 | Edmund Dorr Griffin - 1831 - 478 páginas
...vision, had been necessarily imperfect, he now determined to complete, and immediately entered upon the apparently hopeless task, with a view to fit himself...with strong emotion ; " but permit me to observe," added he, turning his sightless eyeballs towards the book he held in his hand, " that in my Heyne edition... | |
 | 1832 - 510 páginas
...schools. A naturally faithful memory, spurred on by such strong Excitement, performed its oft repeated miracles ; and in a space of time incredibly short,...conclusive of the question. " True," said Mr. N., colouring with strong emotion ; " but permit me to observe," added he, turning his sightless eyeballs... | |
 | 1832 - 1014 páginas
...itsoft. repeated miracles ; and in a space of time incredibly short, he became master of their con tents, even to the minutest points of critical reading. In...as conclusive of the question. ' True,' said Mr N. colouring with strong emotion ; ' but permit me to observe,' added he, turning his sightless eyeballs... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1832 - 648 páginas
...oil-repeated miracles ; and in a space of time incredibly short, he became master of their contenta, eren 194 to the minutest points of critical reading. In illustration...Professor appealed to the circumstance of a comma in Uve sentence as conclusive of the question. ' True,' said Mr. N colouring with strong emotion ; ' but... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1832 - 338 páginas
...that, a dispute having arisen between Mr. Nelson and the classical professor of the college, as (o the construction of a passage in Virgil, from which...sentence, as conclusive of the question. " True," said Mr. Nelson, coloring with strong emotion; " but permit me to observe," added he, turning his sightless... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1833 - 288 páginas
...vision, had been necessarily imperfect, he now determined to complete, and immediately entered upon the apparently hopeless task, with a view to fit himself...coloring with strong emotion; 'but permit me to observe,' added he, turning his sightless eye balls towards the book he held in his hand, ' that in my Heyne... | |
 | Abram V. Courtney - 1835 - 60 páginas
...the task of reading aloud to him the classics, usually taught in the schools. A naturally faithfnl memory, spurred on by such strong excitement, performed...with strong emotion ; " but permit me to observe," added he, turning his sightless eye balls towards the book he held in his hand, "that in my Heyne edition... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1835 - 328 páginas
...illustration of this, the author remembers on one occasion, that, a dispute having arisen between Mr. Nelson and the classical professor of the college, as to...sentence, as conclusive of the question. " True," said Mr. Nelson, coloring with strong emotion ; " but permit me to observe," added he, turning his sightless... | |
 | James Wilson - 1838 - 372 páginas
...vision, had been necessarily imperfect, he now determined to complete; and immediately entered upon the apparently hopeless task, with a view to fit himself...conclusive of the question. ' True,' said Mr. N., colouring with strong emotion ; ' but permit me to observe,' said he, turning his sightless eyeballs... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1838 - 270 páginas
...illustration of this, the author remembers, on one occasion, that a dispute having arisen between Mr. N. arid- the Classical Professor of the college, as to the...Professor appealed to the circumstance of a comma in the sentence,as conclusive of the question. ' True,' said Mr. N. coloring with strong emotion; 'but permit... | |
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A naturally faithful memory, spurred on by such strong excitement, performed its oft-repeated miracles ; and in a space of time incredibly short, he became master of their contents, even to the minutest points of critical reading. In illustration of this,... 
