 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 sider
...conversed familiarly on all subjects with us as if ** we had been men, and was at great pains while " we accompanied him in the labours of the farm, " to lead the conversation to such subjects as " might tend to encrease our knowledge, or con" firm us in virtuous habits. He borrowed SaJ" mons Geographical... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 sider
...conversed familiarly on all subjects with us, as if we had been men ; and was at great pains, while we accompanied him in the labours of the farm, to lead the conversation to such subjects as might tend to increase our knowledge, or confirm us in virtuous habits."* Such were the circumstances in... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1820 - 484 sider
...conversed familiarly on all subject* with us as if we had been men, and was at great pains while we accompanied him in the labours of the farm, to lead the conversation to such subjects produce disgust or laughter, than tears. The scene to which Gilbert Burns alludes, opens thus : Titus... | |
 | Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots - 1821 - 414 sider
...which Burns took the greatest pleasure, shewed, at once, the bent of his mind. The Vision of Mirza, and Addison's hymn, beginning, How are thy Servants...at thirteen, he assisted in threshing the crop of com ; and at fifteen, he was his father's principal labourer, for the family had no hired servant,... | |
 | Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots, London - 1822 - 458 sider
...converse familiarly with them on all subjects as if they had been men, and was at great pains, iwhile they accompanied him in the labours of the farm, to...their stock of ideas, and confirm them in virtuous hahits. As soon as Robert had strength to work, he was employed laboriously on the farm. At twelve,... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 sider
...conversed familiar^ ly on all subjects with us, as if we had been men; and was at great pains, while we accompanied him in the labours of the farm, to lead the conversation to such subjects as might tend to increase our knowledge, or confirm us in virtuous habits. He borrowed Salmon's Geographical... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1828 - 324 sider
...conversed familiarly on all subjects with us, as if we had been men ; and was at great pains, while we accompanied him in the labours of the farm, to lead the conversation to such subjects as might tend to increase our knowledge, or confirm us in virtuous habits. He borrowed Salmon's Geographical... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 484 sider
...conversed familiarly on all subjects with us, as if we had been men ; and was at great pains, while we accompanied him in the labours of the farm, to lead the conversation to such subjects as might tend to increase our knowledge, or confirm us in virtuous habits. He borrowed ' Salmon's Geographical... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 440 sider
...conversed familiarly on all subjects with us, as if we had been men ; and was at great pains, while we accompanied him in the labours of the farm, to lead the conversation to such subjects as might tend to increase our knowledge, or confirm us in virtuous habits. He borrowed ' Salmon's Geographical... | |
 | 1831 - 364 sider
...says Gilbert Burns, " with us on all subjects, as if we had been men, and was at great pains, while we accompanied him in the labours of the farm, to lead the conversation to such subjects as might 'tend to increase our knowledge cr confirm our virtuous habits." Robert, the poet, was at this time... | |
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My father was for some time almost the only companion we had. He .conversed familiarly on all subjects with us, as if we had been men ; and was at great pains, while we accompanied him in the labours of the farm, to lead the conversation to such subjects... 
