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" Hannibal gave my young ideas such a turn, that I used to strut in raptures up and down after the recruiting drum and bagpipe, and wish myself tall enough to be a soldier ; while the story of Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice into my veins, which will... "
Constable's miscellany of original and selected publications - Page 304
by Constable and co, ltd - 1826
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The Genius, and Character of Burns

John Wilson - 1854 - 252 pages
...and the History of Sir William Wallace. Hannibal gave my young ideas such a turn that I used to strut in raptures up and down after the recruiting drum and bagpipe, and wished myself tall enough to be a soldier; while the story of Wallace poured a tide of Scottish prejudice...
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The Genius, and Character of Burns

John Wilson - 1854 - 252 pages
...and the History of Sir William Wallace. Hannibal gave my young ideas such a turn that I used to strut in raptures up and down after the recruiting drum and bagpipe, and wished myself tall enough to be a soldier ; while the story of Wallace poured a tide of Scottish prejudice...
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The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing His Poems, Songs, and ...

Robert Burns - 1855 - 562 pages
...The History of Sir William Wallace. Hannibal gave my young ideas such a turn, that I used to strut in raptures up and down after the recruiting drum...be a soldier ; while the story of Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice into my veins, which will boil along there till the floodgates of life shut in eternal...
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The Poetical and Prose Works of Robert Burns: With Life, Notes and ...

Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1855 - 616 pages
...such a turn, that I used to strut in raIpturfes up and down after the recruiting drum and'/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 floodgates of life shut in eternal...
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The life and works of Robert Burns, ed. by R. Chambers. Libr. ed, Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1856 - 728 pages
...the History of Sir IVUliam Wallace. Hannibal gave my young ideas such a turn, that I used to strut in raptures up and down after the recruiting drum...be a soldier; while the story of Wallace poured a Scottish prejudice into my veins, which will boil along there till the floodgates of life shut in eternal...
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Salad for the Solitary

Frederick Saunders - 1856 - 366 pages
...Hannibal. "Hannibal," says he, "gave my young ideas such a turn, that I used to strut in rapt ares up and down after the recruiting drum and bagpipe,...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 in...
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The Popular Rhymes, Sayings, and Proverbs of the County of Berwick

George Henderson - 1856 - 206 pages
...we cursed the Southern in our heart ! That book, to use the words of the immortal Burns, "poured a Scottish prejudice into my veins, which will boil...till the flood-gates of life shut in eternal rest." None of our youthful compeers, that we ever met with, had the same enthusiasm about Wallace, except...
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The popular rhymes, sayings, and proverbs of the county of Berwick, with ...

George Henderson (of Chirnside) - 1856 - 202 pages
...we cursed the Southern in our heart ! That book, to use the words of the immortal Burns, "poured a Scottish prejudice into my veins, which will boil...till the flood-gates of life shut in eternal rest." None of our youthful compeers, that we ever met with, had the same enthusiasm about Wallace, except...
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The works of professor Wilson, ed. by prof. Ferrier, Volume 7

John Wilson - 1857 - 466 pages
...the History of Sir William Wallace. Hannibal gave my young ideas such a turn, that I used to strut in raptures up and down after the recruiting drum and bagpipe, and wished myself tall enough to be a soldier ; while the story of Wallace poured a tide of Scottish prejudice...
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Essays critical and imaginative

John Wilson - 1857 - 448 pages
...the History of Sir William Wallace. Hannibal gave my young ideas such a turn, that I used to strut in raptures up and down after the recruiting drum and bagpipe, and wished myself tall enough to be a soldier ; while the story of Wallace poured a tide of Scottish prejudice...
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