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Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ... - Page 20
1823 - 1817 pages
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...-pipe, and wish myself " tall enough to be a soldier ; while the story of " Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice into my " veins, which will boil along there,...eternal rest. " Polemical divinity about this time was put* " ting the country half mad, and I, ambitious of " shining in conversation parties on Sundays...
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The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 29

Tobias Smollett - 1800 - 612 pages
...bag-pipe, and wi(h myfelf tall enough to be a foldier; while the ftory of Wallace poured a Scottifh prejudice into my veins, which will boil along there, till the flood-gates of life ftiut in eternal reft. 4 Polemical divinity about this time was putting the country half-mad, and I,...
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The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 38

1800 - 532 pages
...prejiwjcé luto my veiB^, 'which will boil alo^gjthêrç, till djf flood gates of fife ihut in eternal reft. 'Polemical divinity about this time was putting the country half mad, and Ij ambitious of mining in converlâtiun parties on Sundays between fermons, at funerals, &c. ufed a...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 42

1801 - 762 pages
...bagpipe, and wiih mj'felf tall enough to be a foldier; while (he ftocy of Wallace poured a Scottifli prejudice into my veins, which will boil along there, till the flood-gates of life flult in eternal reft. Polemical divinity about (hr, time was puiting the country halfiriad, and I,...
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The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and ...

1801 - 860 pages
...bag-pipe, and wifii myfelf tall enough to be a foldier ; «-.hue the ftory of Wallace poured a^ Scottiih prejudice into my veins, which will boil along there till the floodgates of life finit in eternal reft. " Polemical divinity about this time was putting the countrv half mad ; and...
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Biographia Scotica: Or Scottish Biographical Dictionary; Containing a Short ...

John Stark - 1805 - 488 pages
...bagpipe, and wish myself tall enough to be a soldier ; while the story of Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice into my veins, which will boil along there, till the flood-gates of life shut m eternal rest." In the year 1766, William Burns, the father of our poet, had obtained from Mr. Ferguson...
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The Works of Robert Burns: Life of Robert Burns, criticism on his writings ...

Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...bag-pipe, and wish myself tall enough to be a soldier ; while the story of Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice into my veins, which will boil along there...country half mad ; and I, ambitious of shining in conversation-parties on Sundays, between sermons, at funerals, 8cc. used, a few years afterwards, to...
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...be a soldier; while the story of Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice into my veins, ROBERT BURNS. 39 which will boil along there till the flood-gates of...the country half mad; and I, ambitious of shining in conversation-parties on Sundays, between sermons, at funerals, &:c. used, a few years afterwards, to...
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Encyclopædia Britannica: or, A dictionary of arts and sciences ..., Volume 5

Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 820 pages
...bag-pipe, and wiíh myfelf tall enough to be a foldier ; while the uory of Wallace poured a Scotifh prejudice into my veins, which will boil along there, till the flood-gates of life fhut in eternal reft. " Polemical divinity about this time was putting the country half mad, and I,...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life , and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1813 - 422 pages
...enough to be a soldier ; while the story of Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice into my veins, which which will boil along there till the flood-gates of life shut in eternal rest. • i • • • . . > " Polemical divinity about this time was putting the country half-mad ; and...
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