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He was also a great admirer of Burns, whose writings so inflamed his mind that at the age of twenty-two, when barely out of his apprenticeship, we find the young mason actually breaking out in verse.* By diligently reading all the books that he could borrow from friends and neighbours, Telford made considerable progress in his learning; and, what with his scribbling of "poetry" and various attempts at composition, he had become so good and legible a writer that he was often called upon by his less-educated acquaintances to pen letters for them to their distant friends.
It will take but a minute to tidy up and run down, answered Mrs Jo, scribbling away for dear life, because serials wait for no man, not even the whole Christian Union en masse. 'There are more than two or three. I see half a dozen at least, called sister Ann from the hall door. 'No! a dozen, I do believe; Aunty, look out; they are all coming!
In any case I shall send you the proofs of "Les Preludes" and "Orpheus" before your departure to London, so that my scribbling may amuse you too.
'Tis drilling that makes him, skill and sense Perception thought intelligence. FIRST YAGER. 'Tis liberty makes him! Here's a fuss! That I should such twaddle as this discuss. Was it for this that I left the school? That the scribbling desk, and the slavish rule, And the narrow walls, that our spirits cramp, Should be met with again in the midst of the camp? No!
Everywhere the earth is defaced with our meaningless scribbling, and we tell ourselves that it means something because we want to scribble. Or sometimes we tell ourselves that there is no meaning in anything, no more in the books than in our scribble.
One night I had been scribbling away past the usual hour of dismissing Wan Lee, and had become quite oblivious of his presence in a chair near my door, when suddenly I became aware of a voice saying in plaintive accents, something that sounded like "Chy Lee." I faced around sternly. "What did you say?" "Me say, 'Chy Lee." "Well?" I said impatiently. "You sabe, 'How do, John?" "Yes."
The day returns my bosom burns The blissful day we twa did meet, etc. I shall give over this letter for shame. If I should be seized with a scribbling fit, before this goes away, I shall make it another letter; and then you may allow your patience a week's respite between the two. I have not room for more than the old, kind, hearty farewell!
They've been scribbling away ever since we came here. Probably, society journalists. We shall see in next week's papers: 'Among the second-class passengers, we noticed Mr. "Spike" Mullins, looking as cheery as ever. It's a pity you're so set on going, Spike. Why not change your mind, and stop?" For a moment, Spike looked wistful. Then, his countenance resumed its woodenness.
He turned the screw of the pencil-case to extend the lead, and placing one of his huge feet upon a divan to steady himself, wrote rapidly with the paper on his knee, as a man used to scribbling notes at the Bourse: "Solomon Molina, 500 francs." "Ah! monsieur," exclaimed Marie Launay upon reading it, "that is handsome, that is! It is kind, very kind!
He again spent the morning in his chair on the grass patch, scribbling down verses; but in the afternoon he wandered about with the two little boys Nick and Rick. It was Saturday, so they were early home from school; quick, shy, dark little rascals of seven and six, soon talkative, for Ashurst had a way with children.
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