| Walter Scott - Scotland - 1820 - 348 pages
...of the most generally well-informed, — but one of the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little band I have mentioned...hear what I shall never see or hear again. In his eighty-fifth year, the alert, kind, benevolent old man, had his attention at every one's question,... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1822 - 552 pages
...of the most generally well-informed, — but one of the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little band I have mentioned...hear what I shall never see or hear again. In his eighty-fifth year, the alert, kind, benevolent old man, had his attention at every one's question,... | |
| Geology - 1839 - 474 pages
...best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little band of northern literati. Methinks I yet see and hear what I shall never see or hear again. In his eighty-first year, the alert, kind, benevolent old man, had his attention at every one's question,... | |
| James Melville M'Culloch - 1827 - 370 pages
...not only one of the most generally well-informed, but one of the best and kindest of human beings. Methinks I yet see and hear what I shall never see or hear again. In his 85th year, the alert, kind, benevolent old man had his attention at every one's question, his information... | |
| Walter Scott - 1830 - 382 pages
...of the most generally well-informed, — but one of the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little band I have mentioned...hear what I shall never see or hear again. In his eightyfifth year, the alert, kind, benevolent old man, * Probably the ingenious author alludes to the... | |
| Walter Scott - 1830 - 380 pages
...of the most generally well-informed, — but one of the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little band I have mentioned...hear what I shall never see or hear again. In his eightyfifth year, the alert, kind, benevolent old man, * Probably the ingenious author alludes to the... | |
| Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1833 - 502 pages
...informed, but one of the best and kindest of human being«. There he stood, surrounded by the little band of northern literati ; men not less tenacious generally...hear, what I shall never see or hear again. In his 85th year, the alert, kind, and benevolent old man had his attention at every one's question, his information... | |
| Industrial arts - 1833 - 502 pages
...informed, but one of the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little band of northern literati ; men not less tenacious generally...have won upon service. Methinks I yet see and hear, wliat I shall never see or hear again. In his 85th year, the alert, kind, and benevolent old man had... | |
| Robert Chambers - Scotland - 1835 - 584 pages
...one of the best and kindest of human beings. " There he stood surrounded by the little band I bare mentioned of northern literati , men not less tenacious,...supposed to be jealous of the high character which they hare gained upon service. Methinkf I yet see and hear what I shall nerer see and hear again. In his... | |
| Dominique François J. Arago - 1839 - 290 pages
...one of the most generally well-informed, but one of the best and kindest of human beings. " There he stood, surrounded by the little band I have mentioned...the high character which they have won upon service. Me thinks I yet see and hear what I shall never see or hear again. In his eighty-second year, the alert,... | |
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