 I had not been long at the university, before I distinguished myself by a most profound silence ; for during the space of eight years, excepting in the public exercises of the college, I scarce uttered the quantity of an hundred words ; and indeed do...  Select British Classics - Էջ 41803Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | British essayists - 1823 - 884 էջ
...I distinguished myself by a most profound silence ; for during the space of eight years, excepting in the public exercises of the college, I scarce uttered the quantity of a hundred words; and indeed do not remember that I ever spoke three sentences together in my whole... | |
 | 1823 - 406 էջ
...I distinguished myself by a most profound silence ; for during the space of eight years, excepting in the public exercises of the college, I scarce uttered the quantity of a hundred words j and indeed do not remember that I ever spoke three sentences together in my whole... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 632 էջ
...I distinguished myself by a most profound silence ; for during the space of eight years, excepting in the public exercises of the college, I scarce uttered the quantity of a hundred words ; and indeed do not remember that I ever spoke three sentences together in my whole... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 356 էջ
...I distinguished myself by a most profound silence ; for during the space of eight years, excepting in the public exercises of the college, I scarce uttered the quantity of a hundred words ; and indeed do not remember that I ever spoke three sentences together in my whole... | |
 | 1824 - 310 էջ
...I distinguished myself by a most profound silence; for, during the space of eight years, excepting in the public exercises of the college, I scarce uttered the quantity of a hundred words; and indeed do not remember that I ever spoke three sentences together in my whole... | |
 | 1836 - 1118 էջ
...of eight years, excepting in the public exercises of the college, I scarce uttered the quantity of a c, Tuckey & Co. modem tongues, which I am not acquainted with. Upon the death of my father, 1 was resolved to travel... | |
 | 1836 - 932 էջ
...I distinguished myself bv a most profound silence ; for during t"hc space of eight years, excepting e mischiefs they do in the country, in cf an hundred words; and indeed do not remember that I ever spoke three sentences together in my whole... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1838 - 338 էջ
...passive signification. Thus, we say, " man is a risible animal." " A fop is a ridiculous character." remember that I ever spoke three sentences together in my whole life." propriety teaches his reader to substitute successively for " together. . VI. Everlasting for " eternity."... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1839 - 316 էջ
...time bears to continuity in place, is Ike source of this impropriety. When the Spectator says, " I do not remember that I ever spoke three sentences together in my whole life." propriety teaches his reader to substitute successively for " together. VI. Everlasting for " eternity."... | |
 | George Campbell - 1840 - 450 էջ
...often supplies the place of successively, sometimes awkwardly enough, as in the following sentence. " I do not remember that I ever spoke three sentences together in my whole life8." The resemblance which continuity in time bears to continuity in place is the source of this... | |
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