 | Robert Burns - 1866 - 356 pages
...together, their talk was of Burns, and of him alone. They spoke of his history — of his person — of his works — of his family — of his fame —...opinions of the physicians (and Maxwell was a kind and a skilful one), were eagerly caught up and reported from street to street, and from house to house."... | |
 | William M'Dowall - Dumfries (Scotland) - 1867 - 940 pages
...stood together, their talk was of Burns, and of him alone. They spoke of his history, of his person, of his works, of his family, of his fame, and of his...opinions of the physicians (and Maxwell was a kind and a skilful one) were eagerly caught up and reported from street to street. . . . As his life drew near... | |
 | William McDowall - Dumfries (Scotland) - 1867 - 938 pages
...stood together, their talk was of Burns, and of him alone. They spoke of his history, of his person, of his works, of his family, of his fame, and of his...Dumfries to my remembrance. All that he said or was saying—the opinions of the physicians (and Maxwell was a kind and a skilful one) were eagerly caught... | |
 | William M'Dowall - 1870 - 90 pages
...stoo$ together their talk was of Burns, and of him alone. They spoke of his history, of his person, of his works, of his family, of his fame, and of his...opinions of the physicians (and Maxwell was a kind and skilful one) were eagerly caught up and reported from street to street. . . . As his life drew near... | |
 | William M'Dowall - 1870 - 94 pages
...stood together their talk was of Burns, and of him alone. They spoke of his history, of his person, of his works, of his family, of his fame, and of his...Dumfries to my remembrance. All that he said or was saying—the opinions of the physicians (and Maxwell was a kind and skilful one) were eagerly caught... | |
 | Casket - 1873 - 874 pages
...together their talk was of Burns and of him alone; they spoke of his history — of his person — w is, I should advise him not to hunt up what the...cap and plun e : Brief l>e my verse, я task within a skilful one), were eagerly caught up and reported from street to street, and from house to house.... | |
 | David Hogg - Poets - 1875 - 454 pages
...together, their talk was of Burns and of hi™ alone; they spoke of his history — of his person — of his works — of his family — of his fame, and...opinions of the physicians (and Maxwell was a kind and a skilful one), were eagerly caught up and reported from street to street, and from house to house.... | |
 | Archibald R. Adamson - 1879 - 298 pages
...stood together, their talk was of Burns, and of him alone. They spoke of his history, of his person, of his works, of his family, of his fame, and of his...which will ever endear Dumfries to my remembrance His differences with them on some important points were forgotten and forgiven; they thought only of... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1882 - 380 pages
...together, their talk was of Burns, and of him alone. They spoke of his history — of his person — of his works — of his family — of his fame —...opinions of the physicians (and Maxwell was a kind and a skilful one), were eagerly caught up and reported from street to street, and from house to house."... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scottish poetry - 1886 - 484 pages
...stood together, their talk was of Burns, and of him alone. They spoke of his history, of his person, of his works, of his family, of his fame, and of his...opinions of the physicians (and Maxwell was a kind and a skilful one) were eagerly caught up and reported from street to street and from house to house."... | |
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It was known he was dying, and the anxiety, not of the rich and the learned only, but of the mechanics and peasants, exceeded all belief. Wherever two or three people stood together, their talk was of Burns and of him alone ; they spoke of his history... 
