Excerpt from Wylins Fae My Wallet The former students of our Aberdeen College, at their annual gathering in Edinburgh during the sittings of the General Assembly, once placed in the chair a country minister, known to me at the time hardly more than by name. I was astonished, till he began to speak; but then it became clear that those responsible for providing a chairman had known their man; for there owed from his lips a speech as perfect for geniality, humour, and literary grace as could have been delivered by the most ...
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Excerpt from Wylins Fae My Wallet The former students of our Aberdeen College, at their annual gathering in Edinburgh during the sittings of the General Assembly, once placed in the chair a country minister, known to me at the time hardly more than by name. I was astonished, till he began to speak; but then it became clear that those responsible for providing a chairman had known their man; for there owed from his lips a speech as perfect for geniality, humour, and literary grace as could have been delivered by the most practised after-dinner orator. Since then I have had occasion to see Mr. Abel play many parts; but he has always measured-up to the stature I divined in him that after noon. In this book he appears in a new character new to me, but not to his more intimate friends and acquaintances, - and he attains the same eas'y mastery, combining with the wisdom of a shrewd and kindly teacher the music that delights, and the phrase which cannot be forgotten. These poems will be most enjoyed and oftenest quoted in the part of the country where the Doric in which they are composed is spoken; but I should like to add that, though not having the honour to be an Aberdonian, I can read them without difficulty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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