 John Ballantyne told me, that after the first day, he always took care to have a dozen of pens made before he seated himself opposite to the sofa on which Scott lay, and that though he often turned himself on his pillow with a groan of torment, he usually...  Waverley Novels - Page 324by Walter Scott - 1886Full view - About this book
 | Books - 1837 - 656 pages
...exclamations of surprise and delight — ' Gude keep us a" ! — the like o" that ! — eh, sirs ! eh, sirs I' and so forth — which did not promote despatch. I...produced the far greater portion of ' The Bride of Lammermoor,' the whole of ' The Legend of Montrose," and almost the whole of ' Ivanhoe.' Yet, when... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1837 - 408 pages
...affectionate Laidlaw beseeching him to stop dictating, when his audible suffering filled VOL. IV. Y ever}' pause, " Nay, Willie," he answered, " only see that...Scott produced the far greater portion of The Bride of Lammermoor — the whole of the Legend of Montrose — and almost the whole of Ivanhoe. Yet, when his... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1837 - 404 pages
...fast. I would fain keep all the cry as well as all the wool to ourselves ; but as to giving overwork, that can only be when I am in woollen." John Ballantyne...Scott produced the far greater portion of The Bride of Lammermoor — the whole of the Legend of Montrose — and almost the whole of Ivanhoe. Yet, when his... | |
 | Robert Walsh - United States - 1837 - 504 pages
...himself opposite to the sofa on which Scott lay, and that, though he often turned himself upon the pillow with a groan of torment, he usually continued...Scott produced the far greater portion of the Bride of Lammermoor — the whole of the Legend of Montrose — and almost the whole of Ivanhoe. Yet, when his... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 294 pages
...himself opposite to the sofa on which Scott lay, and that, though he often turned himself upon the pillow with a groan of torment, he usually continued...Scott produced the far greater portion of The Bride of Lammermoor — the whole of the Legend of Montrose — and almost the whole of Ivanhoe. Yet, when his... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1837 - 428 pages
...Drumlanrig, out of which a very beautiful set of dinner-tables had been manufactured by Messrs Bulloek. when dialogue of peculiar animation was in progress,...Scott produced the far greater portion of the Bride of Lammermoor — the whole of the Legend of Montrose — and almost the whole of Ivanhoe. Yet, when his... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1837 - 408 pages
...dialogue of peculiar animation was in progress, spirit seemed to triumph altogether over matter—he arose from his couch and walked up and down the room,...Scott produced the far greater portion of The Bride of Lammermoor—the whole of the Legend of Montrose—and almost the whole of Ivanhoe. Yet, when his health... | |
 | Literature - 1837 - 598 pages
...I may now furnish regularly." was in progress, spirit seemed to triumph altogether over matter—he arose from his couch, and walked up and down the room,...Scott produced the far greater portion of The Bride of Lammermoor—the whole of the Legend of Montrose—and almost the whole of Jvanhoe. Yet, when his health... | |
 | 1837 - 828 pages
...animation was in progress, spirit seemed to triumph altogether over matter — he arose from his touch and walked up and down the room, raising and lowering...voice, and as it were acting the parts. It was in this Cation that Scott produced the far greater portion of The Bride of Lnramermoor — the whole of the... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1839 - 454 pages
...suppress exclamations of surprise and delight — " Gude keep us a' ! — the like o' that! — eh sirs! eh sirs!" — and so forth — which did not...Scott produced the far greater portion of The Bride of Lammermoor — the whole of the Legend of Montrose — and almost the whole of Ivanhoe. Yet, when his... | |
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