| Thomas Green Fessenden - 1806 - 326 páginas
...a salver, without spilling the smallest drop." The celebrated Leibnitz mentions another, a subject of the elector of Saxony, who could discourse in an...somewhat of a truant, and did not willingly exert That though imagination cures, "With aid of pair of patent skewers, his talents, being rather pressed... | |
| Thomas Green Fessenden - 1806 - 320 páginas
...a salver, without spilling the smallest drop." The celebrated Leibnitz mentions another, a subject of the elector of Saxony, who could discourse in an...Greek, Latin, German, or English, however, he has liot stated; but Dr. Shaw, alluding to the same dog, says, undoubtedly under the influence of prejudice,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 524 páginas
...progress in language, as to be able to articulate no less than thirty words. It appears, however, that he was somewhat of a truant, and did not willingly exert his talents, being ratherpressed into the service of literature ; and it was necessary that the words should be first... | |
| Reuben Percy - 1826 - 380 páginas
...no less than thirty words. It appears, however, that he was somewhat of a truant, and did not very willingly exert his talents, being rather pressed into the service of literature, and it was necessary that the words should be first pronounced to him each time before he spoke. The... | |
| 1831 - 796 páginas
...articulate no less than thirty words. It appears, however, that he was somewhat a truant, and did not very willingly exert his talents, being rather pressed into the service of literature, and it was necessary that the words should he first pronounced to him each time before he spoke.' The... | |
| 1832 - 548 páginas
...articulate no less than thirty words. It appears, however, that he was somewhat a truant, and did not very willingly exert his talents, being rather pressed into the service of literature ; and it was necessary that the words should be first pronounced to him each time before he spoke."... | |
| Thomas Green Fessenden - 1837 - 298 páginas
...spilling the smallest drop." The celebrated Leibnitz mentions another, a subject of the-elector of Saxonv, who could discourse in an " intelligible manner,"...being rather pressed into the service of literature." ^7- ' . , Indeed, our greatest naturalists assure us, that this animal is far before the human species... | |
| 1852 - 670 páginas
...no lese than thirty words. It appears, however, that he was somewhat of a truant, and did not very Ʌz OٹH A jo EpJ , ' ߢ WF |F n 3 , f$ a*O>< W X [r and it was necessary that the words should be first pro-nounced to him each time before he spoke. The... | |
| 1847 - 666 páginas
...no less than thirty words. It appears, however, that he was somewhat of a trnant, and did not very willingly exert his talents, being rather pressed into the service of literature, and it was necessary that the words should be first pronounced to him each time before he spoke. The... | |
| Robert Blakey - 1854 - 208 páginas
...no less than thirty words. It appears, however, that he was somewhat of a truant, and did not very willingly exert his talents, being rather pressed into the service of literature ; and it was necessary that the words should be first pronounced to him each time, which he, as it... | |
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