 | 1853 - 892 pagina’s
...plea for ignorance in all its branches. " My illustrious friend, joy of my liver ! " The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although...the houses, nor have I inquired into the number of its inhabitants; and as to what one person loads on his mules, and another stows away in the bottom... | |
 | 1875 - 860 pagina’s
...dignified and affectionate rebuke : — " My illustrious friend, and joy of my liver! "The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although...and as to , what one person loads on his mules, and another stows ] away in the bottom of his ship, that is no business of I mine. But above all, as to... | |
 | 1925 - 996 pagina’s
...both difficult and useless. [" There is tihe difference between East and West," said Mr. Baldwin.] Although I have passed all my days in this place,...the houses, nor have I inquired into the number of its inhabitants. And as to what one person loads on his mules and the other stows away in Ihis ships,... | |
 | 1853 - 682 pagina’s
...oriental plain-speaking and polished blarney : 'Mr ILLUSTRIOUS FKIEXD AXD JOY OF MY LIVER: The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although...his mules, and the other stows away in the bottom of bis ship, that is no business of mine. But, above all, as to the previous history of this city, GOD... | |
 | 1853 - 844 pagina’s
...human-headed bull of the mound of Nimroud: — "My illustrious friend and joy of my liver! "The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although...inhabitants ; and as to what one person loads on his mules aud the other stows away in the bottom of his ship, that is no business of mine. But above all, as... | |
 | Sir Austen Henry Layard - 1853 - 750 pagina’s
...of the law. These are its words : — " My illustrious Friend, and Joy of my Liver ! " The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although...have I inquired into the number of the inhabitants ; aud as to what one person loads on his mules and the other stows away in the bottom of his ship,... | |
 | 1853 - 614 pagina’s
...reference to the folly of modern, science. " My illustrious Friend and Joy of my Liver!—The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless Although I...have neither counted the houses, nor have I inquired in o the number of the inhabitants; a;id as to what one person loads on his mules and the other stows... | |
 | Ellen Henrietta Ranyard - 1854 - 522 pagina’s
...commerce, population, and remains of antiquity, of an ancient city in which he dwelt : " The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although...inhabitants ; and as to what one person loads on his mules, or another stows away in the bottom of his ship, that is no business of mine. But, above all, as to... | |
 | L. N. R. - 1854 - 522 pagina’s
...commerce, population, and remains of antiquity, of an ancient city in which he dwelt : " The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although...inhabitants ; and as to what one person loads on his mules, or another stows away in the bottom of his ship, that is no business of mine. But, above all, as to... | |
 | Austen Henry Layard - 1856 - 642 pagina’s
...of the law. These are its words : — " My illustrious Friend, and Joy of my Liver ! " The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although...mules and the other stows away in the bottom of his ihip, that is no business of mine. But, above all, as to the previous history of this city, God only... | |
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My illustrious Friend, and Joy of my Liver ! " The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although I have passed all my days in this place, I have neither counted the houses nor have I... 
