 | English literature - 1835 - 426 pages
...published in the last series of his Essays : " I could scarce trust myself with myself." He says, " It was like passing out of time into eternity — for it is a sort of eternity for a man to have his time all to himself. From a poor man, poor in time, I was suddenly lifted up into a vast revenue.—.... | |
 | 1826 - 890 pages
...thinking I was happy, and knowing that I was not. 1 was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Postile, suddenly let loose after a forty years' confinement....— for it is a sort of Eternity for a man to have his Time all to himself. It seemed to me that I had more time on my hands than I could ever manage.... | |
 | 1825 - 500 pages
...confused to taste it sincerely. I wandered about, thinking I was happy, and knowing that I was not. 1 was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile,...— for it is a sort of Eternity for a man to have his Time all to himself. It seemed to me that I had wore time on my hands than I could •ever manage.... | |
 | Charles Lamb - Decision making - 1833 - 308 pages
...confused to taste it sincerely. I wandered about, thinking I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile,...confinement. I could scarce trust myself with myself, tt was like passing out of Time into Eternity — for it is a sort of Eternity for a man to have his... | |
 | Charles Lamb - Essays - 1835 - 440 pages
...the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastitej suddenly let loose after a forty years' confiuement. I could scarce trust myself with myself. It was like...— for it is a sort of Eternity for a man to have his Time all to himself. It seemed to me that t had more time on my hands than I could ever manage.... | |
 | Charles Lamb - English literature - 1836 - 326 pages
...confused to taste it sincerely. I wandered about, thinking I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile,...— for it is a sort of Eternity for a man to have his Time all to himself. It seemed to me that I had more time on my hands than I could F ' ever manage.... | |
 | Charles Lamb - English literature - 1836 - 326 pages
...confused to taste it sincerely. I wandered about, thinking I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile,...— for it is a sort of Eternity for a man to have his Time all to himself. It seemed to me that I had more time on my hands than I could F ever manage.... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1836 - 324 pages
...confused to taste it sincerely. I wandered about, thinking I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile,...— for it is a sort of Eternity for a man to have his Time all to himself. It seemed to me that I had more time on my hands than I could F ever manage.... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 486 pages
...confused to taste it sincerely. I wandered about, thinking I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile,...was like passing out of time into eternity— for it was a sort of eternity for a man to have his time all to himself. It seemed to me that I had more time... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1840 - 304 pages
...confused to taste it sincerely. I wandered about, thinking I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile,...— for it is a sort of Eternity for a man to have his Time all to himself. It seemed to me that I had more time on my hands than I could ever manage.... | |
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Bastile, suddenly let loose after a forty years' confinement I could scarce trust myself with myself. It was like passing out of Time into Eternity — for it is a sort of Eternity for a man to have his Time all to himself. It seemed to me that I had... 
