 | 1829 - 696 pages
...respect of persons, his patched cloke giving him the privilege of the ancient jester. To be a gude a-ack, that is, to possess talents for conversation, was essential to the trade of a ' puir body' of the moreesteemed class, and Burns, who delighted in the amusement their discourse afforded, seems to have... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 880 pages
...con vernation, was essential to tho trade nf a " pun* body" of tlie more esteemed class ; and Hum-, who delighted in the amusement their discourse afforded,...his poetical works, it is alluded to so often, as per hap* to indicate that ho considered tlie consummation an not utterly impossible. Thus, in the line... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1840 - 872 pages
...spier na, nor fear na," J Auld age ne'er mind a feg, The last o't, the warst o't, Is only but to beg.~i is, to possess talents for conversation, was essential to the trade of a ' piur body ' of the more esteemed clan ; and Burns, who delighted in the amusement their discourse... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 368 pages
...respect of persons, his patched cloak giving him the privilege of the ancient jester. To be a gude crack, that is, to possess talents for conversation,...In his poetical works, it is alluded to so often, aa perhaps to indicate that he considered the consummation as not utterly impossible. Thus in the fine... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1846 - 850 pages
...respect of persons, his patched cloak giving him the privilege of the ancient jester. To be a gude eradt, that is, to possess talents for conversation, was essential to the trade of a ** pair body" of the more esteemed class; and Burns, who. delighted in the amusement their discourse... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 728 pages
...respect of persons, his patched cloak giving him the privilege of the ancient jester. To be a ffuid crack — that is, to possess talents for conversation...class; and Burns, who delighted in the amusement their discourses afforded, seems to have looked forward To lie in kilns and barns at e'en, When banes are... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1862 - 876 pages
...respect of persons, his patched cloak giving him the privilege of the ancient jester. To be a gvde erode, that is, to possess talents for conversation, was...day or other a member of their itinerant society. ID his poetical works, it is alluded to so often, as perhaps to indicate that he considered the consummation... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - 368 pages
...respect of persons, his patched cloak giving him the privilege of the ancient jester. To be a guid crack — that is, to possess talents for conversation...; and Burns, who delighted in the amusement their discourses afWhat though, like commoners of air, We wander out we know not where, But either house... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - 358 pages
...respect of persons, his patched cloak giving him the privilege of the ancient jester. To be a guid crack — that is, to possess talents for conversation...; and Burns, who delighted in the amusement their discourses afWhat though, like commoners of air, We wander out we know not where, But either house... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1864 - 358 pages
...respect of persons, his patched cloak giving him the privilege of the ancient jester. To be a gude crack, that is, to possess talents for conversation,...forward with gloomy firmness to the possibility of liimself becoming one day or other a member of their itinerant society. In his poetical works, it is... | |
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... of the more esteemed class ; and Burns, who delighted in the amusement their discourse afforded, seems to have looked forward with gloomy firmness to the possibility of himself becoming one day or other a member of their itinerant society. In his... 
