 | Robert Burns - 1831 - 484 pagina’s
...which they inspire me, for all that this world has to offer.* As for this world, I despair of ever making a figure in it. I am not formed for the bustle...foresee that poverty and obscurity probably await me. I am in some measure prepared, and daily preparing to meet them. I have but just time and paper to... | |
 | 1833 - 270 pagina’s
...to his father, when he was twenty-two years of age, he says, " As for this world, I despair of ever making a figure in it. I am not formed for the bustle of the busy, nor the nutter of the gay ; I shall never again be capable of entering into such scenes : — indeed, I am... | |
 | 1834 - 766 pagina’s
...I could contentedly and gladly resign it." " As for this world," he continues, " I despair of ever making a figure in it. I am not formed for the bustle of the busy, nor the flutter of the gay. I shall ncrer again be capable of entering into such scenes. Indeed, I am altogether unconcerned at the thoughts... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1835 - 440 pagina’s
...husy, nor the flutter of the gay. I shall never a^ain he capahle of entering into such scenes. Indeed 1 am altogether unconcerned at the thoughts of this life. I foresee that poverty and ohscurity prohahly await me, and I am in some measure ? verseB of Scripture here alluded to, are as... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 260 pagina’s
...with which they inspire me for all that this world has to offer. As for this world, I despair of ever making a figure in it. I am not formed for the bustle...measure prepared, and daily preparing to meet them." This letter, says Dr Currie, " written several years before the publication of his poems, when his... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - 530 pagina’s
...with which they inspire me for all that this world has to offer. As for this world, I despair of ever making a figure in it. I am not formed for the bustle...measure prepared, and daily preparing to meet them." This letter, says Dr Currie, " written several years before the publication of his poems, when his... | |
 | Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 628 pagina’s
...with which they inspire me for all that this world has to offer. As for this world, I despair of ever making a figure in it. I am not formed for the bustle of the busy, nor the flutter of the gay. 1 shall never again be capable of entering into such scenes. Indeed, I am altogether unconcerned at... | |
 | James Currie - 1838 - 92 pagina’s
...which they inspire me, for all that this world has to offer.* As for this world, I despair of ever making a figure in it. I am not formed for the bustle...foresee that poverty and obscurity probably await me; I am in some measure prepared, and daily preparing, to meet them. I have but just time and paper to... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1841 - 384 pagina’s
...the pains and uneasinesses, and disquietudes of this weary life. As for the world, I despair of ever making a figure, in it : I am not formed for the bustle of the busy, nor the flutter of the gay. I foresee that poverty and obscurity probably await me, and I am in some measure prepared and daily preparing... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 336 pagina’s
...myself, I could contentedly and gladly resign it. " As for this world," he continues, " I despair of ever making a figure in it. I am not formed for the bustle...probably await me, and I am in some measure prepared to meet them. I have but just time and paper to return you my grateful thanks for the lessons of virtue... | |
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As for this world, I despair of ever making a figure in it. I am not formed for the bustle of the busy, nor the flutter of the gay. I shall never again be capable of entering into such scenes. 
