 | Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pagine
...saw a man in company with his superiors in station and information, more perfectly free from either the reality or the affectation of embarrassment. I...humorous, which engaged their attention particularly. I haveheardthe lateDuchess of Gordon remark this.—I do not know anything I can add to these recollections... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1828 - 324 pagine
...saw a man in company with his superiors in station and information, more perfectly free from either the reality or the affectation of embarrassment. I...late Duchess of Gordon remark this. — I do not know anything I can add to these recollections of forty years since."— Darkly as the career of Burns was... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1828 - 882 pagine
...a man in company with his superiors in station and information, more perfectly free from either thu reality or the affectation of embarrassment. I was...deferential, and always with a turn either to the pathetic or humurous, which engaged their attention particularly. I have heard the late Duchess of Qordon remark... | |
 | 1828 - 268 pagine
...saw a man in company with his superiors in station and information, more perfectly free from either the reality or the affectation of embarrassment. I...females was extremely deferential, and always with H turn either to the pathetic or humourous, which engaged their attention particularly. I have heard... | |
 | 1830 - 472 pagine
...saw a man in company with his superiors in station and information, more perfectly free from either the reality or the affectation of embarrassment. I...particularly. I have heard the late Duchess of Gordon remark this.—I do not know anything I can add to these recollections of forty years since."—Lockhart's... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1831 - 338 pagine
...saw a man in company with his superiors in station and information, more perfectly free from either the reality or the affectation of embarrassment. I...add to these recollections of forty years since." Darkly as the career of Burns was destined to terminate, there can be no doubt that he made his first... | |
 | 1836 - 802 pagine
...dress corresponded with his manner. He was like a farmer, dressed in his Acs/, to dine with the laird. I was told, but did not observe it, that his address to Témales was extremely deferential, and always with a turn to the pathetic or humorous, which eniilged... | |
 | Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 628 pagine
...saw a man in company with hie superiors in station and information, more perfectly free from either the reality or the affectation of embarrassment. I...add to these recollections of forty years since." — Collins, Gray, Goldsmith, had successively disappeared : — Dr. Johnson liad belied the rich promise... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1837 - 394 pagine
...dark cast, which glowed, (I say, literally, glowed) when he spoke with feeling and interest ;" — " his address to females was extremely deferential,...have heard the late Duchess of Gordon remark this ;"* — and Allan Cunningham, speaking also from recollection, says, " he had a very manly countenance,... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1837 - 382 pagine
...a dark cast, which glowed, (I say, literally, glowed) when he spoke with feeling and interest;"—" his address to females was extremely deferential,...particularly. I have heard the late Duchess of Gordon remark this;"*—and Allan Cunningham, speaking also from recollection, says, " he had a very manly countenance,... | |
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I never saw a man in company with his superiors in station or information more perfectly free from either the reality or the affectation of embarrassment. I was told, but did not observe it, that his address to females was extremely deferential, and always... 
