 | Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 páginas
...contemplating the sky, which was singularly clear and starry. At last Mrs Burns found him stretched on a mass of straw, with his eyes fixed on a beautiful planet " that shone like • I owe these particulars to Mr M'Biarmid, the able editor of the Dumfries Courier, and brother of... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1828 - 324 páginas
...contemplating the sky, which was singularly clear and starry. At last Mrs Burns found him stretched on a mass of straw, with his eyes fixed on a beautiful planet " that shone like * I owe these particulars to Mr M'Diarmid, the able editor of the Dumfries Courier, and brother of... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1830 - 340 páginas
...contemplating the sky, which was singularly clear and starry. At last Mrs Burns found him stretched on a mass of straw, with his eyes fixed on a beautiful planet...another moon ; " and prevailed on him to come in. He immediately, on entering the house, called for his desk, and wrote, exactly as they now stand, with... | |
 | 1833 - 328 páginas
...contemplating the sky, which was singularly clear and starry. At last Mrs. Burns found him stretched on a mass of straw, with his eyes fixed on a beautiful planet...another moon ;" and prevailed on him to come in. He immediately on entering the house, called for his desk, and wrote exactly as they now stand, with all... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1835 - 336 páginas
...which was singularly clear and starry. At last Mrs Burns found him stretched on a mass of straw, w'th his eyes fixed on a beautiful planet, ' that shone...another moon,' and prevailed on him to come in. He immediately, on entering the house called for his desk, and wrote, exactly as they now stand, with... | |
 | Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 628 páginas
...singularly clear and itarry. At last Mrs. Burns found him stretched on a mass of straw, with hii eye» fixed on a beautiful planet " that shone like another moon ;" and prevailed on him to come in. He immediately on entering the house, called for his desk, and wrote exactly as they now stand, with all... | |
 | John Wilson, Robert Chambers - 1840 - 364 páginas
...remained where he was. When she next went out, she found him, says Mr Lockhart, " stretched on a mass of straw, with his eyes fixed on a beautiful planet that ' shone like another moon.'" He now yielded to her request, and, immediately on his return to the house, wrote out, -with all the... | |
 | John Wilson - 1840 - 372 páginas
...remained where he was. When she next went out, she found him, says Mr Lockhart, " stretched on a mass of straw, with his eyes fixed on a beautiful planet that ' shone like another moon.11" He now yielded to her request, and, immediately on his return to the house, wrote out, with... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1841 - 354 páginas
...contemplating the sky, which was singularly clear and starry. At last Mrs Burns found him stretched on a mass of straw, with his eyes fixed on a beautiful planet...another moon,' and prevailed on him to come in. He immediately, on entering the house, called for his desk, and wrote exactly as they now stand, with... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1842 - 598 páginas
...contemplating the sky, which was singularly clear and starry. At last Mrs. Burns found him stretched on a mass of straw, with his eyes fixed on a beautiful planet,...another moon ;' and prevailed on him to come in. He immediately, on entering the house, called for his desk, and wrote, exactly as they now stand, with... | |
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On being again and again requested to do so, he promised compliance — but still remained where he was, striding up and down slowly and contemplating the sky, which was singularly clear and starry. At last Mrs Burns found him stretched on a mass of straw,... 
