 | Richard Robert Madden - Authors, English - 1833 - 164 pages
...themselves in his way, and his irregularities grew by degrees into habits." In his own words, " he had dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the...meanest of pursuits, and among the lowest of mankind." From this period poverty, and its attendant ills, were seldom from his door ; the irritability of his... | |
 | Robert Burns - Poetry, Modern - 1834 - 206 pages
...man of some genius, yet, quite destitute of resources within himself to support his borrowed dignity, dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the...meanest of pursuits and among the lowest of mankind. IIIOM HIS BIBTH, AND AN EXCISEMAN BT NECESSITY; BUT 1 WILL SAT IT! THE STEHIIN& OF HIS HONEST WORTH,... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - Ballads, Scots - 1834 - 384 pages
...of some genius, yet, quite destitute of resources within himself to support uis 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 - Ballads, Scots - 1834 - 420 pages
...man of some genius, yet, quite destitute of resources within himself to support his borrowed dignity, dwindled into a paltry exciseman, and slunk out the...existence in the meanest of pursuits, and among the vilest of mankind.' — In your hands, sir, permit me to lodge my disavowal and defiance of the slanderous... | |
 | 1835 - 842 pages
...accused of disloyalty to his government, he says, in a letter to a distinguished friend — (i In your hands, sir, permit me to lodge my strong disavowal, and defiance of such slanderous falsehoods. Be assured — and tell (he world, lhat Burns was a poor man from his birth, and an exciseman from... | |
 | John Aikin, John Frost - English poetry - 1838 - 752 pages
...man of some genius, yet quite destitute of resources within himself to support his horrowed dignity, d, It seems, however, that the hoard of excise did not altogether neglect Bums, who was, the year previous... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 750 pages
...genius, yet quite destitute of resources within himself to support his horrowed dignity, dwindled in ' * a paltry exciseman ; and slunk out the rest of his...meanest of pursuit.s, and among the lowest of mankind." It seems, however, that the hoard of excise did not altogether neglect Burns, who was, the year previous... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 796 pages
...man of some genius, yet quite destitute of resources within himself to support his horrowed dignity, 1 pursuit;, and among the lowest of mankind." It seems, however, that the hoard of excise du! not altogether... | |
 | Robert Burns - Poets, English - 1840 - 872 pages
...yet, quite destitute of resources within himself to support his borrowed dignity, he dwindled into ft rn, There let him sink or swim. They laid him out...floor, To work him farther woe : And still, as signs o vilest of mankind.' — In your hands, sir, permit me to lodge my disavowal and defiance of these slanderous... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1841 - 414 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... | |
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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. 
