In short, she altogether, unwittingly to herself, initiated me in that delicious passion which, in spite of acid disappointment, gin-horse prudence, and book-worm philosophy, I hold to be the first of human joys, our dearest blessing here below ! How... Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ... - Page 211823 - 1817 pagesFull view - About this book
| Robert Burns - 1826 - 272 pages
...her justice in that language ; but you know the Scottish idiom — she was a boitie, sweet, sonsie lass. In short, she, altogether unwittingly to herself, initiated me in that delicious passion, '•vhich, in spite of acid disappointment, gin-horse prudence, and book-worm philosophy, I hold to... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1828 - 324 pages
...her justice in that language ; but you know the Scottish idiom — she was a bonnie, sweet, sonsie lass. In short, she, altogether unwittingly to herself,...philosophy, I hold to be the first of human joys, our dearest blessing here below ! How she caught the contagion, I cannot tell : you medical people... | |
| George Smeeton - 1830 - 278 pages
...Scottish idiom — she was a bnnie, sweet, sonsie lass. In short, she altogether, unwittingly to her herself, initiated me in that delicious passion, which,...philosophy, I hold to be the first of human joys, our dearest blessing here below ! How she caught the contagion I cannot tell ; indeed I do not know... | |
| George Smeeton - 1830 - 282 pages
...Scottish idiom — she was a bonie, sweet, sonsie lass. In short, she altogether, unwittingly to her herself, initiated me in that delicious passion, which,...gin-horse prudence, and bookworm philosophy, I hold to he the first of human joys, our dearest blessing here below ! How she caught the contagion I cannot... | |
| Robert Burns - 1831 - 484 pages
...justice in that language ; but you know the Scottish idiom — she was a /.".<>;•'>, neeel, tonne Icui. In short, she altogether, unwittingly to herself,...philosophy, I hold to be the first of human joys, our dearest bleftsing here below ! How she caught the contagion I cannot tell : you medical people... | |
| Robert Burns - 1834 - 360 pages
...doing her justice in that language, but you know the Scottish idiom : she was a " bonnie, sweet, sonsie lass." In short, she, altogether unwittingly to herself,...philosophy, I hold to be the first of human joys, our dearest blessing here below ! How she caught the contagion I cannot tell; you medical people talk... | |
| Robert Burns - 1834 - 206 pages
...doing her justice in that language; but you know the Scottish idiom — she was a bonic, sweet, sonsie lass. In short, she, altogether unwittingly to herself,...philosophy, I hold to be the first of human joys, our dearest blessing here below ! How she caught the contagion I cannot tell: you medical people talk... | |
| Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 368 pages
...doing her justice in that language, but you know the Scottish idiom : she was a " bonnie, sweet, sonsie lass." In short, she, altogether unwittingly to herself,...philosophy, I hold to be the first of human joys, our dearest blessing here below ! How she caught the contagion I cannot tell ; you medical people talk... | |
| 1835 - 842 pages
...language ; but you know the Scottish idiom, — she teas a bannie, íffft, sontic late. In short, Hhe altogether, unwittingly to herself, initiated me in that delicious passion, which, in spite uf acid disappointment, rigid prudence, and book-worm philosophy, I hold ui be the first of human joys,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1835 - 440 pages
...her j us'tice in that language ; hut you know the Scottish idiom — she was a honnie, sweet, sarnie lass. In short, she altogether, unwittingly to herself,...spite of acid disappointment, gin-horse prudence, and hook-worm philosophy, I hold to be the first of human joys, our dearest hlessing here helow ! How she... | |
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