 A man who lives forever among mist and mountains, knows better than to be always prosing about them. Methinks I feel about objects familiar to infancy and manhood, but when we speak of them, it is only upon great occasions, and in situations of deep passion....  Book Catalogue: Willis's Miscellanaeous - Page 41854Full view - About this book
 | 1863 - 622 pages
...mists and mountains knows better than to be always prosing about them. Methinks I feel about oljects familiar to infancy and manhood, but when we speak...occasions, and in situations of deep passion. Ossian waa probably born in a flat country. . ' ScJtt has written good lines in the " Lord of the Isles,"... | |
 | Literature - 1863 - 640 pages
...he lives. A man who lives forever among mists and mountains knows better than to be always prosing about them. Methinks I feel about objects familiar...has not done justice to the Sound of Mull, -which ua glorious strait. "The Northern Highlanders do not admire ' Waverley,' so I presume the South Highlanders... | |
 | George Willis - 1853 - 322 pages
...ever among mist and mountains, knows better than to be always prosing • "Tha White Doe of Rilstonc," a poem, by Wordsworth. about them. Methinks I feel...written good lines in the ' Lord of the Isles,' but lie has not done justice to the Sound of Mull, which is a glorious streight. "The Northern Highlanders... | |
 | George Willis - 1855 - 112 pages
...mountains, knows better than to be always prosing • "The White Doe of Rilstone," a poem, by AVordsworth. about them. Methinks I feel about objects familiar...has written good lines in the ' Lord" of the Isles,' hut he has not done justice to the Sound of Mull, which is a glorious strcight. "The Northern Highlanders... | |
 | Mary Wilson Gordon - 1862 - 402 pages
...great occasions, and in situations of deep passion. Ossian was probably born in a flat country I1 " Scott has written good lines in the ' Lord of the...justice to the Sound of Mull, which is a glorious strait. " The Northern Highlanders do not admire Waverley, so I presume the South Highlanders despise... | |
 | Mary Wilson Gordon - Philosophers - 1863 - 508 pages
...he lived. A man who lives forever among mist and mountains, knows better than to be always prosing about them. Methinks I feel about objects familiar...justice to the Sound of Mull, which is a glorious strait. "The Northern Highlanders do not admire Waverley, so I presume the South Highlanders despise... | |
 | Mary Wilson Gordon - Philosophers - 1863 - 514 pages
...he lived. A man who lives forever among mist and mountains, knows better than to be always prosing about them. Methinks I feel about objects familiar...justice to the Sound of Mull, which is a glorious strait. "The Northern Highlanders do not admire Waverley, so I presume the South Highlanders despise... | |
 | 1863 - 682 pages
...he lived. A man who lives for ever among mists and mountains knows better than to be always prosing about them. Methinks I feel about objects familiar...justice to the Sound of Mull, which is a glorious strait. ' The Northern Highlanders do not admire " Waverley," so I presume the South Highlanders despise... | |
 | English literature - 1863 - 616 pages
...he lived. A man who lives for ever among mists and mountains knows better than to be always prosing about them. Methinks I feel about objects familiar...written good lines in the " Lord of the Isles," but he ho» not done justice to the Sound of Mull, which is a glorious strait. ' The Northern Highlanders... | |
 | English literature - 1863 - 606 pages
...he lived. A man who lives for ever among mists and mountains knows better than to be always prosing about them. Methinks I feel about objects familiar...passion. Ossian was probably born in a flat country. ' The Northern Highlanders do not admire " Waverley," so I presume the South Highlanders despise "... | |
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