 ... scholar, I none ; he a musician and artist, I without knowledge of a note ; he a democrat, I an aristocrat — with many other points of difference; besides his being an Irishman, I a Scotchman, and both tolerably national. Yet there is a point of...  Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott - Page 361by John Gibson Lockhart - 1901Full view - About this book
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - Great Britain - 1838 - 830 pages
...tolerably national. Yet there is a point of resemblance, and a strong one. We are both goodhumoured fellows, who rather seek to enjoy what is going forward, than to maintain our dignity as Lions." " Which enables us the better to keep our places as Lions/' he might have added. Next he writes of... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1839 - 430 pages
...tolerably national. Yet there is a point of resemblance, and a strong one. We are both goodhumoured fellows, who rather seek to enjoy what is going forward...in an alehouse, and who called himself ' the great Ttvalmly — inventor of the flood-gate iron for smoothing linen.' He also enjoys the mot pour rire,... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1848 - 452 pages
...tolerably national. Yet there is a point of resemblance, and a strong one. We are both good-humoured fellows, who rather seek to enjoy what is going forward...Johnson met in an alehouse, and who called himself ' the yre.at Twalmly — inventor of the flood-gate iron for smoothing linen.' He also enjoys the mot pour... | |
 | Ireland - 1852 - 892 pages
...tolerably national. Yet there is a point of resemblance, and a strong one. We are both good -humoured fellows, who rather seek to enjoy what is going forward...in an alehouse, and who called himself ' the great Tv;ulm/y — incentor of the floodgate iron for smoothing linen.' He also enjoys the mot riour rire,... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1853 - 906 pages
...tolerably national. Yet there is a point of resemblance, and a strorig one. We are both good-humoured fellows, who rather seek to enjoy what is going forward...in an alehouse, and who called himself ' the great Tmalmly—inventor <;/' the flood-gate iron for smoothing linen.' He also enjoys the mot pour rire,... | |
 | Thomas Moore - Poets, Irish - 1853 - 482 pages
...tolerably national. Yet there is a point of resemblance, and a strong one. We are both good-humoured fellows, who rather seek to enjoy what is going forward...than to maintain our dignity as Lions ; and we have boih seen the world too widely and too well not to contemn in our souls the imaginary consequence of... | |
 | Thomas Moore - Literary Criticism - 1853 - 442 pages
...good-humoured fellows, who rather seek to ay what is going forward than to maintain our dignity as Lions ; I we have both seen the world too widely and too well not to conin in our souls the imaginary consequence of literary people, who k with their noses iu the air,... | |
 | George Gilfillan - Authors, Scottish - 1870 - 414 pages
...page. He finds one reason of his rapid intimacy with Moore in the fact, ' We are both good-humoured fellows, who rather seek to enjoy what is going forward...in an alehouse, and who called himself the " Great Twalrnly, inventor of the floodgate iron for smoothing linen!"' Here is a hint of his weakening constitution... | |
 | Robert Shelton Mackenzie - Authors, Scottish - 1871 - 520 pages
...country of the illustrious stranger, greeted him with the Scotch air, "Green grow the Bushes, 0! " none ; he a musician and artist, I without knowledge...people who walk with their noses in the air, and remind one always of the fellow whom Johnson met in the alehouse, and who called himself ' the great Twalmly,... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1873 - 1014 pages
...tolerably national. Yet there is a point of resemblance, and a strong one. We are both good-humoured fellows, who rather seek to enjoy what is going forward...with their noses in the air, and remind me always of tho fellow whom Johnson met in an alehouse, and who called himself ' the great Twalmly — inventor... | |
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