 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1838 - 512 sivua
...could not preach out of his own pulpit. There is something fanciful in this, and something real too. After breakfast to Culross, where the veteran, Sir Robert Preston, showed us hjs curiosities. Life has done as much for him as most people. In his ninety-second year, he has an... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 396 sivua
...could not preach out of his own pulpit. There is something fanciful in this, and something real too. After breakfast to Culross, where the veteran, Sir...ninety-second year, he has an ample fortune, a sound understanding1, not the least decay of eyes, ears, or taste, is as big as two men, and eats like three.... | |
 | Charles Rogers - 1853 - 490 sivua
...made the following entry in his Diary ** ' to Culross, where the veteran, Sir Robert Preston, shewed us his curiosities. Life has done as much for him as most people. In his ninety-second year, ho has an ample fortune, a sound understanding, not the least decay of eyes, ears, in' taste, is as... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1873 - 1014 sivua
...could not preach out of his own pulpit. There is something fanciful in this, and something real too. After breakfast to Culross, where the veteran, Sir...for him as most people. In his ninety-second year, be has an ample fortune, a sound understanding, not the least decay of eyes, ears, or taste, is as... | |
 | William Anderson - 1867 - 772 sivua
...hreakfast to Culross, (from Blair-Adam, heing then on a visit there,) where the veteran, Sir Rohert Preston, showed us his curiosities. Life has done as much for him as most people. In his 92d year, he has an ample fortune, a sound understanding, not the least decay of eyes, ears, or taste,... | |
 | William Marshall - 1880 - 470 sivua
...date June 19th, 1830 :—" After breakfast to Culross (from Blair-Adam, being then on a visit there), where the veteran, Sir Robert Preston, showed us his...Life has done as much for him as most people. In his 'J'2d year, he has an ample fortune, a sound understanding, not the least decay of eyes, ears, or taste,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1927 - 968 sivua
...unpropitious, very cold and rainy. After breakfast to Culross, where the veteran, Sir Robert Preston,2 showed us his curiosities. Life has done as much for him as most people. In his 1 Sir Samuel Shepherd. — See ante, p. 51 H. ninety-second year he has an ample fortune, a sound understanding,... | |
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Second year he has an ample fortune, a sound understanding, not the least decay of eyes, ears, or taste ; is as big as two men, and eats like three. Yet he too experiences the Singula pmdantur anni, & has lost something since I last saw him. 