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" He was passionately fond of the beauties of nature ; and I recollect once he told me, when I was admiring a distant prospect in one of our morning walks, that the sight of so many smoking cottages gave a pleasure to his mind, which none could understand... "
Elements of Mental Philosophy Enbracing the Two Departments of the Intellect ... - Page 392
by Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1841
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...still more by his private conversation, than he had ever done in company. He was passionately fond of the beauties of nature ; and I recollect once he...the happiness and the worth which they contained. .. . " In his political principles he was then a Jacobite ; which was perhaps owing partly to this,...
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The Lives of the Scotish Poets: With Preliminary Dissertations on ..., Volume 2

David Irving - 1804 - 524 pages
...our morning walks, that the sight of so many smoking cottages gave . a pleasure to his mind, wrhich none could understand who had not witnessed like himself,...the happiness and the worth which they contained." With such impresions as these upon his mini!, he has succeed• ed in delineating a charming picture...
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...nature ; and I recollect once he told me, when I was admiring a distant prospect in ROBERT BURNS. 139 one of our morning walks, that the sight of so many...the happiness and the worth which they contained. " In his political principles he was then a Jacobite; which was perhaps owing partly to this, that...
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The Works of Robert Burns: Life of Robert Burns, criticism on his writings ...

Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...beauties of nature ; and I recollect once he told me, when' I was admiring a distant prospect in one one of our morning walks, that the sight of so many...the happiness and the worth which they contained. " In his political principles he was then a Jacobite; which was perhaps owing partly to this, that...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns, James Currie - 1814 - 502 pages
...morning walks, that the sight of so many smoking eottages gave a pleasure to his mind, whieh none eould understand who had not witnessed, like himself, the happiness and the worth whieh they eontained. " In his politieal prineiples he was then a Jaeohite ; whieh was perhaps owing...
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 22

1827 - 798 pages
...the town, when he charmed me still more by his private conversation than he had ever done in writing. I recollect once he told me, when I was admiring a...the happiness and the worth which they contained." None but himself assuredly could have written such a Cotter's Saturday Night — and such songs —so...
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Constable's miscellany of original and selected publications

Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pages
...distant prospect in one of our morning walks, that the sight of so many smoking cottages gave apleasureto his mind which none could understand who had not witnessed,...the happiness and the worth which they contained." Burns was far too busy with society and observation to find time for poetical composition, during this...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 22

1827 - 808 pages
...writing. I recollect once he told me, when I was admiring a distant prospect in one of our morning walke, that the sight of so many smoking cottages gave a...the happiness and the worth which they contained." None but himself assuredly could have written such a Cotter's Saturday Night — and such songs —so...
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Life of Robert Burns

John Gibson Lockhart - 1828 - 324 pages
...conversation than he had ever done in company." " He was," adds the professor, " passionately fond of the beauties of nature, and I recollect once he...the happiness and the worth which they contained." Burns was far too busy with society and observation to find time for poetical composition, during this...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and Criticism on His ...

Robert Burns - 1831 - 484 pages
...He was passionately row of the beauties of nature ; and I roWtoct once he told me when I wa* adoring a distant prospect in one of our morning walks, that...the happiness and the worth which they contained. " In his political principles he was then a Jacobite ; which was perhaps owing partly to this, that...
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