 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.  Expressive English - Page 235de James Champlin Fernald - 1918 - 463 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 426 pages
...more attentive to the manner in writing, and determined to endeavor at improvement. About this time I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. It was...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 602 pages
...more attentive to the manner in writing, and determined to endeavor at improvement. About this time I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. It was...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 812 pages
...more attentive to the manner in writing, and determined to endeavor at improvement. About this time I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. It was...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, John Bigelow - 1875 - 579 pages
...tools but his great excellence lay in a sound understanding, etc. (Autograph, p. 13.) About this time I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. It was the third. I had never before, etc. (From Edition of \?,\-],p. 16.) The time / allotted for writing Exercises and for reading was... | |
 | 1877 - 972 pages
...returned early in the morning, lest it should be missed or wanted. About this time I met with an old volume of the Spectator. It was the third. I had never...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, tried to... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1877 - 982 pages
...returned early in the morning, lest it should be missed or wanted. About this time I met with an old g nor Mr. Higginson make any mention of а тата...Newport in 1709, with the following title-page : sentiment in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then, without looking at the book, tried to... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 508 pages
...you how, in such a situation, I acquired what little ability I have in that way. 9. About this time I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. It was...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, tried to... | |
 | Samuel Eliot - 1879 - 424 pages
...determined to endeavor 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,...excellent, and wished if possible to imitate it. With that view, I took some of the papers, and making short hints of the sentiments in each sentence, laid... | |
 | 1879 - 244 pages
...method he pursued for that end. 'About this time,' says he, 'I met with an odd volume of the Spectator: I had never before seen any of them. I bought it,...excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it. With that view I took some of the papers, and making short hints of the sentiments in each sentence, laid... | |
 | William Swinton - 1880 - 694 pages
...Modernize this expression. 163, 164. made a great noise. What is the figure of speech? (See Def. 20.) It was the third. I had never before seen any of them....it. With this view I took some of the papers, and, 175 making short hints of the sentiment in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then, without... | |
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