 | Adams Sherman Hill - 1895 - 452 pągines
...possible, to imitate it. With this view I took some of the papers, and making short hints of the sentiment in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then, without looking at the book, try'd to compleat the papers again, by expressing each hinted sentiment at length, and as fully as... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1895 - 310 pągines
...determined to endeavour to improve my style. About this time I met with an odd volume of the .Spectator. I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over and orer, and was much delighted with it. I thought the writing excellent, and wished if possible to imitate... | |
 | Adams Sherman Hill - 1895 - 454 pągines
...delighted with it. I thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it. With this view I took some of the papers, and making short hints of the sentiment in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then, without looking at the book, try'd to... | |
 | William Malone Baskervill, James Witt Sewell - 1895 - 358 pągines
...participially, but substantively. In the hills of Sacramento there is gold for the gathering. — EMERSON. I thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it. — FRANKLIN. 187. There is one use of the which is different Caution from all the above. It is an... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1896 - 280 pągines
...endeavor at imprpvementy/ About this time I met with an odd volume of the Spectator.1 It was the third. I had never before seen any of them. I bought it,...excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it. With this view I took some of the papers, and making short hints of the sentiment in each sentence, laid... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1896 - 256 pągines
...growing list of standard 1 "About this time I met with an old volume of the Spectator. It was the third. I had never before seen any of them. I bought it,...excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate' it. With this view 1 took some of the papers, and making short hints of the sentiments in each sentence, laid... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1896 - 250 pągines
...endeavor at improvement. About this time I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. 1 It was the third. I had never before seen any of them. I bought it,...excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it. With this view I took some of the papers, and making short hints of the sentiment in each sentence, laid... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1897 - 256 pągines
...afterwards told how he did this. He said : " About this time I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. I had never before seen any of them. " I bought it,...writing excellent, and wished if possible to imitate it. without looking at the book, tried to complete the papers again, by expressing each hinted sentiment... | |
 | Charles Noble - 1898 - 460 pągines
...printing office in Boston. About this time I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. It was the third. I had never before seen any of them. I bought it,...some of the papers, and making short hints of the sentiment in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then, without looking at the book, try'd to... | |
 | Sydney George Fisher - 1898 - 440 pągines
...delighted with it. I thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it. With this view I took some of the papers, and, making short hints of the sentiment in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then, without looking at the book, try'd to... | |
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I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over and over, and was much delighted with it. I thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it. 
