 | 1837 - 638 sider
...from a lady, who visited at his father's in 1777, strikingly puts this point at rest : — ordinary genius of a boy I ever saw. He was reading a poem...description of a shipwreck. His passion rose with the storm. lie lifted his eyes and hands — 'There's the mast gone,' says he ; ' crash it goes! — they must... | |
 | 1837 - 654 sider
...15th of the gloomy month when the people of England hang and drown themselves. * * * * •» 1 iast night supped in Mr Walter Scott's. He has the most...shipwreck. His passion rose with the storm. He lifted up hU eyes and hands. ' There's the mast gone,' says he; 'crash it goes! — they will all perish !'... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1845 - 836 sider
...15th of 'the gloomy month when the people of England hang and drown themselves.' * • * * « I last night supped in Mr Walter Scott's. He has the most...read on ; it was the description of a shipwreck. His passsion rose with the storm. He lifted his eyes and hands. ' There's the mast gone,' says he ; ' crash... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1847 - 612 sider
...night, 15th of the gloomy month when the people of England hang and drown thornselves. * * * » " I last night supped in Mr. Walter Scott's. He has the most...genius of a boy I ever saw. He was reading a poem to hie mother when I went in. I made him read on; it was the description of a shipwreck. His passion rose... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1850 - 868 sider
...of 'the gloomy month when t!i" ptople of England liaug and tlruwa thciMbclrcb." « » * * " I last night supped in Mr Walter Scott's. He has the most...mother when I went in. I made him read on; it was the descripticm of a shipwreck. His passsiou rose with the storm. He lifted his eyes and hands. ' There's... | |
 | 1860 - 568 sider
...a letter to Dr. Douglas, written on the following day, thus alludes to the young poet : — "I last night supped in Mr. Walter Scott's. He has the most extraordinary genius of a boy I ever saw. He j was reading a poem to his mother when I went in. I made him read on ; it was the description of a... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1866 - 1204 sider
...childhood and sensitiveness of genius. L,rht supped in Mr. Walter Scott's. He has the most extraordinary of a. boy I ever saw. He was reading a poem to his mother when I went made him read on ; it was the description of a shipwreck. His passion with the storm. He lifted his... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1866 - 656 sider
...sensitiveness of genius. " I last night supped in Mr. Walter Scott's. He has the most extraordinary gema of a boy I ever saw. He was reading a poem to his mother when I went ia. I made him read on ; it was the description of a shipwreck. His passion rase with the storm. He... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1867 - 670 sider
...for ever," in Shakespeare's phrase, with the lasting childhood and sensitiveness of genius. "I bit night supped in Mr. Walter Scott's. He has the most...saw. He was reading a poem to his mother when I went _ uu I made him read on ; it was the description of a shipwreck. His passion rose with the storm. He... | |
 | 1868 - 624 sider
...the Forest.' Writing to one of her friends, in the winter of 1777, she says : 'I last night supped at Mr. Walter Scott's. He has the most extraordinary...ever saw. He was reading a poem to his mother when 1 went in. I made him read on, it was the description of a shipwreck. His passion rose wilh the storm.... | |
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SUpped in Mr Walter Scott's. He has the most extraordinary genius of a boy I ever saw. He was reading a poem to his mother when I went in. I made him read on ; it was the description of a shipwreck. His passion rose with the storm. He lifted his eyes... 
