Jaffier began to exalt his voice, he could no longer contain himself ; but, as Nic Bottom says, ' they both roared so, that it would have done your heart good to hear them.' Foote smiled, and after enduring this vigorous attack upon his organs of hearing... Memoirs of the Late Thomas Holcroft - Page 189by Thomas Holcroft - 1816 - 320 pagesFull view - About this book
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...held the booh, and at it they blaired. For a little while Holcrofl restrained his wrath, but at last they both roared so, that it would have done your heart good to have heard them. Foote smiled at their vehemence, but his opinion was not discouraging, for he told... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 592 pages
...appeared so insipid, and the ideas of rant and excellence were so strongly connected in his mind, that when Jaffier began to exalt his voice, he could no...hearing as long as he was able, interrupted them. novices, you seem to imagine that all excellence lies in the lungs ; •whereas such violent exertions... | |
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...appeared so insipid, and the ideas of rant and excellence were so strongly connected in his mind, that when Jaffier began to exalt his voice, he could no...of the words, he spoke much more correctly than he had expected. ' But,' said ho, ' like other novices, you seem to imagine that all excellence lies in... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - American literature - 1852 - 344 pages
...appeared so insipid, and the ideas of rant and excellence were so strongly connected in his mind, that when Jaffier began to exalt his voice, he could no...of the words, he spoke much more correctly than he had expected. ' But,' said he, ' like other novices, you seem to imagine that all excellence lies in... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - American literature - 1857 - 396 pages
...mind, that when Jaffier began to exalt his voice, he could no longer contain himself; but, as Nick Bottom says, 'they both roared so, that it would have...of the words, he spoke much more correctly than he had expected. ' But,' said he, ' like other novices, you seem to imagine that all excellence lies in... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1862 - 592 pages
...insipid, and the ideas of rant and excellence were so strongly connected in his mind, that when JafHer began to exalt his voice, he could no longer contain...of the words, he spoke much more correctly than he had expected. ' But,' said he, ' like other novices, you seem to imagine that all excellence lies in... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1872 - 582 pages
...insipid, and the ideas of rant and excellence were so strongly connected in his mind, that when Jafiier began to exalt his voice, he could no longer contain...hearing as long as he was able, interrupted them. novices, you seem to imagine that alj excellence lies in the lungs ; whereas such violent exertions... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - American literature - 1883 - 544 pages
...mind, that when Jaffier began to exalt his voice, he could no longer contain himself, but, as Nick Bottom says, ' they both roared so, that it would...of the words, he spoke much more correctly than he had expected. ' But,' said he, 'like other novices, you seem to imagine that all excellence lies in... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1902 - 470 pages
...appeared so insipid, and the ideas of rant and excellence were so strongly connected in his mind, that when Jaffier began to exalt his voice, he could no...of the words, he spoke much more correctly than he had expected. ' But,' said he, ' like other novices, you seem to imagine that all excellence lies in... | |
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...appeared so insipid, and the ideas of rant and excellence were so strongly connected in his mind, that when Jaffier began to exalt his voice, he could no...of the words, he spoke much more correctly than he had expected. ' But,' said he, ' like other novices, you seem to imagine that all excellence lies in... | |
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