 | Allan Cunningham - 1832 - 324 էջ
...picked up an acquaintance of the same turn, and soon learnt to draw the alphabet with great correctness. My exercises when at school were more remarkable for...for the latter I was particularly distinguished." Nothing better could be done with a boy who thus adorned his school-exercises, than to make him an... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1830 - 402 էջ
...picked up an acquaintance of the same turn, and soon learnt to draw the alphabet with great correctness. My exercises when at school were more remarkable for...for the exercise itself. In the former, I soon found Nothing better could be done with a boy who thus adorned his school-exercises, than to make him an... | |
 | William Hogarth - 1833 - 538 էջ
...picked up an acquaintance of the same turn, and soon learnt to draw the alphabet with great correctness. My exercises when at school were more remarkable for...I soon found that blockheads with better memories could much surpass me ; but for the latter, I was particularly distinguished. Besides the natural turn... | |
 | 1834 - 454 էջ
...picked up an acquaintance of the same turn, and soon learnt to draw the alphabet with great correctness. My exercises when at school were more remarkable for...I soon found that blockheads with better memories could much surpass me ; but for the latter I was particularly distinguished." To this account of Hogarth's... | |
 | 1834 - 304 էջ
...picked up an acquaintance of the same turn, and soon learnt to draw the alphabet with great correctness. My exercises when at school were more remarkable for...I soon found that blockheads with better memories could much surpass me ; but for the latter I was particularly distinguished." To this account of Hogarth's... | |
 | 1834 - 532 էջ
...picked up on acquaintance of the same turn, and soon learnt to draw ihe alphabet with great correctness. My exercises when at school were more remarkable for...than for the exercise itself. In the former I soon (bund that blockheads with better memories could much surpass me; but for the latter I wus particularly... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 510 էջ
...up an acquaintance of the same turn, and soon learned to draw the alphabet with great correctness. My exercises, when at school, were more remarkable...soon found that blockheads, with better memories, could much surpass me ; but for the latter I was particularly distinguished." We have indeed few so... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1837 - 316 էջ
...picked up an acquaintance of the same turn, and soon learnt to draw the alphabet with great correctness. My exercises when at school were more remarkable for...them, than for the exercise itself. In the former- 1 soon found that blockheads, with better memories, would soon surpass me; but for the latter I was... | |
 | 1838 - 530 էջ
...picked up an acquaintance of the same turn, and soon learnt to draw the alphabet with great correctness. My exercises when at school were more remarkable for...I soon found that blockheads with better memories could much surpass me ; but for the latter I was particularly distinguished." To this account of Hogarth's... | |
 | Henry Malden - 1838 - 528 էջ
...picked up an acquaintance of the same turn, and soon learnt to draw the alphabet with great correctness. My exercises when at school were more remarkable for...than for the exercise itself. In the former I soon 08 found that blockheads with better memories could much surpass me; but for the latter I was particularly... | |
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... common to all children, was remarkable in me. An early access to a neighbouring painter drew my attention from play ; and I was, at every possible opportunity, employed in making drawings. I picked up an acquaintance of the same turn, and soon learnt... 
