 Thrawn Janet" has two defects; "it is true only historically, true for a hill parish in Scotland in old days, not true for mankind and the world.  The Antiquary - Page 382edited by - 1908Full view - About this book
 | Sir Graham Balfour - Authors, Scottish - 1901 - 280 pages
...other criticism than that which its author himself found against it. " 'Thrawn Janet 'has two defects; it is true only historically, true for a hill parish...Scotland in old days, not true for mankind and the world. Poor Mr. Soulis' faults we may eagerly recognise as virtues, and we feel that by his conversion he... | |
 | Sir Graham Balfour - Authors, Scottish - 1901 - 290 pages
...himself found against it. " 'Thrawn Janet 'has two defects; it is true only historically, true fora hill parish in Scotland in old days, not true for mankind and the world. Poor Mr. Soulis' faults we may eagerly recognise as virtues, and we feel that by his conversion he... | |
 | Sir Graham Balfour - Authors, Scottish - 1901 - 282 pages
...himself found against it. " 'Thrawn Janet 'has two defects; it is true only historically, true fora hill parish in Scotland in old days, not true for mankind and the world. Poor Mr. Soulis' faults we may eagerly recognise as virtues, and we feel that by his conversion he... | |
 | Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson - Antiquities - 1908 - 548 pages
...and I'll vow As we're all jolly fellows That follow the plough. And the farmer came round, And 'iwas he did say: " What have you been doing This long summer's...word-mastery of a Stevenson are needed to make it known. 383 THE CROSMSG FROM THE 'I RIKORIL'M. JHE existing church," said Mr. JH Parker in a lecture delivered... | |
 | Sir Graham Balfour - 1915 - 410 pages
...other criticism than that which its author himself found against it. "Thrawn Janet" has two defects; "it is true only historically, true for a hill parish...Scotland in old days, not true for mankind and the world. Poor Mr. Soulis' faults we may eagerly recognise as virtues, and we feel that by his conversion he... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - 1923 - 574 pages
...these three are "Will o' the Mill", "Thrawn Janet", and "Markheim." "Thrawn Janet" has two defects; it is true only historically, true for a hill parish...Scotland in old days, not true for mankind and the world. Poor Mr. Soukis's faults we may equally recognise as virtues; and feel that by his conversion, he was... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - Scottish literature - 1912 - 382 pages
...other criticism than that which its author himself found against it. "Thrawn Janet" has two defects; "it is true only historically, true for a hill parish...Scotland in old days, not true for mankind and the world. Poor Mr. Soulis' faults we may eagerly recognise as virtues, and we feel that by his conversion he... | |
 | Paul Maixner - Literary Criticism - 1995 - 562 pages
...admire them; these three are Will o' the Mill, Thrawn Janet, and Markheim. Thrawn Janet has two defects; it is true only historically, true for a hill parish...Scotland in old days, not true for mankind and the world. Poor Mr. Soulis's faults we may equally recognise as virtues; and feel that by his conversion he were... | |
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