 | Walter Scott - 1820 - 290 pages
...the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little band I have mentioned of Northern literati, men not less tenacious, generally...hear what I shall never see or hear again. In his eighty-fifth year, the alert, kind, benevolent old man, had his attention at every one's question,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1822 - 552 pages
...the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little band I have mentioned of Northern literati, men not less tenacious, generally...hear what I shall never see or hear again. In his eighty-fifth year, the alert, kind, benevolent old man, had his attention at every one's question,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1830 - 382 pages
...the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little band I have mentioned of Northern literati, men not less tenacious, generally...hear what I shall never see or hear again. In his eightyfifth year, the alert, kind, benevolent old man, * Probably the ingenious author alludes to the... | |
 | François Arago - 1839 - 290 pages
...best and kindest of human beings. " There he stood, surrounded by the little band I have mentioned of Northern literati, men not less tenacious, generally...hear what I shall never see or hear again. In his eighty-second year, the alert, kind, benevolent old man, had his attention alive to every one's question,... | |
 | Geology - 1839 - 474 pages
...best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little band of northern literati. Methinks I yet see and hear what I shall never see or hear again. In his eighty-first year, the alert, kind, benevolent old man, had his attention at every one's question,... | |
 | François Arago - Mechanization - 1839 - 154 pages
...and kindest of human beings. « There he stood, surrounded by the little band of northern literati. Methinks I yet see and hear what I shall never see or hear again. In his eighty-first year, the alert, kind, benevolent old man, had his attention at every one's question,... | |
 | Dominique François J. Arago - 1839 - 290 pages
...regiments are supposed to be jealous of the high character which they have won upon service. Me thinks I yet see and hear what I shall never see or hear again. In his eighty-second year, the alert, kind, benevolent old man, had his attention alive to every one's question,... | |
 | Boyman Boyman - Steam-navigation - 1840 - 210 pages
...the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little band I have mentioned, of Northern literati; men not less tenacious, generally...hear, what I shall never see or hear again. In his eighty-fifth year,* the alert, kind, benevolent old man, had his attention at every one's question,... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - Technology & Engineering - 1840 - 576 pages
...best and kindest of human beings. " There he stood, surrounded by the little band I have mentioned of " northern literati, men not less tenacious, generally...hear what I shall never see or hear again. In " his eighty-second year, the alert, kind, benevolent old man, had his " attention alive to every one's question,... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - Steam-engines - 1840 - 574 pages
...regiments are supposed " to be jealous of the high character which they have won upon service. " Methiuks I yet see and hear what I shall never see or hear again. In " his eighty-second year, the alert, kind, benevolent old man, had his " attention alive to every one's question,... | |
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Northern literati, men not less tenacious, generally speaking, of their own fame and their own opinions than the national regiments are supposed to be jealous of the high character which they have won upon service. Methinks I yet see and hear what I shall... 
