 | William Hayley - 1803 - 454 oldal
...for your purpose." " Aks ! Sir, " I have heretofore borrowed help from him, but he is a gentle\ " man of so much reading, that the people. of our town cannot...unintelligible too for -the same reason. . But on^ asking him iwhether he had walked over to Weston on purpose to implore the assistance of my Muse, and on his replying... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 348 oldal
...knows, is a firft-rate maker of verfes. He furely is the man of all the world for your purpofe." " Alas! Sir, I have heretofore borrowed help from him, but he is a gentleman of fo much reading that the people of our town cannot underftand him." I confefs to you, my dear, I felt... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 482 oldal
...is a first-rate maker of verses. He " surely is the man of all the world for your purpose." " Alas! Sir, " I have heretofore borrowed help from him, but he is a crentleo •'• man of so much reading that the people of our town cannot " understand him." I confess... | |
 | William Hayley - 1805 - 228 oldal
...town, why have you not .applied to some of them ? there is a namesake of yours in particular, C , the the compliment implied in this speech, and was almost ready to answer, Perhaps, my goo;] friend, they mayfind me unintelligible too for the same reason. But on asking him whether he... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 oldal
...a first-rate maker of verses. He surely is the man of all the world for your purpose." — " Alas ! sir, I have heretofore borrowed help from him, but he is a ?entleman of so much reading, that die people of our town cannot understand him." I confess to you,... | |
 | John Evans - 1818 - 564 oldal
...is a first-rate maker of verses; he surely of all the world is the man for your purpose.' ' Alas ! Sir, I have heretofore borrowed help from him ; but...cannot understand him.' I confess to you, my dear Sir, that I felt all the force of the compliment implied in this speech, and was almost ready to answer,... | |
 | 1821 - 676 oldal
...a firstrate maker of verses, lie surely is the man of all the world for your purpose.' — ' Alas ! Sir, I have heretofore borrowed help from him, but...gentleman of so much reading, that the people of our to uu cannot understand him.' I confess to you, my dear, I felt all the force of the compliment implied... | |
 | 1826 - 440 oldal
...all the world, for your purpose.' 'Alas! Sir,' replied he, ' I have heretofore borrowed help from Mm, but he is a gentleman of so much reading, that the people of the town cannot understand him.' I confess I felt all the force of the compliment implied in this speech,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 oldal
...ba first-rate maker of verses. He surely is the man of all the world for your purpose." — "Alas! Sir, I have heretofore borrowed help from him, but...gentleman of so much reading, that the people of our town can not understand him." I confess to you, my dear, I felt all the force of the compliment implied... | |
 | 1833 - 776 oldal
...of verses ; he surely is the man, of all the world, for your purpose. ' Alas ! Sir,' replied he, » ment and in his whole demeanour — this great and good man found I felt all the force of the compliment implied in this speech, and was almost ready to answer, Perhaps,... | |
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Alas! sir, I have heretofore borrowed help from him; but he is a gentleman of so much reading that the people of our town cannot understand him. 
