 But, as the celebrated John Wilkes is said to have explained to his late Majesty, that he himself, amid his full tide of popularity, was never a Wilkite, so I can, with honest truth, exculpate myself from having been at any time a partisan of my own poetry,...  Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott - Seite 180von John Gibson Lockhart - 1901Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1876 - 818 Seiten
...popularity, was never a Wilkite ; so can I with honest truth exculpate myself from ever having been a partisan of my own poetry, even when it was in the highest fashion with the million." Bdton. Still a man must believe in himself, or he will do nothing great. If he had no faith in his... | |
 | 1830 - 458 Seiten
...celebrated John Wilkcs is said » have explained to his late Majesty, that he himself, amid lis full tide of popularity, was never a Wilkite, so I can,...the highest fashion with the million. It must not be sup>osed that I was either so ungrateful, or so superabundanty candid, as to despise or scorn the value... | |
 | 1830 - 456 Seiten
...celebrated John Wilkes is said :o have explained to his late Majesty, that he himself, amid lis full tide of popularity, was never a Wilkite, so I can,...time a partisan of my own poetry, even when it was in lie highest fashion with the million. It must not be мц-- losed that I was either so ungrateful,... | |
 | 1831 - 444 Seiten
...one of his latter prefaces, " is said to have explained to his majesty that he himself, amid his full tide of popularity, was never a Wilkite, so I can...truth exculpate myself from having been at any time a paitisau of my own poetry, even when it was in the height of fashion with the million. It must not... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 608 Seiten
...celebrated John Wilkcs is said to have explained to King George the Third, that he himself, amid his full tide of popularity, was never a Wilkite — so I can...fashion with the million. It must not be supposed that I wag either so ungrateful, or so superabundantly candid, as to despise or scorn the value of those whose... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 610 Seiten
...that he himself, amid his full tide of popularity, was never a Wilkite — so I can with honest'truth exculpate myself from having been at any time a partisan...million. It must not be supposed that I was either BO ungrateful, or BO superabundantly candid, as to despise or scorn the value of those whose voice... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 848 Seiten
...celebrated John Wilkes is said to have explained to hb late Majesty, that he himself, amid his full he draw her tighten'd breath, For well she knew the supl«*ed, that I was either so ungrateful, or so superabundantly candid, as to despise or scorn the... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1831 - 622 Seiten
...one of his latter prefaces, " is said to have explained to his Majesty that he himself, amid his full tide of popularity, was never a Wilkite, so I can...partisan of my own poetry, even when it was in the height of fashion with the million. It must not be supposed that I was either so ungrateful or superabundantly... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1847 - 612 Seiten
...to King George the Third, that he himself, amid his full tide of popularity, was never a Wilkile — so I can with honest truth exculpate myself from having...partisan of my own poetry, even when it was in the nighrst fashion with the million. It must not be supposed that I was either so ungrateful, or so superabundantly... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1848 - 428 Seiten
...But, as the celebrated John Wilkes is said to have explained to King George the Third, that he himself was never a Wilkite, so I can with honest truth exculpate...when it was in the highest fashion with the million." James Ballantyne has preserved in his Memorandum an anecdote strikingly confirmative of the most remarkable... | |
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