 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - Literature - 1898 - 578 pages
...in the morning, and communicated to his writing friends when they call'd in as usual. They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite...character among us for learning and ingenuity. I suppose now that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that perhaps they were not really so very good ones as... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1899 - 204 pages
...the morning, and communicated to his writing friends when they call'd in as usual. They 26 read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite...character among us for learning and ingenuity. I suppose now that I . was rather lucky in my judges, and that perhaps they were not really so very good ones... | |
 | Sarah Elizabeth Dawes - Massachusetts - 1899 - 200 pages
...Benjamin's presence. Their approving remarks gave him as he says, " the exquisite pleasure of finding that it met with their approbation ; and that in their...author, none were named but men of some character for learning and ingenuity." He continued writing these articles, all of which proved acceptable to... | |
 | Paul Elmer More - 1900 - 162 pages
...in the morning and communicated to his writing friends when they called in as usual. They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite...some character among us for learning and ingenuity." Naturally the lad was flattered by the success of his ruse ; and he continued to send in his anonymous... | |
 | Paul Elmer More More - 1900 - 160 pages
...in the morning and communicated to his writing friends when they called in as usual. They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite...some character among us for learning and ingenuity." Naturally the lad was flattered by the success of his ruse ; and he continued to send in his anonymous... | |
 | George I. Aldrich, Alexander Forbes - Readers - 1900 - 230 pages
...It was found in the morning, and communicated to his friends when they called in as usual. They read it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite pleasure of finding it met with their approbation. 10. I suppose that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that they were not really so very good as I... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale (Jr.), Adaline Wheelock Sterling - Readers - 1901 - 526 pages
...in the morning, and communicated to his writing friends when they called in as usual. They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite...character among us for learning and ingenuity. I suppose now that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that perhaps they were not really so very good ones as... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - American literature - 1901 - 572 pages
...in the morning and communicated to his writing friends when they called in as usual. They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite...author, none were named but men of some character J among us for learning and ingenuity. I suppose now that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1901 - 296 pages
...in the morning and communicated to his writing friends when they called in as usual. They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite pleasure of finding it met with then: approbation, and that in their different guesses at the author none were named but men of some... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - Readers - 1902 - 564 pages
...they called in as usual. They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite.pleasure of finding it met with their approbation, and that,...character among us for learning and ingenuity. I suppose, now, that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that, perhaps, they were not really so very good ones... | |
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They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite pleasure of finding it met with their approbation, and that in their different guesses at the author, none were named but men of some character * among us for learning and ingenuity. 
