 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1841 - 68 pages
...amusing anecdote and illustration, that the reader is almost surprised to find that he h;is learnt so much, whilst he appeared to be pursuing mere entertainment. The text is «t pleasing that we scarcely dream of its sterling value ; and it seems as if, in unison with t]te... | |
 | Mary Strickland, Jane Margaret Strickland - Inventions - 1843 - 424 pages
...amusing anecdote and illustration, that the reader is almost surprised to find that he has srnt so much, whilst he appeared to be pursuing mere entertainment. The text is so sasing that we scarcely dream of its sterling value ; and it seems us if, in unison with the foucuts,... | |
 | 1845 - 678 pages
...fund of anecdote and illustration, that the reader is almost surprised to find that he has lenrnt so much, whilst he appeared to be pursuing mere entertainment. The text is so pleasing that e scarcely dream of its sterling value ; and it eems as if, in unison with the woodcuts, an unversa... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - Great Britain - 1846 - 520 pages
...amusing anecdote and illustration, that the reader is almost surprised to find that he has learnt so much, whilst he appeared to be pursuing mere entertainment....scarcely dream of its sterling value ; and it seems at if, in unison with the woodcuts, which so cleverly explain its points and adorn its various topics,... | |
 | Edward Johnston Vernon - English language - 1846 - 238 pages
...to find that he has learnt so much, whilst he appeared to be pursuing mere entertainment. The teit is so pleasing that we scarcely dream of its sterling value ; and it seems us if, in unison with the woodcuts, which so cleverly explain its points and adorn its various topics,... | |
 | John Yonge Akerman - Bible - 1846 - 104 pages
...amusing anecdote and illustration, that the reader is almost surprised to find that he has learned so much, whilst he appeared to be pursuing mere entertainment. The text is BO pleasing that we scarcely dream of its sterling value ; and it seems as if, in unison with the woodcuts,... | |
 | William Holloway (of Rye in Sussex.) - Rye (England) - 1847 - 660 pages
...amusing anecdote and illustration, that the reader is almost surprised to find that he has learnt so much, whilst he appeared to be pursuing mere entertainment....its sterling value ; and it seems as if, in unison wiih the woodcuts, which so cleverly explain its point* and adorn its various topics, the whole design... | |
 | Wales - 1847 - 500 pages
...ion, that the reader is almost surprised to find that he has learnt so much, whilst he appeared to bo pursuing mere entertainment. The text is so pleasing...it seems as if, in unison with the woodcuts, which »o cleverly explain its points and adorn its various topics, the whole design w.-re intended for a... | |
 | Joseph Bosworth - English language - 1848 - 296 pages
...amusing anecdote and illustration, that the reader is almost surprised to find that he has learnt so much, whilst he appeared to be pursuing mere entertainment....dream of its sterling value ; and it seems as if, :n unison with the woodcuts, whicü so cleverly explain Us points and adorn its various topics, the... | |
 | Guthlac (st.), Felix (monk of Crowland.) - 1848 - 154 pages
...amusing anecdote and illustration, that the reader is almost surprised to find that he has learnt so much, whilst he appeared to be pursuing mere entertainment....that we scarcely dream of its sterling value ; and jt seejns HS if, in unison with the woodcuts, which so cleverly explain its points and adorn its various... | |
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