 | Thomas Harrison Montgomery - 1900 - 576 pàgines
...intimately acquainted. * * * 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,...over, and was much delighted with it I thought the writing1 excellent, and wished if possible to imitate it But his apprenticeship to his brother, notwithstanding... | |
 | George I. Aldrich, Alexander Forbes - 1900 - 230 pàgines
...it. I thought the writing excellent, and wished if possible to imitate it. 3. With that in view, T took some of the papers, and making short hints of...sentiments in each sentence, laid them by a few days. Then, without looking at the book, I tried to complete the papers again. I tried to express each hinted... | |
 | Jasper Newton Deahl - 1900 - 116 pàgines
...in method, and in perspicuity." About this time he met with a volume of the Spectator. He says, " I read it over and over and was much delighted with it. I thought the writing was excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it. With that view I took some of the papers, and... | |
 | Barrett Wendell - 1900 - 598 pàgines
...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... | |
 | Thomas Harrison Montgomery - 1900 - 578 pàgines
...ambitious to excel in style.4 And with the view, if possible, of imitating it, his narrative tells us 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... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale (Jr.), Adaline Wheelock Sterling - 1901 - 526 pàgines
...with Franklin. PART TWO About this time I met with ah odd 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 I took some of the papers, and making short hints of the sentiment in each sentence, laid... | |
 | 1901 - 502 pàgines
...AND STUDIES. About this time I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. It was the third. I II.K i never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it...writing excellent, and wished if possible to imitate it. I With this view I took some of the papers, and making short hints of the sentiment in each sentence,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1901 - 296 pàgines
...importance in his education as a writer that his own account of it must not be abridged : — '• 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... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1902 - 564 pàgines
...I have in that way. 9. 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,...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... | |
 | D.C. Heath and Company - 1903 - 362 pàgines
...ability I have in that way. 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,...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... | |
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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. 
