...heen ; Whose doom discording neighhours sought; Content with equity unhought ; To him the venerahle priest, Our frequent and familiar guest, Whose life...student and the saint ; Alas ! whose speech too oft I hroke With gamhol rude and timeless joke ; For I was wayward, hold, and wild, A self-willed imp, a...

...youth its glance had been ; Whose doom discording neighbours sought, Content with equity unbought ; To him the venerable Priest, Our frequent and familiar...me, thus nurtured, dost thou ask The classic poet's well-conn'd task ? Nay, Erskine, nay — on the wild hill Let the wild heath-bell flourish still ;...

...youth its glance had been ; Whose doom discording neighbours sought, Content with equity unbought ; To him the venerable Priest, Our frequent and familiar...me, thus nurtured, dost thou ask The classic poet's well-connM task ? Nay, Erskine, nay — On the wild hill Let the wild heath-bell flourish still ; Cherish...

...youth its glance had been ; Whose doom discording neighbours sought, Content with equity unbought ; To him the venerable Priest, Our frequent and familiar...me, thus nurtured, dost thou ask The classic poet's well-conn'd task ? Nay, Erskine, nay — On the wild hill Let the wild heath-bell flourish still ;...

...in youth its glance had been; Whose doom discording neighbours sought, Content with equity unbought; To him the venerable Priest, Our frequent and familiar...half a jest, Was still endured, beloved, carest." I cannot express all the pleasure I derive from the perusal of this passage, when I date my letter...

...dome de 1'ost desconforte :" so that the crusading armies were not without • The venerable priest, Whose life and manners well could paint Alike the student and the saint. Nor was their presence unknown in the court of worldly and profane men. " Among the great followers...

...*l"»doom discording neighbours sought, '•"Mem with equity unboughl; To him the venerable priest, Alas ! whose speech too oft I broke With gambol rude...me, thus nurtured, dost thou ask The classic poet's well-conn'd task! Nay, Erskine, nay— on the wild hill Let the wild heath-bell flourish still ; Cherish...

...Edinburgh, November, 18H. DISCIPLINE. CHAPTER I. — — I was wayward, bold, and wild : A self-willed imp ; a grandame's child ; But, half a plague and half a jest, Was still endured, beloved, carest. WALTER Scorr. I HAVE heard it remarked, that he who writes his own history ought to possess Irish humour,...

...introductions to Marmion — " For I was wayward, bold, and wild, A self-willed imp, a grand-dame's child ; But, half a plague, and half a jest, Was still endured, beloved, carest . " And I have heard it averred, that the circumstance of his lame foot prompted him to take the lead...

...introductions to Marmion — " For I was wayward, bold, and wild, A self-willed imp, a grand-dame's child Bui, half a plague, and half a jest, Was still endured, beloved, carest ; " And I have heard it averred, that the circumstance of his lame foot prompted him to take the lead...