 When I was in India, I passed one hot season at the hills, and there were the governor-general, and the secretary of government, and the commander-in-chief, and their wives. I had Clarissa with me : and, as soon as they began to read, the whole station...  Clarissa, ed. by E.S. Dallas - Pagina vdoor Samuel Richardson - 1868Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1907 - 431 pagina’s
...the commauder-in-chief, and their wives. I had Clarissa with me : and, as soon as they began to read, the whole station was in a passion of excitement about...and the chief-justice could not read it for tears ! ' He acted the whole scene : he paced up and down the Athenaeum library : I daresay he could have... | |
 | Augustine Birrell - 1908 - 308 pagina’s
...commander-in-chief and their wives. ' " I had Clarissa with me, and as soon as '"they began to read the whole station ' " was in a passion of excitement...book, and the ' " secretary waited for it, and the chief ' "justice could not read it for tears." He ' acted the whole scene, he paced up and 'down the... | |
 | George Rice Carpenter, William Tenney Brewster - 1908 - 481 pagina’s
...the Commander-in-Chief, and their wives. I had Clarissa with me: and, as soon as they began to read, the whole station was in a passion of excitement about...and her misfortunes, and her scoundrelly Lovelace I The Governor's wife seized the book, and the Secretary waited for it, and the Chief Justice could... | |
 | Charles Wells Moulton - 1910
...commander-in-chief, and their wives. I had 'Clarissa:' with me; and, as soon as they began to read, the whole station was in a passion of excitement about...the book, and the secretary waited for it, and the chief justice could not read it for tears!" He acted the whole scene: he paced up and down the Athenseum... | |
 | George Otto Trevelyan - 1914 - 332 pagina’s
...commander-in-chief, and their wives. I had "Clarissa" with me ; and as soon as they began to 5 read, the whole station was in a passion of excitement about...scoundrelly Lovelace. The governor's wife seized the book ; the secretary waited for it; the chief-justice could not read it for tears.' He acted the whole scene... | |
 | Meadows Taylor - 1920 - 500 pagina’s
...the Commander-in-Chief, and their wives. I had Clarissa with me ; and, as soon as they began to read, the whole station was in a passion of excitement about...scoundrelly Lovelace. The Governor's wife seized the book ; the Secretary waited for it ; the Chief Justice could not read it for tears.' An old Scotch doctor,... | |
 | Augustine Birrell - 1923
...the commander-in-chief, and their wives. I had Clarissa with me, and as soon as they began to read the whole station was in a passion of excitement about...the book, and the secretary waited for it, and the chief justice could not read it for tears.' He acted the whole scene, he paced up and down the Athenaeum... | |
 | Harry Morgan Ayres - 1924 - 898 pagina’s
...the Commander-in-Chief, and their wives. I had Clarissa with me : and, as soon as they began to read, ion That its joy grew his, and sprung From his lips...what though yet Poesy's unfailing River, Which thro' Chief Justice could not read it for tears!" He acted the whole scene : he paced up and down the "Athenaeum"... | |
 | English Association - 1922
...the Commander-in-Chief, and their wives. I had Clarissa with me ; and, as soon as they began to read, the whole station was in a passion of excitement about...the book, and the Secretary waited for it, and the Chief Justice could not read it for tears ! ' Here there is no lack of enthusiasm ; and the story which... | |
 | George Walter Thornbury - 1880
...began to read it, the whole station was in a passion of excitement about Miss Harlowe and the scoundrel Lovelace. The governor's wife seized the book, and the secretary waited for it, and the chief justice could not read it for tears. He acted the whole scene as he paced up and down the Athenaeum... | |
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