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Page 264
... talk or be silent , to walk or sit still , to be sociable or solitary . I was pleased with an observation of Mr. Cobbett's , that ' he thought it a bad French custom to drink our wine with our meals , and that an English- man ought to ...
... talk or be silent , to walk or sit still , to be sociable or solitary . I was pleased with an observation of Mr. Cobbett's , that ' he thought it a bad French custom to drink our wine with our meals , and that an English- man ought to ...
Page 267
... talk on a journey , and that is , what one shall have for supper when we get to our inn at night . The open air im- proves this sort of conversation or friendly altercation , by setting a keener edge on appetite . Every mile of the road ...
... talk on a journey , and that is , what one shall have for supper when we get to our inn at night . The open air im- proves this sort of conversation or friendly altercation , by setting a keener edge on appetite . Every mile of the road ...
Page 452
... talk about inns ? It always seems to me to be very good talk . Walter Scott is full of inns . In Don Quixote and Gil Blas there is plenty of inn - talk . Sterne , Fielding , and Smollett constantly speak about them ; and , in their ...
... talk about inns ? It always seems to me to be very good talk . Walter Scott is full of inns . In Don Quixote and Gil Blas there is plenty of inn - talk . Sterne , Fielding , and Smollett constantly speak about them ; and , in their ...
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Interpretatio: Language and Translation from Cicero to Tytler Frederick M. Rener No preview available - 1989 |
Interpretatio: Language and Translation from Cicero to Tytler Frederick M. Rener Limited preview - 1989 |