 I had met with a collection of letters by the wits of Queen Anne's reign, and I pored over them most devoutly; I kept copies of any of my own letters that pleased me; and a comparison between them and the composition of most of my correspondents, flattered...  Annual Register - Page 321edited by - 1801Full view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...my school" fellows to keep up a literary correspondence with " me. This improved me in composition. I had " met with a collection of letters by the wits of " Queen Anne's reign, and I pored over them most " devoutly. I kept copies of any of my own let" ters that pleased me, and a comparison between... | |
 | English literature - 1800 - 532 pages
...a new phafis ; and I engaged lèverai of my ichoolfellows to keep up a literary correfpondence with me. This improved me in compofition. I had met with a Collection of letters by the wits of Q^een Anue's reign, and I pored over them molt devoutly. I kept copies of any of my own letters that... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1801 - 818 pages
...engaged feveral of my fchooi-fellovys to keep up a literary correfpondence with me. This improved rnc in compofition. I had met with a collection of letters...devoutly. I kept copies of any of my own letters that pleated me, and a cpmparifon between them and the Compofition of moft of my correfponqents, flattered... | |
 | English poetry - 1801 - 860 pages
...a literary correfpondence with rne. This improved me iti compofition. I had met with a cólica ion of letters by the wits of queen Anne's reign, and I pored over them mod devoutly. I kept copies of any of my own letters that pleafed me, and a comparifon between them... | |
 | David Irving - English poetry - 1804 - 524 pages
...of my school-fellows to keep up a literary correspondence with me. This improved me in composition. I had met with a collection of letters by the wits of Queen Anne's reign, and I pored over them most devoutly. I kept copies of any of my own letters that pleased me, and a comparison between them... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 714 pages
...of my schoolfellows to keep up a literary correspondence with me. This improved me in composition. 1 had met with a collection of letters by the wits of Queen Anne's reign, and I pored over thorn most devoutly. I kept copies of any of" my own letters that pleased me, and a comparison between... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1819 - 388 pages
...of my school-fellows to keep up a literary correspondence with me. This improved me in composition. I had met with a collection of letters by the wits of Queen Anne's reign, and I pored over them most devoutly ; I kept copies of any of my own letters that pleased me; and a comparison between them... | |
 | British prose literature - 1819 - 364 pages
...of my school-fellows to keep up a literary correspondence with me. This improved me in composition. I had met with a collection of letters by the wits of Queen Anne's reign, and I pored over them most devoutly ; I kept copies of any of my own letters that pleased me; and a comparison between them... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - Scotland - 1820 - 484 pages
...of my school-fellows to keep up a literary correspondence with me. This improved me in composition. I had met with a collection of letters by the wits of Queen Anne's reign, and J pored over them most devoutly. I kept copies of any of my own letters that pleased me, and a comparison... | |
 | 1824 - 312 pages
...correspondence with me. This improved me in composition. I had met with a collection of letters written by the wits of Queen Anne's, reign, and I pored over them most devoutly. I kept co-' pies of my own letters that pleased me, and a comparison betweenthem and... | |
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