 | 1888 - 920 Seiten
...and his wife Flora, by Boswell, may be quoted with effect — " Kingsburgh was completely the ftgure of a gallant Highlander, exhibiting the graceful mien and manly looks which our popular Scottish song has justly attributed to that character. He had his tartan plaid thrown about him, a... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 480 Seiten
...is called a mile farther ; but the computation of Sky has no connection whatever with real distance. gallant Highlander, — exhibiting "the graceful mien...Scotch song has justly attributed to that character. He had his tartan plaid thrown about him, a large blue bonnet with a knot of black riband like a cockade,... | |
 | Inverness Gaelic Society - 1889 - 442 Seiten
...Kingsburgh and his wife Flora, by Boswell, may be quoted with effect—" Kingsburgh was completely the figure of a gallant Highlander, exhibiting the graceful mien and manly looks which our popular Scottish song has justly attributed to that character. He had his tartan plaid thrown about him, a... | |
 | Inverness Gaelic Society - 1889 - 476 Seiten
...Kingsburgh and his wife Flora, by Boswdl, may be quoted with effect — " Kingsburgh was completely the figure of a gallant Highlander, exhibiting the graceful mien and manly looks, which our popular Scottish song has justly attributed to that character. He had his tartan plaid thrown about him, a... | |
 | 1894 - 544 Seiten
...Macdonald, who, with a most respectful attention, supported him into the house. Kingsburgh was completely the figure of a gallant Highlander — exhibiting...Scotch song has justly attributed to that character. He had his tartan plaid thrown about him, a large blue bonnet with a knot of black ribband like a cockade,... | |
 | JAMES BOSWELL - 1892
...is called a mile farther ; but the computation of Sky has no connection whatever with real distance. gallant Highlander, — exhibiting "the graceful mien...Scotch song has justly attributed to that character. He had his tartan plaid thrown about him, a large blue bonnet with a knot of black riband like a cockade,... | |
 | 1894 - 254 Seiten
...MacDonald is that to Captain Allan MacDonald of Kingsburgh whom Dr. Johnson's biographer describes as "the figure of a gallant Highlander exhibiting the graceful mien and manly looks which our popular Scottish song has justly attributed to that character." Through the strange irony of fortune, it was... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 556 Seiten
...Macdonald, who, with a most respectful attention, supported him into the house. Kingsburgh was compleatly the figure of a gallant Highlander, — exhibiting...graceful mien, and manly looks," which our popular Scots song has justly attributed to that character. He had his Tartan plaid thrown about him, a large... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1901 - 348 Seiten
...children.1 "It is remarkable," says Sir Walter 1 " Kingsburgh," writes Boswell,in 1773, " was completely the figure of a gallant Highlander, exhibiting ' the...Scotch song has justly attributed to that character. He had his tartan plaid thrown about Scott, "that this distinguished lady signed her name Flory, instead... | |
 | 1909 - 534 Seiten
...Kingsboro who had helped in the Prince's escape. We learn from Boswell that Flora's husband "was completely the figure of a gallant highlander, exhibiting the...graceful mien, and manly looks, which our popular Scotch songs have jvistly attributed to that character. He had his tartan plaid thrown around him, a large... | |
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the graceful mien and manly looks," which our popular Scotch song has justly attributed to that character. He had his Tartan plaid thrown about him, a large blue bonnet with a knot of black... 
