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" I had not been long at the university before I distinguished myself by a most profound silence ; for during the space of eight years, excepting in the public exercises of the college, I scarce uttered the quantity of an hundred words ; and indeed do not... "
The beauties of The Spectator 2nd ed., revised and enlarged with The vision ... - Page 3
by Spectator The - 1816
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The Spectator. Volume the First. [-eighth.].

1744 - 348 pages
...during the Space of eight Years, excepting in the publick Exercifes of the College, I fcarce utter'd the Quantity of an hundred Words; and indeed do not remember that I ever fpoke three Sentences together in my whole Life. Whilft I was in this learned Body, I applied my felf...
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A Grammar of the English Language: In Two Treatises. The First, Containing ...

William Ward - English language - 1767 - 326 pages
...happened. That is a Kind of a Redditive Conjunftion, when it anfwers to fo and Juch ; as, / applied myfelf with SO much Diligence to my Studies, THAT there are very few celebrated Books which I am not acquainted with. Speftat. No. I. To fuch a Degree wasmy Curiofity raifed, THAT I made...
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The Spectator: ...

Great Britain - 1778 - 378 pages
...filence ; for during the lpace of eight years, excepting in the public exercifes of the college, I fcarce uttered the quantity of an hundred words ; and indeed do not remember that I ever fpoke three fentences together in my whole life. Whilft 1 was in this learned body, I applied myfelf...
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The Spectator. ...

1789 - 508 pages
...filence ; for during the Ypace of eight years, excepting in the public exercifes of the college, I fcarce uttered* the quantity of an hundred words; and indeed do not remember that I ever fpoke three fentences together in my whole life. Whilft I was in this learned body, I applied myfelf...
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The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 1

George Campbell - English language - 1801 - 462 pages
...often supplies the place of successively, sometimes awkwardly enough, as in the following sentence. " f do not remember " that I ever spoke three sentences together in my " whole life *." The resemblance which continuity in time bears to continuity in place, is the source of this impropriety,...
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Select British Classics, Volume 11

English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...most profound silence ; for during the space of eight years, except in the public exercises of the college, I scarce uttered the quantity of an hundred...studies, that there are very few celebrated books, either in the learned or the modern tongues which I am not acquainted with. Upon the death of my father,...
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The Spectator: In Eight Volumes. : Vol. I[-VIII].

English literature - 1803 - 420 pages
...most profound silence ; for during the space of eight years, 'except in the public exercises of the college, I scarce uttered the quantity of an hundred...studies, that there are very few celebrated books, either in the leavned or the modern tongues which I am not acquainted with. Upon the death of my father,...
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The British Essayists, Volume 6

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 416 pages
...the vanquished in the name of the Queen of England, gave both the conqueror and the captive the most whole life. Whilst I was in this learned body, I applied...studies, that there are very few celebrated books, either in the learned or the modern tongues, which I am not acquainted with. Upon the death of my father,...
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The Spectator, Volume 1

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 412 pages
...uttered tUe quantity of an hundred words ; and iudced do not remember that I ever spoke three sentenues together in my whole life. Whilst I was in this learned...studies, that there are very few celebrated books, either in the learned or the modern tongues, which I am not acquainted with. Upon the death of my father,...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 3

Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...most profound silence ; for during the space of eight years, excepting in the public exercises of the college, I scarce uttered the quantity of an hundred...studies, that there are very few celebrated books, either in the learned or modern tongues, which I am not acquainted with. Upon the death of my father,...
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