 I could only apprehend my felicity ; I was too 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, suddenly let loose after a forty years  Museum of Foreign Literature and Science - Pagina 120geredigeerd door - 1825Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1835 - 426 pagina’s
...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 —...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.—. ' I am like the man... | |
 | 1826 - 890 pagina’s
...that I was not. 1 was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Postile, suddenly let loose after a forty years' confinement. I could scarce trust myself...than I could ever manage. From a poor man, poor in timo, I was suddenly lifted up intp a vast revenue ; I could sec no end of my possessions ; I wanted... | |
 | 1825 - 500 pagina’s
...that I was not. 1 was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile, suddenly let loose after a forty years' confinement. I could scarce trust myself...his Time all to himself. It seemed to me that I had wore time on my hands than I could •ever manage. From a poor man, poor in time, I was suddenly lifted... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1833 - 308 pagina’s
...Bastile, suddenly let loose after a forty years' confinement. I could scarce trust myself with myself, tt was like passing out of Time into Eternity — for...to me that I had more time on my hands than I could F ever manage. From a poor man, poor in Time, I was suddenly lifted up into a vast revenue ; I could... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1835 - 440 pagina’s
...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...have his Time all to himself. It seemed to me that t had more time on my hands than I could ever manage. From a poor man, poor in Time, I was suddenly... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1836 - 326 pagina’s
...that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile, suddenly let loose after a forty years' confinement. I could scarce trust myself...to me that I had more time on my hands than I could F ' ever manage. From a poor man, poor in Time, 1 was suddenly lifted up into a vast revenue ; I could... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1836 - 324 pagina’s
...that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile, suddenly let loose after a forty years' confinement. I could scarce trust myself...to me that I had more time on my hands than I could F ever manage. From a poor man, poor in Time, I was suddenly lifted up into a vast revenue ; I could... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1836 - 326 pagina’s
...that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile, suddenly let loose after a forty years' confinement. I could scarce trust myself...to me that I had more time on my hands than I could F ever manage. From a poor man, poor in Time, I was suddenly lifted up into a vast revenue ; I could... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 486 pagina’s
...that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile, suddenly let loose after a forty years' confinement. I could scarce trust myself...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, Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1851 - 964 pagina’s
...could scarce trust myself with myself. Ii was like passing out of time into eternity— for it was a sort of eternity for a man to have his time all...could ever manage. From a poor man, poor in time, 1 was suddenly lifted up into a vast revenue ; I could see no end of my possessions; I wanted some... | |
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