 Irving had such a small house and such narrow rooms because there was a great number of people to occupy them. He could only afford to keep one old horse (which, lazy and aged as it was, managed once or twice to run away with that careless old horseman)....  Roundabout Papers - Pagina 253door William Makepeace Thackeray - 1863 - 292 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1829 - 754 pagina’s
...persons came to me, and one held me in conversation whilst the other miscreant took my portrait ! ' them. He could only afford to keep one old horse (which,...was as a father. He had as many as nine nieces, I am told — I saw two of these ladies at his house — with all of whom the dear old man had shared the... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1866 - 618 pagina’s
...such a small house and such narrow rooms because there was a great number of people to occupy them. He could only live very modestly because the wifeless,...was as a father. He had as many as nine nieces, I am told, — I saw two of these ladies at his house, — with, all of whom the dear old man had shared... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1868 - 544 pagina’s
...number of people to occupy them. He could only live very modestly because the wii'eless, childless inau had a number of children to whom he was as a father....nieces, I am told,—I saw two of these ladies at his house, — with all of whom the dear old man had shared the produce of his labor and genius. " Be a... | |
 | S.E.H. CHAMBERS - 1869 - 452 pagina’s
...once in his life. The lady he loved died; and he, whom all the world loved, never sought to replace her. I can't say how much the thought of that fidelity...whom the dear old man had shared the produce of his labour and genius. " Be a good man, my dear" One can't but think of these last words of the veteran... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 444 pagina’s
...once in his life. The lady he loved died; and he, whom all the world loved, never sought to replace her. I can't say how much the thought of that fidelity...father. He had as many as nine nieces, I am told—I suw two of these ladies at his house—with all of whom the dear old man had shared the produce of... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 450 pagina’s
...horseman). He could only afford to give plain sherry to that amiable British paragraph-monger frorn New York, who saw the patriarch asleep over his modest,...was as a father. He had as many as nine nieces, I am told — I saw two of these ladies at his house — with all of whom the dear old man had shared the... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1870 - 538 pagina’s
...was a great number of people to occupy them. He could only live very modestly because the wii'eless, childless man had a number of children to whom he was as a father. He had as many as nine nieces, 1 am told, — I saw two of these ladies at his house, — with all of whom the dear old man had shared... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1871 - 536 pagina’s
...the scarred ground in due time. 1 rooms because there was a great number of people to occupy them. He could only live very modestly because the wifeless,...was as a father. He had as many as nine nieces, I am told, — I saw two of these ladies at his house, — with all of whom the dear old man had shared... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1872 - 660 pagina’s
...came to me, and one held me in conversation whilst the other miscreant took my portrait ! " monger from New York, who saw the patriarch asleep over his...was as a father. He had as many as nine nieces, I am told — I saw two of these ladies at his house — with all of whom the dear old man had shared the... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1873 - 610 pagina’s
...into his private chamber to look at him. Irving could only live very modestly, becanse the wiieless, childless man had a number of children to whom he...was as a father. He had as many as nine nieces, I am told — I saw two of these ladies at his house — with all of whom the dear old man had shared the... | |
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