The Listener, Volume 1James Nisbet, 1830 - Education |
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Page 10
... body up and down a given space . And from the alcove where I walked I heard the ticking of the time - piece - and as I passed the window I saw the hands advance - every time I returned they had gone a little further . " Three - score ...
... body up and down a given space . And from the alcove where I walked I heard the ticking of the time - piece - and as I passed the window I saw the hands advance - every time I returned they had gone a little further . " Three - score ...
Page 26
... body's coun- tenance , mimick every body's tone of voice , and caricature every body's manners . Full two good hours more had elapsed before the conversation had progressed through all these shades of subject , and there came a ...
... body's coun- tenance , mimick every body's tone of voice , and caricature every body's manners . Full two good hours more had elapsed before the conversation had progressed through all these shades of subject , and there came a ...
Page 87
... body says for no reason that can be perceived , but because every body always has said them ; and whatever be the recommendation to these current opinions , or rather assertions , for opinion has little to do with them , it is certainly ...
... body says for no reason that can be perceived , but because every body always has said them ; and whatever be the recommendation to these current opinions , or rather assertions , for opinion has little to do with them , it is certainly ...
Page 90
... body else with which you might chance to become acquainted ; others that it required such exact conformity in opinion , thought , and feeling , as should make it impossible to differ ; and others that it implied such generous ...
... body else with which you might chance to become acquainted ; others that it required such exact conformity in opinion , thought , and feeling , as should make it impossible to differ ; and others that it implied such generous ...
Page 131
... body supposes . Those who sing cannot sing , and those who dance cannot dance , and somebody's nose is the wrong shape , and somebody's hair is the wrong colour , and one lady's diamonds are paste , and another lady's plate is borrowed ...
... body supposes . Those who sing cannot sing , and those who dance cannot dance , and somebody's nose is the wrong shape , and somebody's hair is the wrong colour , and one lady's diamonds are paste , and another lady's plate is borrowed ...
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