 | William Cobbett - 1835 - 230 oldal
...robust and bold youth, in a Scotch play, the title of which I have forgotten, but the speech began with 'My name is Norval: on the Grampian Hills my father feeds his flocks . . .' And _ this in a voice so weak and distressing as to put me in mindof the plaintive squeaking... | |
 | 1835 - 496 oldal
...comes before the company and repeats, with his hands behind him and in a beautiful monotony of voice, " My name is Norval : on the Grampian hills My father feeds his flock;" pennies, or praise. lie becomes a human parrot; a selfish prator; he thus grows up in selfishness.... | |
 | Solomon Southwick - 1837 - 204 oldal
...of war and slaughter, and destruction, to the hujnan race. But let us hear the young man again— " My name is Norval; on the Grampian hills My father...son, myself, at home. for I had heard of battles: And Ilong'd To follow to the fiM some warlike Lord, And heav'n soon granted what my sire deny'd. Yon moon... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 oldal
...bloom, Till crush'd beneath the furrow's weight, Shall be thy doom ! DOUGLAS'S ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF. My name is Norval : on the Grampian hills My father...myself, at home. For I had heard of battles, and I longed To follow to the field some warlike lord ; And Heaven soon granted what my sire denied. This... | |
 | Acting drama - 1839 - 936 oldal
...sovereign hand Of nature ! Blush not, flower of modesty As well as valour, to declare thy birth. Str. My name is Norval ! on the Grampian hills My father...store. And keep his only son, myself, at home. For 1 had heard of battles, and I long'd : To follow to the field some warlike lord : And Heav'n soon granted... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 oldal
...Ais flocks, ; | a frugal swain' | Whose constant cares | were to increase Ais store', | And keep Ais only son, myself, at home, : | For I had heard of...bat'tles, | and I long'd To follow to the field some warliAe lord' ; | And heaven soon granted what my sire denied, / | This moon, which rose last night,... | |
 | George Payne Rainsford James - 1843 - 672 oldal
...throwing out his right arm and laying his left hand upon his breast, as if he were about to say — ' My name is Norval. On the Grampian hills my father feeds his flock — ' " Great, most potent, grave, and reverend signor ! Nevertheless I am ready to follow you... | |
 | George Payne Rainsford James - 1843 - 526 oldal
...throwing out his right arm and laying his left hand upon his breast, as if he were about to say — ' My name is Norval. On the Grampian hills my father feeds his flock — ' " Great, most potent, grave, and reverend signor ! Nevertheless I am ready to follow you... | |
 | John Wilson - 1844 - 142 oldal
...read, by an erroneous use of the pauses, in such a manner as to pervert or destroy the meaning ; as, My name is Norval on the Grampian hills. My father feeds his flock a frugal swain ; Whose constant cares were to increase his store, &c. We fought and conquered... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1844 - 682 oldal
...son of one whose sagacity in whiskey is on a par with his georgics, and whose " Constant care wa« to increase his store, And keep his only son, myself, at home!" CANTAB. And it appears too plainly that your VOL. xv. 2 r Constant care was to decrease his (tore,... | |
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My name is NORVAL: on the Grampian hills My father feeds his flocks; a frugal swain, Whose constant cares were to increase his store, And keep his only son, myself, at home. 
