| Henry Charles Beeching - 1900 - 330 oldal
...There is a namesake of yours in particular, Cox, the statuary, who, everybody knows, is a firstrate maker of verses. He, surely, is the man of all the...but he is a gentleman of so much reading that the gentlemen of our town cannot understand him.' I confess to you, my dear, I felt all the force of the... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1900 - 874 oldal
...There is a namesake of yours in particular, Cox, the statuary, who, everybody knows, is a first-rate maker of verses. He, surely, is the man of all the...but he is a gentleman of so much reading that the gentlemen of our town cannot understand him.' I confess to you, my dear, I felt all the force of the... | |
| 1900 - 570 oldal
...statuary, who, as everybody knew, was a first-rate maker of verses," " Alas ! " replied the clerk, " I have heretofore borrowed help from him, but he is...that the people of our town cannot understand him." The compliment was irresistible, and for seven years the author of The Task wrote the mortuary verses... | |
| Peter Hampson Ditchfield - 1907 - 470 oldal
...There is a namesake of yours in particular, Cox, the Statuary, who, everybody knows, is a first-rate maker of verses. He surely is the man of all the world...that the people of our town cannot understand him.' ready to answer, Perhaps, my good friend, they may find me unintelligible too for the same reason.... | |
| James Alexander Roy - 1914 - 196 oldal
...maker of verse. He surely is the man of all the world for your purpose/' " Alas ! " was the reply, " I have heretofore borrowed help from him ; but he...that the people of our town cannot understand him." This flattery the poet could not resist ; he accepted office and performed his onerous duties during... | |
| Oliver Elton - 1920 - 484 oldal
...There is a namesake of yours in particular, Cox the statuary, who, everybody knows, is a first-rate maker of verses. He surely is the man of all the world...purpose.' ' Alas, sir, I have heretofore borrowed much help of him, but he is a gentleman of so much reading that the people of our town cannot understand... | |
| Oliver Elton - 1920 - 492 oldal
...is the man of all the world for your purpose.' ' Alas, sir, I have heretofore borrowed much help of him, but he is a gentleman of so much reading that the people of our town cannot understand him.' We can see how such writing is a form of the author's conversation. He tells of domestic nothings,... | |
| Thomas Wright - 1921 - 438 oldal
...There is a namesake of yours in particular, Cox the statuary, who, everybody knows, is a first-rate maker of verses. He surely is the man of all the world...the force of the compliment implied in this speech. ... I promised to supply him. The waggon has accordingly gone this day to Northampton, loaded in part... | |
| Thomas Wright - 1921 - 440 oldal
...There is a namesake of yours in particular, Cox the statuary, who, everybody knows, is a first-rate maker of verses. He surely is the man of all the world...reading that the people of our town cannot understand him.1 I confess to you, my dear, I felt all the force of the compliment implied in this speech. ...... | |
| Oliver Elton - 1924 - 482 oldal
...There is a namesake of yours in particular, Cox the statuary, who, everybody knows, is a first-rate maker of verses. • He surely is the man of all the...purpose.' ' Alas, sir, I have heretofore borrowed much help of him, but he is a gentleman of so much reading that the people of our town cannot understand... | |
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