 | 1817 - 552 pagine
...desperate and sottish drunkard, whose excesses were frequent as his opportunities. This reprobate sits down to his cups, while the storm is roaring; and...the service of general benevolence — selfishness a not absent, but wearing the mask of social cordiality — snd, while these various clement( of humanity... | |
 | 1816 - 692 pagine
...whose excesses were frequent as his opportunities. This reprobate sits down to his cups, while tlie storm is roaring, and heaven and earth are in confusion...;—the night is driven on by song and tumultuous noise—laughter and jest thicken as the beverage improves upon the palate-—conjugal fidelity archly... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pagine
...desperate and sottish drunkard, whose excesses were frequent as his opportunities. This reprobate sits down to his cups, while the storm is roaring, and heaven and earth are in confusion;—the night is driven on by song and tumultuous noise—laughter and jest thicken as the... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1831 - 338 pagine
...desperate and sottish drunkard, whose excesses were frequent as his opportunities. This reprobate sits down to his cups, while the storm is roaring, and...— conjugal fidelity archly bends to the service of gpneral benevolence — selfishness is not absent, but wearing the mask of social cordiality — and,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1840 - 872 pagine
...desperate and Scottish drunkard, whose excesses were frequent as his opportunities. This reprobate sits ertain no act of cruelty, no robbery of the widow,...ever perpetrated under his command. He often gave t tlu'cken as the beverage improves upon the palate ; conjugal fidelity archly bends to the service of... | |
 | John Wilson - 1845 - 236 pagine
...haunted kirk." That is her view of the subject; but what is Tam's ? The same as Wordsworth's,—" He sits down to his cups, while the storm is roaring, and...driven on by song and tumultuous noise; laughter and jests thicken as the beverage improves upon the palate; conjugal fidelity archly bends to the service... | |
 | John Wilson - 1845 - 248 pagine
...and earth are in confusion ; the night is driven on by song and tumultuous noise; laughter and jests thicken as the beverage improves upon the palate;...service of general benevolence; selfishness is not absont, but wearing the mask of social cordiality; and while these various elements of humanity are... | |
 | John Wilson - 1854 - 252 pagine
...kirk." That is her view of the subject ; but what is Tam's ? The same as Wordsworth's, — " He sits down to his cups, while the storm is roaring, and...driven on by song and tumultuous noise ; laughter and jests thicken as the beverage improves upon the palate; conjugal fidelity archly bends to the service... | |
 | John Wilson - 1854 - 252 pagine
...haunted kirk." That is her view of the subject; but what is Tam's ? The same as Wordsworth's,—" He sits down to his cups, while the storm is roaring, and...driven on by song and tumultuous noise; laughter and jests thicken as the beverage improves upon the palate; conjugal fidelity archly bends to the service... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 454 pagine
...kirk." That is her view of the subject ; but what is Tarn's ? Tho same as Wordsworth's, — " He sits down to his cups, while the storm is roaring, and...driven on by song and tumultuous noise ; laughter and jests thicken as the beverage improves upon the palate ; conjugal fidelity archly bends to the service... | |
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The poet fears not to tell the reader in the outset, that his hero was a desperate and sottish drunkard, whose excesses were frequent as his opportunities. This reprobate sit* down to his cups, while the storm is roaring, and heaven an-d earth are in... 
