 Not long after the death of a late illustrious poet, who had filled, while living, a great station in the eye of the public, a literary friend, to whom the deceased had been well known, was engaged during the darkening twilight of an autumn evening in...  The Family Library (Harper). - Page 351845Full view - About this book
 | 1831 - 602 pages
...fancied vision of Lord Byron hy his great brother bard, the author himself. It is thus described : ''Another illusion of the same nature we have the...evening, in perusing one of the publications which professed to detail the habits and opinions of the distinguished individual who was now no more. As... | |
 | Scotland - 1860 - 796 pages
...alluded to Scott's "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft," in which the following narrative is given : " Not long after the death of a late illustrious poet,...who had filled, while living, a great station in the public eye, a literary friend, to whom the deceased had been well known, was engaged during the darkening... | |
 | Great Britain - 1830 - 484 pages
...Another illusion of the same nature, we have the best reason for vouching asafiict, though, forcereaso i. we do not give the names of the parties. Not long...evening, in perusing one of the publications which professed to debul the habits and opinions of the distinguished individual who was now no more. As... | |
 | 1830 - 550 pages
...which had attended him during the whole course of his life. The next is — A VISION AT ABBOTSFOBD. ANOTHER illusion of the same nature we have the best...evening, in perusing one of the publications which professed to detail the habits and opinions of the distinguished individual who was now no more. As... | |
 | 1830 - 644 pages
...his own authority, another, illusion of a. similar nature, though he has his reasons for not giving the names of the parties. 'Not long after the death...evening, in perusing one of the publications which professed to detail the habits and opinions of the distinguished indifidnal who was now no more. As... | |
 | Great Britain - 1830 - 482 pages
..." Another illusion of the same nature, we have the best reason for vouching as a fact, though, fur certain reasons, we do not give the names of the parties....deceased had been well known, was engaged, during tile darkening twilight of an autumn evening, in perusing oneof the publications which professed to... | |
 | Women - 1830 - 400 pages
...moment is thus happily enough illustrated by an incident which occurred to the writer himself: — " Not long after the death of a late illustrious poet,...whom the deceased had been well known, was engaged, duriug the darkening twilight of an autumn evening, in perusing one of the publications which professed... | |
 | 1830 - 480 pages
...reason for vouching as a fact, though, for cert'iin reasons, we do not give the names of the parlies. Not long after the death of a late illustrious poet, who had tilled, while living, a great station in the eye of the puhlic, a literary friend, to whom the deceased... | |
 | 1832 - 602 pages
...reality possesses. following story related by Scott, affords a good illustration of this principle. ' Not long after the death of a late illustrious poet,...evening, in perusing one of the publications, which professed to detail the habits and opinions of the distinguished individual, who was now no more. As... | |
 | Hygiene - 1832 - 402 pages
...to this head is described by Sir Walter Scott, in his late work on Demonolqgy and Witchcraft: — f* Not long after the de.ath of a late illustrious poet,...evening in perusing one of the publications 'which professed to detail the habits and opinions of the distinguished individual who was now no more. As... | |
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