 I afterwards endeavoured, at my own pleasure, to call forth phantoms of several acquaintance, whom I for that reason represented to my imagination in the most lively manner, but in vain. For, however accurately I pictured to my mind the figures of such...  Small Books on Great Subjects - Page 421846Full view - About this book
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 | Frederick Beasley - Philosophy - 1822 - 584 pages
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 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 384 pages
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 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1827 - 394 pages
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 | William Hone - Days - 1827 - 892 pages
...with the greatest composure, I afterwards endeavoured, at my own pleasure, to call forth phantoms oi several acquaintance, whom I for that reason represented...imagination in the most lively manner, but in vain. — For however accurately I pictured to my mind the figures of such persons, I never once could succeed... | |
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...endeavoured, at my own pleasure, to call forth phantoms of Severn) acquaintance, whom I for that realon represented to my imagination in the most lively manner, but in vain. — For however accurately I pictured to my mind the ligures of such persons, I never once could succeed... | |
 | Georges Louis Le Clerc (comte de Buffon.) - 1831 - 462 pages
...continued some weeks, and I could regard them with the greatest composure, I afterwards endeavoured, at my own pleasure, to call forth phantoms of several...imagination in the most lively manner, but in vain. For, however accurately I pictured to my mind the figures of such persons, I never once could succeed... | |
 | Birds - 1834 - 700 pages
...the greatest composure, I aftnwards endeavored, at my own pleasure, to call forth phantoms of sevcdj acquaintance, whom I for that reason represented to...imagination in the most lively manner, but in vain. For however accurately I pictured to my mind the figures of such persons, I never once could succeed... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1835 - 924 pages
...continued some weeks, and I could regard them with the greatest composure, I afterwards endeavoured, at my own pleasure, to call forth phantoms of several...imagination in the most lively manner, but in vain. — For however accurately I pictured to my mind the figures of such perscns, I never once could succeed... | |
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