| Roy Bennett Pace - 1917 - 536 trang
...great many of your countrymen cannot help." This stroke stunned me a good deal; and when we had sat down, I felt myself not a little embarrassed, and...addressed himself to Davies : "What do you think of Gar35 rick? He has refused me an order for the play for Miss Williams, because he knows the house will... | |
| Martha Hale Shackford, Margaret Judson - 1917 - 662 trang
...great many of your countrymen cannot help." The stroke stunned me• a good deal ; and when we had sat down, I felt myself not a little embarrassed, and apprehensive of what might come next. JAMES BOSWELL : Life of Samuel Johnson. In the next extract what do you discover about character from... | |
| Roy Bennett Pace - 1918 - 986 trang
...great many of your countrymen cannot help." This stroke stunned me a good deal; and when we had sat down, I felt myself not a little embarrassed, and...addressed himself to Davies : " What do you think of Gar35 rick? He has refused me an order for the play for Miss Williams, because he knows the house will... | |
| Sydney Castle Roberts - 1919 - 210 trang
...great many of your countrymen cannot help.' This stroke stunned me a good deal ; and when we had sat down, I felt myself not a little embarrassed, and...he knows the house will be full, and that an order would be worth three shillings.' Eager to take any opening to get into conversation with him, I ventured... | |
| Sir Henry John Newbolt - 1922 - 1032 trang
...great many of your countrymen cannot help." This stroke stunned me a good deal; and when we had sat down, I felt myself not a little embarrassed, and...himself to Davies: " What do you think of Garrick 51 He has refused me an order for the play for Miss Williams, because he knows the house will be full,... | |
| James Boswell - 1923 - 372 trang
...great many of your countrymen cannot help." This stroke stunned me a good deal ; and when we had sat down, I felt myself not a little embarrassed, and...he knows the house will be full, and that an order would be worth three shillings." Eager to take any opening to get into conversation with him, I ventured... | |
| Elbert Hubbard - 1923 - 252 trang
...great many of your countrymen can not help." This stroke stunned me a good deal ; and when he had sat down, I felt myself not a little embarrassed, and...of Garrick? He has refused me an order for the play of Miss Williams, because he knows the house will be full, and that an order would be worth three shillings."... | |
| Elbert Hubbard - 1923 - 284 trang
...great many of your countrymen can not help." This stroke stunned me a good deal ; and when he had sat down, I felt myself not a little embarrassed, and...of Garrick? He has refused me an order for the play of Miss Williams, because he knows the house will be full, and that an order would be worth three shillings."... | |
| Edward Albert - 1923 - 648 trang
...great many of your countrymen cannot help." This stroke stunned me a good deal ; and when we had sat down, I felt myself not a little embarrassed, and apprehensive of what might come next. (2) I have presumed to mark the moment of conception: I shall now commemorate the hour of my final... | |
| Harry Morgan Ayres, Frederick Morgan Padelford - 1924 - 942 trang
...great many of your countrymen cannot help." This stroke stunned me a good deal, and when we had sat Morgan Ayres would be worth three shillings." Eager to take any opening to get into conversation with him, I ventured... | |
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