 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1837 - 790 pages
...of conversation could suddenly ebb like the tide, and show us the state of people's real minds ! 4 No eyes the rocks discover, Which lurk beneath the...is more, I think it comes off twangingly. The story IB so very interesting in itself, that there is no fear of the book answering. Superficial it must... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1837 - 418 pages
...Life could not be endured were it seen in reality. Things keep mending in London. " December 22—I wrote six of my close pages yesterday, which is about...pages in print. What is more, I think it comes off tvvangingly. The story is so very interesting in itself, that there is no fear of the book answering.*... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 420 pages
...of the glee, what gloom had lately been over the minds of three of the company. What a strange scene if the surge of conversation could suddenly ebb like...tide, and show us the state of people's real minds I ' No eyes the rocks discover Which lurk beneath the deep." Life could not be endured were it seen... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 418 pages
...of the glee, what gloom had lately been over the minds of three of the company. What a strange scene if the surge of conversation could suddenly ebb like the tide, and show u& the state of people's real minds ! ' No eyes the rocks discover Which lurk beneath the deep.' Life... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 434 pages
...of the glee, what gloom had lately been over the minds of three of the company. What a strange scene if the surge of conversation could suddenly ebb like...London. " December 22 I wrote six of my close pages * See ante. Vol. V. pp. 38-44, 87. yesterday, which is about twenty-four pages in print. What is more,... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1839 - 430 pages
...the glee, what, gloom had lately been over the minds of three of the company. What a strange scene if the surge of conversation could suddenly ebb like..." December- 22. — I wrote six of my close pages * See ante, Vol. V. pp. 38-44, 87. yesterday, which is about twenty-four pages in print. What is more,... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1848 - 452 pages
...of the glee, what gloom had lately been over the minds of three of the company. What a strange scene if the surge of conversation could suddenly ebb like...What is more, I think it comes off twangingly. The air of Bonnie Dundee running in my head to-day, I wrote a few verses to it before dinner, taking the... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1848 - 432 pages
...of the glee, what gloom had lately been over the minds of three of the company. What a strange scene if the surge of conversation could suddenly ebb like...real minds ! ' No eyes the rocks discover Which lurk heneath the deep.' Life could not be endured were it seen in reality. Things keep mending in London.... | |
 | Mrs. Stirling - 1849 - 320 pages
...the rocks discover Which lurk beneath the deep." " What a strange scene," says Sir Walter Scott, " if the surge of conversation could suddenly ebb, like the tide, and shew us the real state of people's minds! Life could not be endured were it seen in reality." When... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1853 - 906 pages
...tide, and show us the state of people's real minds I • . ' No eyes the rocks discover Which lark beneath the deep.' Life could not be endured were...reality. Things keep mending in London. " December 22.—I wrote six of my close pages yesterday, which is about twenty-four pages in print. What u more,... | |
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I could not help thinking, in the midst of the glee, what gloom had lately been over the minds of three of the company. 
