 | 1821 - 732 pagina’s
...shut his eyes for full two hours at a time, that he might not be disturbed by external objects — and at such times the internal commotion of his mind...guttural sounds, which his admirers declared were merely die noise of conflict, made by his contending doubts and opinions. " I have been the more anxious to... | |
 | George Lockhart - 1824 - 870 pagina’s
...absolutely shut his eyes for full two hours at a time, that he might not be disturbed by external objects; and at such times the internal commotion of his mind...doubts and opinions. It is with infinite difficulty T have been enabled to colNEW-YORK. 95 lect these biographical anecdotes of the great man under consideration.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1825 - 356 pagina’s
...ahsolutely shut his eyes for fall two hours at a time, that he might not he disturhed hy external ohjects ; and at such times the internal commotion of his mind was evinced hy certain regular guttural sounds, which his admirers declared were merely the noise of conflict made... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pagina’s
...absolutely shut his eyes for full two hours at a time, that he might not be disturbed by external objects; and at such times the internal commotion of his mind was evinced by certain regular gutteral sounds, which his admirers declared were merely the noise of conflict made by his contending... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pagina’s
...absolutely shut his eyes for full two hours at a time, that he might not be disturbed by external objects ; and at such times the internal commotion of his mind was evinced by certain regular gutteral sounds, which his admirers declared were merely the noise of conflict made by his contending... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 410 pagina’s
...absolutely shut his eyes for full two hours at a time, that he might not be disturbed by external objects ; and at such times the internal commotion of his mind was evinced by certain regular gutteral sounds, which his admirers declared were merely the noise of conflict made by his contending... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1828 - 354 pagina’s
...ahsolutely shut his eyes for foil two hours at a time, that he might not he disturhed hy external ohjects ; and at such times the internal commotion of his mind was evinced hy certain regular guttural sounds, which his admirers declared were merely the noise of conflict made... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 292 pagina’s
...shut his eyes for full two hours at a time, that he might not be disturbed by external objects — and at such times the internal commotion of his mind...evinced by certain regular guttural sounds, which HIS MILD ADMINISTRATION. 151 his admirers declared were merely the noise of conflict, made by his contending... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1831 - 522 pagina’s
...shut his eyes for full two hours at a time, that he might not be disturbed by external objects — and at such times the internal commotion of his mind...evinced by certain regular guttural sounds, which I HIS MILD ADMINISTRATION. 151 his admirers declared were merely the noise of conflict, made by his... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 284 pagina’s
...absolutely shut his eyes for full two hours at a time, that he might not be disturbed by external objects ; and at such times the internal commotion of his mind...I have been enabled to collect these biographical aneedotes of the great man under consideration. The facts respecting him were so scattered and vague,... | |
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Nay, it has even been said, that when any deliberation of extraordinary length and intricacy was on the carpet, the renowned Wouter would shut his eyes for full two hours at a time, that he might not be disturbed by external objects — and at such times... 
