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 not... Sir Roger de Coverley: Essays from the Spectator - Seite 3von Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1899 - 166 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1744 - 348 Seiten
...during the Space of eight Years, excepting in the publick Exercifes of the College, I fcarce utter'd the Quantity of an hundred Words; and indeed do not remember that I ever fpoke three Sentences together in my whole Life. Whilft I was in this learned Body, I applied my felf... | |
| 1778 - 378 Seiten
...filence ; for during the lpace of eight years, excepting in the public exercifes of the college, I fcarce uttered the quantity of an hundred words ; and indeed do not remember that I ever fpoke three fentences together in my whole life. Whilft 1 was in this learned body, I applied myfelf... | |
| 1789 - 508 Seiten
...filence ; for during the Ypace of eight years, excepting in the public exercifes of the college, I fcarce uttered* the quantity of an hundred words; and indeed do not remember that I ever fpoke three fentences together in my whole life. Whilft I was in this learned body, I applied myfelf... | |
| George Campbell - 1801 - 462 Seiten
...often supplies the place of successively, sometimes awkwardly enough, as in the following sentence. " f do not remember " that I ever spoke three sentences together in my " whole life *." The resemblance which continuity in time bears to continuity in place, is the source of this impropriety,... | |
| 1803 - 434 Seiten
...before I distinguished myself by a most profound silence ; for during the space of eight years, except in the public exercises of the college, I scarce uttered...in this learned body, I applied myself with so much diligence to my studies, that there are very few celebrated books, either in the learned or the modern... | |
| 1803 - 420 Seiten
...before I distinguished myself by a most profound silence ; for during the space of eight years, 'except in the public exercises of the college, I scarce uttered...in this learned body, I applied myself with so much diligence to my studies, that there are very few celebrated books, either in the leavned or the modern... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 416 Seiten
...the vanquished in the name of the Queen of England, gave both the conqueror and the captive the most whole life. Whilst I was in this learned body, I applied myself with so much diligence to my studies, that there are very few celebrated books, either in the learned or the modern... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 412 Seiten
...uttered tUe quantity of an hundred words ; and iudced do not remember that I ever spoke three sentenues together in my whole life. Whilst I was in this learned body, I applied myself with so much diligence to my studies, that there are very few celebrated books, either in the learned or the modern... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 Seiten
...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,...in this learned body, I applied myself with so much diligence to my studies, that there are very few celebrated books, either in the learned or modern... | |
| Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 Seiten
...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,...in this learned body, I applied myself with so much diligence to my studies, that there are very few celebrated books, either in the learned or modern... | |
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