 God, and the edification of my fellow creatures ; but the wit and genius of those old heathens beguiled me, and as I despaired of raising myself up to their standard, upon fair ground, I thought the only chance I had of looking over their heads was to...  Stray Leaves: By Herbert Paul - Σελίδα 106των Herbert Woodfield Paul - 1906 - 307 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1807 - 538 σελίδες
...and genius of old authors beguiled me, and as I despaired of raising myself up to their standard upon fair ground, I thought the only chance I had of looking...over their heads* was to get upon their shoulders." I have my doubts whether, after all, this is any thing more than an ingenious consolation — for in... | |
 | 1808 - 416 σελίδες
...genius of those old Heathens beguiled me, and as I despaired of raising myself up to their standard upon fair ground, I thought the only chance I had of looking over their heads, teas to get upon their shoulders." 1 HE folly of multiplying words is deeply felt in our senate and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1809 - 1138 σελίδες
...of those old heathens beguiled me ; and, as I despaired vl raising myself up to their standard upon fair ground, I thought the only chance I had of looking over their heads was to get upou îhrir shoulder«.' Of his pecuniary aflairs he t'«>k ño account ; he had no use for money,... | |
 | 1809 - 418 σελίδες
...beguiled me, and as I despaired of raising myself up to their standard upon fair ground, I thtnght the only chance I had of looking over their heads, was to get upon their shoulders." PURSUING the course through the xith book, I perceive that the Athenians, the most polished people... | |
 | 1810 - 500 σελίδες
...beguiled me, and v / .'",•"'"•* of raising myself up to their standard upon fair ground, I thought tht only chance I had of looking over their heads, was to get upon tktir shoulders." * • THE last number gave some reasons why the moon might lw considered as of the... | |
 | William Mudford - 1812 - 666 σελίδες
...of those old heathens beguiled me, and as I despaired of raising myself up to their standard, upon fair ground, I thought the only chance I had of looking...over their heads was to get upon their shoulders.' " Of his pecuniary affairs he took no account ; he had no use for money, and dismissed it entirely... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 530 σελίδες
...of those Old Heathens beguiled me; and, as I despaired of raising up myself to their standard upon fair ground, I thought the only chance I had of looking...over their heads was to get upon their shoulders.'" :!..•». *' somewhat older than myself. Had there been any of that sternness in my grandfather, which... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1820 - 512 σελίδες
...of those old heathens beguiled me: and, as I despaired of raising myself up to their standard upon fair ground, I thought the only chance I had of looking over their heads, •oas to get upon their shoulders." Memoirs, 4to. 1806. p. 14. 1 (15 ) To the most beautified} Accomplished.... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1827 - 596 σελίδες
...of those old heathens beguiled me ; and as I despaired of raising up myself to their standard upon fair ground, I thought the only chance I had of looking...over their heads, was, to get upon their shoulders'." — CUMRERLAND'S Memoirs of Himself, page 9, 10, 14. 4to. edit. The British Museum has 'recently obtained... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1827 - 596 σελίδες
...as I despaired of raising up myself to their standard upon fair ground, I thought the only chance 1 had of looking over their heads, was, to get upon their shoulders'."— CUMBERLAND'S Memoirs of Himself, page 9, 10, 14. 4to. edit. The British Museum has recently obtained... | |
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