The Scottish Review, Volume 23A. Gardner, 1894 - Scotland |
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Page 54
... further as to the possible appearance and characteristics of ' the demi - god whom we await ' in fiction . What are the differentiating features , what - which is happily the same thing - are the permanent excellences of the fiction ...
... further as to the possible appearance and characteristics of ' the demi - god whom we await ' in fiction . What are the differentiating features , what - which is happily the same thing - are the permanent excellences of the fiction ...
Page 63
... further reinforcements could reach the garrison , for the resources of the Empire could yield no more , and the sufferings of the besieged soldiery , ravaged by a continuous ' fire of hell , ' and scarcely able to man their shattered ...
... further reinforcements could reach the garrison , for the resources of the Empire could yield no more , and the sufferings of the besieged soldiery , ravaged by a continuous ' fire of hell , ' and scarcely able to man their shattered ...
Page 76
... further , that the army in his hands , composed largely of defeated troops , of Gardes Mobiles , and of marines from the fleets - good soldiers but not inured to fatigue - could not be a trustworthy instrument of war . In these ...
... further , that the army in his hands , composed largely of defeated troops , of Gardes Mobiles , and of marines from the fleets - good soldiers but not inured to fatigue - could not be a trustworthy instrument of war . In these ...
Page 115
... further confirmed him in what was called his ' heresy ; ' and the additional points he has brought in support of it , if not likely to convince these critics , will , by most impartial minds , be regarded as adding substan- tially to ...
... further confirmed him in what was called his ' heresy ; ' and the additional points he has brought in support of it , if not likely to convince these critics , will , by most impartial minds , be regarded as adding substan- tially to ...
Page 116
... further , these people do not occupy a place which is that of a mere broken past ; our life is continuous with theirs ; perhaps it is so through blood and imaginative impulses , which now and again have made , as has been suggested ...
... further , these people do not occupy a place which is that of a mere broken past ; our life is continuous with theirs ; perhaps it is so through blood and imaginative impulses , which now and again have made , as has been suggested ...
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Page 247 - A TROUBLE, not of clouds, or weeping rain, Nor of the setting sun's pathetic light Engendered, hangs o'er Eildon's triple height : Spirits of power, assembled there, complain For kindred power departing from their sight ; While Tweed, best pleased in chanting a blithe strain, Saddens his voice again, and yet again.
Page 174 - And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes.
Page 167 - For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and uf in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things; and we by him.
Page 174 - Even so ye also, when ye shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which it was our duty to do.
Page 236 - In politics, a bitter and unscrupulous partisan ; profuse and ostentatious in expense ; agitated by the hopes and fears of a gambler; perpetually sacrificing the perfection of his compositions, and the durability of his fame, to his eagerness for money...
Page 230 - I did so fast, that the last two volumes were written in three weeks. I had a great deal of fun in the accomplishment of this task, though I do not expect that it will be popular in the south, as much of the humor, if there be any, is local, and some of it even professional.
Page 237 - received several excuses, and the party was a small one ; " and, knowing all the people present, I was satisfied that " the writer of that novel must have been, and could have " been, no other than Walter Scott. " He spoiled the fame of his poetry by his superior " prose. He has such extent and versatility of powers in " writing, that, should his Novels ever tire the public, " which is not likely, he will apply himself to something " else, and succeed as well. " His mottoes from old plays prove...
Page 245 - And if they take my salaries of £1300 and £300, they cannot but give me something out of them. I have been rash in anticipating funds to buy land, but then I made from £5000 to £10,000 a year, and land was my temptation.
Page 118 - When I was a boy just turn'd of nine, My uncle sent for me, To hunt, and hawk, and ride with him, And keep him companie.
Page 230 - It was a very old attempt of mine to embody some traits of those characters and manners peculiar to Scotland, the last remnants of which vanished during my own youth, so that few or no traces now remain.