strong disavowal and defiance of such slanderous falsehoods. BURNS was a poor muu from bis birth,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 342 pages
...and to public estimation, as a man of some genius, yet, quite destitute of resources within hiniself to support his borrowed dignity, dwindled into a paltry...meanest of pursuits, and among the lowest of mankind. " la your illustrious hands, Sir, permit me to lodge ray strong disavowal and defiance of such slanderous... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 714 pages
...of some genius, yet, quite destitute of resources within himself to support his borrowed dignity, he dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the...existence in the meanest of pursuits, and among the vilest of mankind." ' In your illustrious hands, Sir, permit me to lodge my disavowal and defiance... | |
 | Robert Burns - Poets, Scottish - 1817 - 502 pages
...of some genius, yet, quite destitute of resources within himself to support his borrowed dignity, he dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the rest of his insignificant existence in the 141 meanest of pursuits, and among the vilest of mankind." In your illustrious hands, Sir, permit me... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1819 - 658 pages
...of some genius, yet, quite destitute of resources within himself to support his borrowed dignity, he dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the...existence in the meanest of pursuits, and among the vilest of mankind.' In your illustrious hands, Sir, permit me to lodge my disavowal and defiance of... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...have I listened to some future hackney scribbler, with heavy malice of savage stupidity, exultingly asserting that Burns, notwithstanding the fanfaronade...meanest of pursuits, and among the lowest of mankind." This striking passage has no doubt often been read with sympathy, and often perhaps with indignation.... | |
 | Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots, London - Authors, Scottish - 1822 - 458 pages
...his works, and after having been held up to public view, and to public estimation, as a man of nine genius, yet quite destitute of resources within himself...insignificant existence in the meanest of pursuits, and among tht lowest of mankind. " In your illustrious hands, sir, permit me to lodge mv strong disavowal and... | |
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... dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the rest of his insignificant existence in the meanest of pursuits, and among the vilest of mankind. 
