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" On a rock that projected into the stream, they saw a man employed in angling, of a singular appearance. He had a cap made of fox-skin on his head, a loose great-coat fixed round him by a belt, from which depended an enormous Highland broad-sword. It was... "
The Monthly Epitome - Page 383
1801
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...employed in angling, of a singular appearance. He had a cap made of a fox's skin on his head, a loose great-coat fixed round him by a belt, from which depended an enormous Highland broad-sword. It was Burns. He received them with great cordiality, and asked them to share his humble...
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...angling, of a singular appearance. He had a cap made of a fox's skin on his head, a loose great coat fixed round him by a belt, from which depended an enormous Highland broadsword. It was Burns. He received them with great cordiality, and asked them to share his humble...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns, James Currie - Scotland - 1820 - 484 pages
...employed in angling, of a singular appearance. He had a cap made of a fox's skin on his head, a loose great-coat fixed round him by a belt, from which depended an enormous Highland broad-sword. It was Burns. He received them with great cordiality, and asked them to share his humble...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and Criticism on His ...

Robert Burns - Scotland - 1831 - 484 pages
...angling, of a singular appearance. He had a cap made of a fox's skin on his head, a loose great coat fixed round him by a belt, from which depended an enormous Highland broad-sword. It was Burns. He received them with great cordiality, and asked them to share his humble...
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The Southern literary messenger, Volume 2

1836 - 802 pages
...angling, of a singular appearance. He had a cap, made of ะป fox'9 ekin, on his head, a loose great coat fixed round him by a belt, from which depended an enormous Highland broadsword. It was Burns. He received them with great cordiality, and aakcd them to share hia humble...
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The Life of Robert Burns: With a Criticism on His Writings ...

James Currie - 1838 - 92 pages
...employed in angling, of a singular appearance. He had a cap made of a fox's slon on his head, a loose great-coat fixed round him by a belt, from which depended an enormous Highland broadsword. It was Burns. He received them with great cordiality, and asked them to share his humble...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 1

Thomas Carlyle - German literature - 1838 - 476 pages
...man employed in angling, of a singular appearance. He had a cap made of fox-skin on his head, a loose great-coat fixed round him by a belt, from which depended an enormous Highland broad-sword. It was Burns.' Now, we rather think, it was not Burns. For to say nothing of the fox-skin...
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Critical and miscellaneous essays, collected and republ

Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 862 pages
...employed in angling, of a singular ap' pearance. He had a cap made of fox-skin on his head, a loose ' great-coat fixed round him by a belt, from which depended an ' enormous Highland broad-sword. It was Burns.' Now, we rather think, it was not Burns. For to say nothing of the fox-skin...
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The Life and Land of Burns

Allan Cunningham - 1841 - 384 pages
...man employed in angling, of a singular appearance. He had a cap made of fox-skin on his head, a loose great-coat fixed round him by a belt, from which depended an enormous Highland broad-sword. It was Burns." Now, we rather think, it was not Burns. For to say nothing of the fox-skin...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 206

Literature - 1895 - 862 pages
...employed in angling, of a singular appearance. He had a cap of fox's skin on his head, a loose great coat fixed round him by a belt, from which depended an enormous Highland broadsword. It was Burns. He received them with great cordiality, and asked them to share his humble...
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