 | Robert Shelton Mackenzie - 1871 - 520 pages
...of a dark cast, and glowed (I say, literally glowed) when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such another eye in a human head, though I have seen the most distinguished men in my time. His conversation expressed perfect self-confidence, without the slightest presumption.... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart, Henry Irwin Jenkinson - 1873 - 428 pages
...of a dark cast, and glowed (I say literally glowed) when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such another eye in a human head, though I have seen the most distinguished men in my time. His conversation expressed perfect self-confidence, without the slightest presumption.... | |
 | Alexander Hislop (publisher) - 1874 - 786 pages
...of a dark cast, and glowed (I say, literally glowed) when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such another eye in a human head, though I have seen the most distinguished men in my time. His conversation expressed perfect self-confidence, without the least presumption. " Among... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - 1874 - 446 pages
...of a dark cast, and glowed (I say literally glowed) when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such another eye in a human head, though I have seen the most distinguished men in my time. His conversation expressed perfect self-confidence without the slightest presumption."—Sir... | |
 | Alexander Hislop (publisher) - 1875 - 378 pages
...of a dark cast, and glowed (I say, literally glowed) when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such another eye in a human head, though I have seen the most distinguished men in my time. His conversation expressed perfect self-confidence, without the least presumption. ' '... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1875 - 630 pages
...(I say literally glowedl when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such another eye 17 ' in a human head, though I have seen the most distinguished men in my time. His conversation expressed perfect self-confidence, without the slightest presumption.... | |
 | Peter Freeland Aiken - 1876 - 468 pages
...dark cast, which glowed (I say literally " glowed} when he spoke with feeling or interest. I " never saw such another eye in a human head, though I " have...men of my time. His "conversation expressed perfect self confidence, with" out the slightest presumption. Among the men who* '' were the most learned of... | |
 | P. F. Aiken - 1876 - 454 pages
...dark cast, which glowed (I say literally "glowed) when he spoke with feeling or interest. I " never saw such another eye in a human head, though I " have...men of my time. His " conversation expressed perfect self confidence, with" out the slightest presumption. Among the men whoMANNERS OF BURNS IN SOCIETY.... | |
 | Thomas Whitcombe Greene - 1876 - 340 pages
...of a dark cast, and glowed (I say literally glowed) when he spoke with feeling or interest. I never saw such another eye in a human head, though I have seen the most distinguished men in my time. His conversation expressed perfect self-confidence without the slightest presumption. —... | |
 | William Anderson - 1867 - 798 pages
...in my time. His conversation expressed perfect self-confidence, withont the slightest presnmption. Among the men who were the most learned of their time and conntry, he expressed himself with perfect firmness, bnt withont the least intrnsive forwardness ;... | |
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There was a strong expression of sense and shrewdness in all his lineaments ; the eye alone, I think, indicated the poetical character and temperament. It was large, and of a dark cast, which glowed (I say literally glowed) when he spoke with feeling... 
