 When he was about eleven, he one day wrote a separate theme for every boy in his class, which consisted of about twelve or fourteen. The master said he had never known them write so well upon any subject before, and could not refrain from expressing his...  The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select - Page 154by Reuben Percy - 1826Full view - About this book
 | Henry Kirke White - 1807 - 344 pages
...writing, arithmetic, and French. When he was about eleven, he one day wrote a separate theme for every boy in his class, which consisted of about twelve or fourteen....expressing his astonishment at the excellence of Henry's. It was considered as a great thing for him to be at so good a school, yet there were some circumstances... | |
 | Henry Kirke White, Robert Southey - English literature - 1808 - 380 pages
...writing, arithmetic, and French. When he was about eleven, he one day wrote a separate theme for every boy in his class, which consisted of about twelve or fourteen....expressing his astonishment at the excellence of Henry's. It was considered as a great thing for him to be at so good a school, yet there were some circumstances... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - Poets, English - 1808 - 698 pages
...writing, arithmetic, and French. When he was about eleven, he oue day wrote a separate theme for every boy in his class, which consisted of about twelve or fourteen....master said he had never known them write so well upon anv subject before, and could not refrain from expressing his astonishment at the excellence of Henry's.... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1811 - 404 pages
...writing, arithmetic, and French. When he was about eleven, he one day wrote a separate theme for every boy in his class, which consisted of about twelve or fourteen....could not refrain from expressing his astonishment of the excellence of Henry's. It was considered as a great thing for him to be at so good a school,... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1811 - 400 pages
...writing, arithmetic, and French. When he was about eleven, he one day wrote a separate theme for every boy in his class, which consisted of about twelve or fourteen....could not refrain from expressing his astonishment of the excellence of Henry's. It was considered as a great thing for him to be at so good a school,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1817 - 496 pages
...French. When he was about eleven, he one day wrote a separate theme 1 Life, H ahoTe, for every boy in the class, which consisted of about twelve or fourteen....could not refrain from expressing his astonishment at young White's. It was considered as a great thing for him to be at so good a school, yet there weie... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - Poets, English - 1813 - 730 pages
...writing, arithmetic, and French. When he was about eleven, he one day wrote a separate theme for every boy in his class, which consisted of about twelve or fourteen....could not refrain from expressing his astonishment of the excellence of Henry's, It was considered as a great thing for him to be at so good a school,... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1813 - 398 pages
...writing, arithmetic, and French. When he was about eleven, he one day wrote a separate theme for every boy in his class, which consisted of about twelve or fourteen. The master uaid he had never known them write so well upon any subject before, and could not refrain from expressing... | |
 | Henry Kirke White, Robert Southey - 1816 - 398 pages
...writing, arithmetic, and French. When he was about eleven, he one day wrote a separate theme for every boy in his class, which consisted of about twelve or fourteen....could not refrain from expressing his astonishment of the excellence of Henry's. It was considered as a great thing for him to be at so good a school,... | |
 | Biography - 1817 - 490 pages
...eleven, he one day wrote a separate theme for every boy in the class, which consisted of-about twelver or fourteen. The master said he had never known them...could not refrain from expressing his astonishment at young White's. It was considered as a great thing for him to be at so good a school, yet there were... | |
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