 | Sir John Sinclair - 1806 - 254 páginas
...trouble of waiting " upon me, as a ceremony of that kind is altogether " superfluous and unnecessary. I shall adhere to " the promise I made several years ago to a depu" tation of the same kind ; that is, to employ my " first leisure time, and a considerable portion... | |
 | 1807 - 536 páginas
...trouble of waiting " upon me, as a ceremony of that kind is altogether " superfluous and unnecessary. I shall adhere to " the promise I made several years ago to a depu" tation of the same kind ; that is, to employ my *' first leisure time, and a considerable portion... | |
 | James Macpherson - 1807 - 530 páginas
...trouble of waiting " upon me, as a ceremony of that kind is altogether " superfluous and unnecessary. I shall adhere to *( the promise I made several years ago to a depu" tation of the same kind ; that is> to employ my " first leisure time, and a considerable portion... | |
 | Sir John Sinclair - 1831 - 618 páginas
...shall adhere to the promise, which I made to a deputation from the Highland Society, several years ago, that is, to employ my first leisure time, (and a considerable...the poems of Ossian, as they have come to my hands." This declaration seems to put the question of authenticity beyond all possibility of doubt; more especially... | |
 | Sir John Sinclair - 1831 - 596 páginas
...adhere to the promise, which I made to a deputation from the Highland Siirirt\ , several years ago, that is, to employ my first leisure time, (and a considerable...originals of the poems of Ossian, as they have come to my kands." This declaration seems to put the question of authenticity beyond all possibility of doubt... | |
 | 1838 - 1050 páginas
...shall adhere to the promise which I made to a deputation from the Highland society several years ago, that is, to employ my first leisure time (and a considerable...the poems of Ossian as they have come to my hands.' This declaration seems to put the question of authenticity beyond all possibility of doubt; more especially... | |
 | John Stuart Blackie - 1876 - 356 páginas
...the trouble of waiting on me, as a ceremony of that kind is altogether superfluous and unnecessary. I shall adhere to the promise I made several years...originals of the poems of Ossian as they have come into my hands. Funds having been provided for the expense, there can be no excuse but want of leisure... | |
 | John Stuart Blackie - 1876 - 354 páginas
...the trouble of waiting on me, as a ceremony of that kind is altogether superfluous and unnecessary. I shall adhere to the promise I made several years...originals of the poems of Ossian as they have come into my hands. Funds having been provided for the expense, there can be no excuse but want of leisure... | |
 | Archibald Brown - 1889 - 470 páginas
...1804, would indicate this. In it he says : " I must employ my first leisure time, and a considerable time it must be to do it accurately, in arranging...and printing the originals of the Poems of Ossian." This was written at Norfolk Street, London, 1784. But this leisure time seems never to have come. The... | |
 | Thomas Bailey Saunders - 1894 - 350 páginas
...the trouble of waiting upon me, as a ceremony of that kind is altogether superfluous and unnecessary. I shall adhere to the promise I made several years...the Poems of Ossian, as they have come to my hands. Funds having been established for the expense, there can be no excuse, but want of leisure, for not... | |
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I received the favour of your letter, dated yesterday ; and I am sorry the gentlemen should think of giving themselves the trouble of waiting upon me, as a ceremony of that kind is altogether superfluous and unnecessary. I shall adhere to the promise... 
