 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pàgines
...the stage, to which my genius never much inclined me, for a work which would have taken up my life ia the performance of it. This too I had intended chiefly...my native country, to which a poet is particularly ohliged. Of two suhjects, hoth relating to it, I was douhtful whether I should choose that of King... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 256 pàgines
...poem,) and to have left the stage, to which my genius never much inclined me, for a work which would have taken up my life in the performance of it. This,...my native country, to which a poet is particularly obliged. Of two subjects, both relating to it, I was doubtful whether I should chuse that of King Arthur... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 530 pàgines
...poem,) and to have left the stage, to which " my genius never much inclined me, for a work which would " have taken up my life in the performance of it. This,...native country, " to which a poet is particularly obliged. Of two subjects, " both relating to it, I was doubtful whether I should chuse " that of King... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 444 pàgines
...poem), and to have left the stage, (to which my genius never much inclined me), for a work which would have taken up my life in the performance of it. This,...my native country, to which a poet is particularly obliged. Of two subjects, both relating to it, I was doubtful whether I should choose that of King... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 440 pàgines
...left the stage, (to which my genius never much inclined me), for a work which would have taken up ray life in the performance of it. This, too, I had intended...my native country, to which a poet is particularly obliged. Of two subjects, both relating to it, I was doubtful whether I should choose that of King... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 pàgines
...poem), and to have left the stage, to which my genius never much inclined me, for a work which would have taken up my life in the performance of it. This...my native country, to which a poet is particularly obliged. Of two subjects both relating to it, I was doubtful, whether I should choose that of King... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 314 pàgines
...poem,) and to have left the stage, to which my genius never much inclined me, for a work which would have taken up my life in the performance of it. This,...my native country, to which a poet is particularly obliged. Of two subjects both relating to it, I was doubtful whether I should chuse that of King Arthur... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pàgines
...poem, and to have left the stage, to which my genius never much inclined me, for a work which would have taken up my life in the performance of it. This...my native country, to which a poet is particularly obliged. Of two subjects, both relating to it, I was doubtful, whether I should choose that of King... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 pàgines
...inclined me, for a work which would have taken up my life in the performance of il. This, too, I hud intended chiefly for the honour of my native country, to which a poet is particularly ohliged. Of two subject«, both relating to it, I was doubtful whether ! should chuse that of King... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 pàgines
...poem), and to hav> left the stage, to which my genius never much incline< me, for a work which would have taken up my life in the performance of it. This, too, 1 had intended chief! for the honour of my native country, to which a poe is particularly obliged.... | |
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I had intended to have put in practice, (though far unable for the attempt of such a poem,) and to have left the stage, to which my genius never much inclined me, for a work which would have taken up my life in the performance of it. This too I had intended... 
