 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 536 sidor
...never much inclined me, for a work which would have taken up my life in the performance of it. This, too, I had intended chiefly for the honour of my native...country, to which a poet is particularly obliged : of two subjects, both relating to it, I was doubtful whether I should choose that of King Arthur * con* He... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 sidor
...never much inclined me, for a work which would have taken up my life ia the performance of it. This too I had intended chiefly for the honour of my native country, to which a poet is particularly ohliged. Of two suhjects, hoth relating to it, I was douhtful whether I should choose that of King... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 256 sidor
...never much inclined me, for a work which would have taken up my life in the performance of it. This, too, I had intended chiefly for the honour of my native...country, to which a poet is particularly obliged. Of two subjects, both relating to it, I was doubtful whether I should chuse that of King Arthur conquering... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 444 sidor
...never much inclined me), for a work which would have taken up my life in the performance of it. This, too, I had intended chiefly for the honour of my native...country, to which a poet is particularly obliged. Of two subjects, both relating to it, I was doubtful whether I should choose that of King Arthur conquering... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 530 sidor
...never much inclined me, for a work which would " have taken up my life in the performance of it. This, too, " I had intended chiefly for the honour of my..." to which a poet is particularly obliged. Of two subjects, " both relating to it, I was doubtful whether I should chuse " that of King Arthur conquering... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 sidor
...never much inclined me, for a work which would have taken up my life in the performance of it. This too I had intended chiefly for the honour of my native...country, to which a poet is particularly obliged. Of two subjects both relating to it, I was doubtful, whether I should choose that of King Arthur conquering... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 314 sidor
...never much inclined me, for a work which would have taken up my life in the performance of it. This, too, I had intended chiefly for the honour of my native...country, to which a poet is particularly obliged. Of two subjects both relating to it, I was doubtful whether I should chuse that of King Arthur conquering... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 sidor
...never much inclined me, for a work which would have taken up my life in the performance of it. This too I had intended chiefly for the honour of my native...country, to which a poet is particularly obliged. Of two subjects, both relating to it, I was doubtful, whether I should choose that of King Arthur conquering... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 sidor
...inclined me, for a work which would have taken up my life in the performance of il. This, too, I hud intended chiefly for the honour of my native country, to which a poet is particularly ohliged. Of two subject«, both relating to it, I was doubtful whether ! should chuse that of King... | |
 | Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - 1838 - 496 sidor
...work which would have taken up my life in the performance of it. This, too, I had intended chiefly tor the honour of my native country, to which a poet is particularly obliged. Of two subjects, both relating to it, I was doubtful whether I should choose that of king Arthur conquering... | |
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I had intended to have put in practice, though far unable for the attempt of such a poem, and to have left the stage, to which my genius never much inclined me, for a work which would have taken up my life in the performance of it. This too I had intended... 
