 | Hygiene - 1831 - 364 pages
...My passions," says the poet of himself, "once lighted up, raged like so many devils, till they found vent in rhyme ; and then the conning over my verses, like a spell, soothed all into quiet." But evil example, and a desire to escape for the moment from depressing thoughts, in society more remarkable... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1831 - 338 pages
...hour. I had usually half a dozen or more pieces on hand ; I took up one or other, as it suited the momentary tone of the mind, and dismissed the work as it bordered on fetigue. My passions, once lighted up, raged like so many devils, till they found vent in rhyme ; and... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1834 - 360 pages
...the hour. I had usually half a dozen or more pieces on hand; I took up one or other, as it suited the momentary tone of the mind, and dismissed the work...eldest of my printed pieces ; " The Death of poor Maillie," " John Barleycorn," and songs first, second, and third. Song second was the ebullition of... | |
 | Robert Burns - Poetry, Modern - 1834 - 206 pages
...the hour. I had usually half a dozen or more pieces on hand; I took up one or other, as it suited the momentary tone of the mind, and dismissed the work...the eldest of my printed pieces; the Death of poor Mailie; John Barleycorn; the songs, first, second, and third.* Song second was the ebullition of that... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - Ballads, Scots - 1834 - 368 pages
...hour. I had usually half a dozen or more pieces on hand ; I took up one or other, as it suited the momentary tone of the mind, and dismissed the work...eldest of my printed pieces ; " The Death of poor Maillie," " John Barleycorn," and songs first, second, and third. Song second was the ebullition of... | |
 | Robert Burns - Ballads, Scots - 1834 - 420 pages
...then completed the poem. This shows a mind full of the elements of poetry. " My passions," he said, " when once lighted up, raged like so many devils till...my verses, like a spell, soothed all into quiet," When Burns succeeded in evoking the demon of passion by the spell of verse, he had leisure, or at least... | |
 | Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - Scotland - 1837 - 628 pages
...usually half a doaen or more pieces on hand ; I toojc up one or otber, it ц CORRESPONDENCE. suited the momentary tone of the mind, and dismissed the work...they got vent in rhyme ; and then the conning over my vers«, like a spell, toothed all into quiet ! None of the rhymes of those days are in print, except... | |
 | James Currie - 1838 - 92 pages
...hour. I had usually half a dozen or more pieces on hand ; I took up one or other, as it suited the momentary tone of the mind, and dismissed the work...the eldest of my printed pieces; The Death of Poor Mailie, John Barleycorn, and songs first, second, I returned home very considerably improved. My reading... | |
 | Robert Burns - Poets, English - 1840 - 872 pages
...then completed the poem. This shows a mind full of the elements of poetry. "My passions," he said, d the Pr@f When Bums succeeded in evoking the demon of passion by the spell of verse, he had leisure, or at least... | |
 | 1841 - 832 pages
...of mind rendered possible ; in like manner, Burns tells us— " My passions, when once lighted np, raged like so many devils till they got vent in rhyme, and then the conning over in \ verses, like a spell, soothed all into quiet." Burns's farm was unfortunately selected ; no diligence... | |
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Shandy and the Man of Feeling were my bosom favourites. Poesy was still a darling walk for my mind, but it was only indulged in according to the humour of the hour. I had usually half a dozen or more pieces on hand; I took up one or other, as it suited... 
