 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...genteely to make both ends meet — is just as happy as this world can make him. Note D. Seep.ZlQ. A great number of manuscript poems were found among...and America. Among these was a poetical epistle from Mr. Telford, of Shrewsbury, of superior merit. It is VOL. i. Bb written written in the dialect of Scotland,... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - Scotland - 1814 - 502 pages
...Seep. 211. A great numher of manuseript poems were found among the papers of Burns, addressed to hun hy admirers of his genius, from different parts of Britain, as well as from Ireland and Ame-riea. Among these, was a poetieal epistle from Mr. Telford, of Shrewshury, of superior merit. It... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - Scotland - 1820 - 484 pages
...happy as this world can make him. • Note D. See p. 313. A great number of manuscript poems were found found among the papers of Burns, addressed to him...and America. Among these was a poetical epistle from Mr. Telford, of Shrewsbury, of superior merit. It is written in the dialect of Scotland, (of which... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1831 - 484 pages
...genteelly to make both ends meet — is just as happy as this world can make him. Note D. See p. 84. A great number of manuscript poems were found among the papers of Bnros, addressed to him by admirers of his ge nius, from different parts of Britain, as well as from... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1834 - 494 pages
...Telford's own personal history, but of the decisive evidence of poetical talent which they contain. Dr. Currie introduces them by the following notice;—"...written in the dialect of Scotland (of which country Mr. Telford is a native), and in the versification generally employed by our poet himself, I ts object... | |
 | Great Britain - 1835 - 592 pages
...engineer — In poesy, a poet's name To Eskdale dear ! " In his " Life of Burns," Dr. Currie says, " A great number of manuscript poems were found among...written in the dialect of Scotland (of which country Mr. Telford is a native), and in the versification gerally employed by our poet himself. Its object is... | |
 | Great Britain - 1835 - 544 pages
...a poet's name ToEskdaledear!In his " Life of Burns," Dr.Currie says, " A great number of manuseript poems were found among the papers of Burns, addressed...written in the dialect of Scotland (of which country Mr. Telford is a native), and in the versification gerally employed by our poet himself. Its object is... | |
 | Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1836 - 436 pages
...engineer, as has been stated, was not confined to his profession. Dr Currie says, in his Life of Burns, " A great number of manuscript poems were found among...written in the dialect of Scotland (of which country Mr Telford is a native), and in the versification generally employed by our poet himself. Its object is... | |
 | Exemplary and instructive biography - Biography - 1836 - 348 pages
...engineer, as has been stated, was not contined to his profession. l)r Currie says, in his Life of Burns, " A great number of manuscript poems were found among...written in the dialect of Scotland (of which country Mr Telford is a native), and in the versification generally employed by our poet himself. Its object is... | |
 | Robert Burns - Poets, English - 1840 - 872 pages
...POEM ADDRESSED TO BURNS BY MR. TELFORD.* " A great number of manuscript poems," says Dr. Currie, " union. Tune— Mr. Telford, of Shrewsbury, of superior merit. It is written in the dialect of Scotland (of which country... | |
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A great number of manuscript poems were found among the papers of Burns, addressed to him by admirers of his genius, from different parts of Britain, as well as from Ireland and America. Among these was a poetical epistle from Shrewsbury, of superior... 
