 The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it— add, that I was very glad to think of anything, rather than politics. In short, I was so engrossed with my tale, which I completed in less than two months...  Fraser's Magazine - Page 971860Full view - About this book
 | Horace Walpole - 1837 - 490 pages
...church of St. Nicholas at Otranto. London: printed for Thomas Lownds, in Fleet-street, MDCCLXr. 8vo. rather than politics. In short, I was so engrossed...months, that one evening I wrote from the time I had drunk my tea, about six o'clock, till half-an-hour after one in the morning, when my hand and fingers... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1837 - 484 pages
...I sat down, and began to write, without knowing in the least what I intended to say or relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it — add, that I was very glad to think of any thing 1 The first edition of this work, of which but very few copies were printed, is now extremely... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1852 - 670 pages
...the least what I in-tended to say or relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it ; so of all your countrymen to the manlier» of France." I was surprised at il 1 was во engrossed with my tale, which I completed in less than two months, that one evening I wrote... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1839 - 674 pages
...the least what 1 intended to say or relat..'. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it; so that I was very glad to think of anything rather than...evening I wrote from the time I had drank my tea, about six o'clock, till half an hour after one in the morning; when my hands and fingers were so weary,... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1840 - 536 pages
...I sat down, and began to write, without knowing in the least what I intended to say or relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it — add,...think of anything, rather than politics. In short, I Muralto, Canon of the Church of St. Nicholas at Otranto. London : printed for Thomas Lownds, in Fleet... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1840 - 542 pages
...I sat down, and began to write, without knowing in the least what I intended to say or relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it — add,...think of anything, rather than politics. In short, I Muralto, Canon of the Church of St. Nicholas at Otranto. London : printed for Thomas Lownds, in Fleet... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1840 - 172 pages
...evening I sat down and began to write, without knowing in the least what I intended to say or relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it. Add, that I was very glad to think of any thing rather than politics. In short I was so engrossed with my tale, which I completed in less... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1825 - 656 pages
...relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it. Add, that I was very glad to think of any thing rather than politics. In short, I was so engrossed...evening I wrote from the time I had drank my tea, about six o'clock, till half an hour after one in the morning, when my hands and fingers were so weary,... | |
 | John Colin Dunlop - Fiction - 1842 - 462 pages
...relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it. Add, that I was very glad to think of any thing rather than politics. In short, I was so engrossed...months, that one evening I wrote from the time I had drunk tea, about six o'clock, till half an hour after one in the morning, when my hand and fingers... | |
 | John Colin Dunlop - Fiction - 1842 - 528 pages
...relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew loud of it. Add, that I was very glad to think of any thing rather than politics. In short, I was so engrossed...completed in less than two months, that one evening 1 wrote from the time I had drunk tea, about six o'clock, till half an hour after one in the morning,... | |
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