 | William Chauncey Fowler - English language - 1851 - 1502 pages
...de la terre ; that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending. But I found my nct sentences. 1. When a member of a sentence is complete...subject, the colon is used ; as, " A brute arrives at have now passed since I waited in your outward room, or was repulsed from your door ; during which... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...contending; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride nor modesty would sufier d thousand slimy things Lived on, and so did I. he it ever so little. Seven years, my lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward room»,... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 592 pages
...de la terre, that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride...and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. 140 RECOLLECTIONS... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...la tcrre; — that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride...addressed your lordship in public, I had exhausted all the arts of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could ; and... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...la, ttrrc; —that I might obtain that regard for which 1 saw the world contending; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride...modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had onco addressed your lordship in public, I had exhausted all the arts of pleasing which a retired and... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - American literature - 1852 - 344 pages
...de la terre, that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance so little encouraged, that neither pride...continue it. When I had once addressed your Lordship in publick, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess.... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 588 pages
...exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, iny Lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - American essays - 1853 - 594 pages
...de la tfrrt ; that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending ; but I found my attendance so little encouraged that neither pride...possess. I had done all that I could; and no man is well-pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years, my lord, have now passed... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - American essays - 1853 - 588 pages
...pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had onee addressed your lordship in puhlic, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired...possess. I had done all that I could; and no man is well-pleased to have his all neglected, he it ever so little. " Seven years, my lord, have now passed... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1853 - 764 pages
...neither pride uor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed your lordi-hip in public, I had exhausted all the art of pleasing,...uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that 1 could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. " Seven years,... | |
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I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. 
