 But the leading vice in Burns's character, and the cardinal deformity, indeed, of all his productions, was his contempt, or affectation of contempt, for prudence, decency and regularity; and his admiration of thoughtlessness, oddity, and vehement sensibility;...  The Extractor; or Universal repertorium of literature, science, and arts ... - Էջ 4171829Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | 1809 - 530 էջ
...had shown in producing them. But the leading vice in Burns's character, and the cardinal deformity indeed of all his productions, was his contempt, or...admiration of thoughtlessness, oddity, and vehement sensibility ; — his belief, in short, in the dispensing poiuer of genius and -social feeling, in... | |
 | 1844 - 784 էջ
...we should like to extract. ' But the leading vice in Burns' s character, and the cardinal deformity, indeed, of all his productions, was his contempt,...admiration of thoughtlessness, oddity, and vehement sensibility ; — his belief, in short, in the dispensing power of genius and social feeling, in all... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1809 - 448 էջ
...had shown in producing them. But the leading vice in Burns's character, and the cardinal deformity indeed of all his productions, was his contempt, or...admiration of thoughtlessness,, oddity, and vehement sensibility j his belief, in short, in the dispensing power of genius and social feeling, in all matters... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1809 - 458 էջ
...had shown in producing them. But the leading vice in Burns's character, and the cardinal deformity, indeed, of all his productions, was his contempt,...admiration of thoughtlessness, oddity, and vehement sensibility ; — his belief, in short, in the dispensing flower of genius and social feeling, in all... | |
 | 1809 - 530 էջ
...instead of suing But the leading vice in Burns's character, and the cardinal daformity indeed of all iris productions, was his contempt, or affectation of contempt,...admiration of thoughtlessness, oddity, and vehement sensibility ;—his belief, in short,'in ilx dispensing pmver of genius and Social feeling, in all... | |
 | 1809 - 914 էջ
...had shown in producing them. But the leading vice in Burns's character, and the cardinal deformity, indeed, of all his productions, was his contempt,...prudence, decency, and regularity; and his admiration of thoughtsness, oddity, and vehement sensi»lity; — his belief, in short, in the tensing fiower of... | |
 | 1809 - 448 էջ
...had shown in producing them. But the leading vice in Burns's character, and the cardinal deformity, indeed, of all his productions, was his contempt,...vehement sensihility ; — his helief, in short, in the disfiensing fiower of genius and social feeling, in all matters of morality and common sense. This... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1816 - 52 էջ
...Edinburgh reviewer thus writes : * " The leading vice in Burns's character, and the cardinal deformity, indeed, of ALL his productions, was his contempt,...admiration of thoughtlessness, oddity, and vehement sensibility: his belief, in short, in the dispensing power of genius and social feeling in all matters... | |
 | 1818 - 782 էջ
...indignantly are the following : " The leading vice of Burns' character, and the cardinal deformity of all his productions, was his contempt, or affectation...contempt, for prudence, decency, and regularity, and hit admiration of thouglitlfsmea, oddity, and vehement sensibility ; his belief, in short, in the dispensing... | |
 | 1829 - 660 էջ
...u8.~-The Italics are our own :— The leading vice in Burns's character, and the cardinal deformity indeed of all his productions', was his contempt,...admiration of thoughtlessness, oddity, and vehement sensibility ;—his belief, in short, in the dispensing power of genius and social feeling, in all... | |
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