 ... letters, in the same manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the ordinary dial-plate. They then fixed one of the needles on each of these plates in such a manner, that it could move round without impediment, so as to touch any of the four-and-twenty...  The Spectator - Page 2771729Full view - About this book
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - English essays - 1714 - 382 pages
...Friends, being each of them pofleft of one of theft Needles, made a kind of Dial-plate, infcribing it with the four and twenty Letters, in the fame manner as the Hours of the Day are marked upon the ordinary Dia!Flate. They then fixed one of the Needles on each of 'thefe Plates in fuch a manner that it could... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1744 - 498 pages
...fame " Manner that the Hoars of the Day are mark'd upon the or" dinary Dial-Plate : They then fix'd the Needles on each of " thefe Plates, in fuch a Manner, that it could move round " without Impediment, fo as to touch any of the four and " twenty Letters. Upon feparating from one another, into di" ftant... | |
 | 1786 - 694 pages
...being each of them pofleiTed of one of thefe needles, made a kind of a dial-plate, infcribing it with the four and twenty letters, in the fame manner as...the ordinary dial-plate. They then fixed one of the neeelles on each of thefe plates in fuch a manner, that it could move round without impediment, lo... | |
 | 1797 - 550 pages
...being each of them pofleffed of one of thefe needles, made a kind of dial-plate, infcribing it with the four and twenty letters, in the fame manner as...of the day are marked upon the ordinary dial-plate. Then they fixed one of the needles on each of thefe plates in fuch a manner that it could move round... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...these needles, made a kind of dial-plate, inscribing it with the four ami-twenty letters, in the same manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the...dial-plate. They then. fixed one of the needles on each of these plates in such a manner, that it could move round without impediment, so as to touch any of the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 524 pages
...these needles, made a kind of dial-plate, inscribing it with the four-and-twenty letters, jn the same manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the...dial-plate. They then fixed one of the needles on each of these plates, in such a manner, that it could move round without impediment, so aa to touch any of... | |
 | 1804 - 498 pages
...these needles, made a kind of dial-plate, inscribing it with the four and twenty letters, in the same manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the ordinary dial-plate. Then they fixed one of the needles on each of these plates in such a manner that it could move round... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 522 pages
...these needles, made a kind of dial-plate, inscribing it with the four and twenty letters, in the same manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the...dial-plate. They then fixed one of the needles on each of these plates in such a manner that it could move round without impediment, so as to touch any of the... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pages
...dial-plate, inscribing it with the four and twenty letters, in the same manner as the hours of the day arc marked upon the ordinary dial-plate. They then fixed one of the needles on each of these plates in such a manner, that it could move round without impediment, so as to touch any of the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 328 pages
...inscribing it with the four-and-twenty letters, in the same manner as the hours of the day are marked up~ on the ordinary dial-plate. They then fixed one of the needles on each of these plates, in such a manner, fliat it could move round without impediment, so a» to touch any of... | |
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