All the faculties of Burns's mind were, as far as I could judge, equally vigorous ; and his predilection for poetry was rather the result of his own enthusiastic and impassioned temper, than of a genius exclusively adapted to that species of composition.... Contributions to Herography - Pągina 201850 - 101 pąginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pągines
...moments. But all the faculties of Burns' mind were, as far as I could judge, equally"vigorous ; and his predilection for poetry, was rather the result...impassioned temper, than of a genius exclusively adapted adapted to that species of composition. From his conversation I should have pronounced him to be fitted... | |
| 1828 - 722 pągines
...surprise : ' All ' the faculties of Burns's mind were, as far as I could judge, ' equally vigorous ; and his predilection for poetry was rather ' the result...exclusively adapted to that species of composition. ' From his conversation I should have pronounced him to bo * fitted to excel in whatever walk of ambition... | |
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pągines
...moments. But all the faculties of Burns's mind were, as far as I could judge, equally vigorous; and his predilection for poetry was rather the result...exclusively adapted to that species of composition. From his conversation I should have pronounced him to be fitted to excel in whatever walk of ambition... | |
| John Black - 1810 - 460 pągines
..." All the faculties of Burns's mind (says he) were, as far as I could judge, equally vigorous; and his predilection for poetry was rather the result...exclusively adapted to that species of composition." -fOf these Discourses I intended to give some analysis; but they are written with such condensation... | |
| Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots - 1821 - 414 pągines
...reason to agree with Professor Stewart, that " his predilection for poetry was rather the result of an enthusiastic and impassioned temper, than of a genius...exclusively adapted to that species of composition." The late Dr. Robertson, the historian, used to say that his prose compositions seemed to him even more... | |
| Society of ancient Scots - 1821 - 226 pągines
...reason to agree with Professor Stewart, that " his predilection for poetry was rather the result of an enthusiastic and impassioned temper, than of a genius...exclusively adapted to that species of composition." The late Dr. Robertson, the historian, used to say that his prose compositions seemed to him even more... | |
| Joseph Clinton Robertson - 1822 - 414 pągines
...reason to agree with Professor Stewart, that " his predilection for poetry was rather the result of an enthusiastic and impassioned temper, than of a genius...exclusively adapted to that species of composition." The late Dr. Robertson, the historian, used to say that his prose compositions seemed to him even more... | |
| Robert Burns - 1831 - 484 pągines
...favourable moments. But all the faculties of Burns's mind were, as far I could judge equally vigorous ; and his predilection for poetry was rather the result...exclusively adapted to that species of composition. From his conversation I should have pronounced him to be fitted to excel in whatever walk of ambition... | |
| Robert Burns - 1834 - 420 pągines
...moments. But all the faculties of Burns' mind were, as far as I could judge, equally vigorous, and his predilection for poetry was rather the result...exclusively adapted to that species of composition. From his conversation, I should have pronounced him to be fitted to excel in whatever walk of ambition... | |
| 576 pągines
...of Burns's mind,'' said the metaphysician, " were, as far as I could judge, equally vigorous ; and his predilection for poetry was rather the result...exclusively adapted to that species of composition. From his conversation I should have pronounced him to be fitted to excel in whatever walk of ambition... | |
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