 | Samuel Worcester - 1837 - 264 pages
...half a dozen strokes, to illustrate my argument ? ' 8. The pendulum complied, and ticked six times in its usual pace. 'Now,' resumed the dial, 'may I be allowed to inquire, if that exertion was at all fatiguing or disagreeable to you?' 'Not in the least,' replied the pendulum, 'it is not of six strokes... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Readers - 1838 - 346 pages
...half a dozen strokes to illustrate my argument?" 9. The pendulum complied, and ticked six times in its usual pace. " Now," resumed the dial, " may I be allowed to inquire if that exertion was at all fatiguing or disagreeable to you?" " Not in the least, " replied the pendulum, " it is not of six strokes... | |
 | C. Adams - English language - 1838 - 180 pages
...fatigue us to think of, the question is, whether it will fatigue us to do. Would you now, do me the favor to give about half a dozen strokes to illustrate my...argument ? " The pendulum complied, and ticked six times in its usual pace. " Now," resumed the dial, " may I be allowed to inquire, if that exertion was at... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1838 - 316 pages
...question is, whether it will fatigue us to do. Would you now do me the favour to give about half a 60 dozen strokes to illustrate my argument?" The pendulum complied, and ticked six times in its usual pace. " Now," resumed the dial, " may I be allowed to inquire, if that exertion was at... | |
 | William Hone - 1839 - 874 pages
...question is, whether it will fatigue us to do. Would you now do me the favour to give about li;.lf 0 ހ o& fa tiguing or disazreeable to you ?" " Not in the least," replied the pendulum ; " it is not of six... | |
 | Readers - 1839 - 428 pages
...the question is, will it fatigue us to do ? Would you now do me the favour to give about half-a-dozen strokes, to illustrate my argument ?" The pendulum...times at its usual pace. " Now," resumed the dial, " was that exertion fatiguing to you ?" " Not in the least," replied the pendulum: " it is not of six... | |
 | 1839 - 320 pages
...FLTv 0139 may fatigue us to f Aie/c of, tho question is, whether it will fatigue us to do. Would you now do me the favour to give about half a dozen strokes, to illustrate my argument ?" _ The pendulum complied, and ticked six times in its usual pace. " Xow," resumed the dial, " may... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 pages
...question is, whether it will fatigue us to do. Would you now do me the favour to give about half a 60 dozen strokes to illustrate my argument?" The pendulum complied, and ticked six times in ita usual pace. " Now," resumed the dial, " may I be allowed to inquire, if that exertion was at... | |
 | George Willson - Elocution - 1840 - 298 pages
...about half a dozen strokes to illustrate my argument 1" The pendulum complied, and ticked six times in its usual pace. " Now," resumed the dial, "may I be allowed to inquire, if that exertion was at all fatiguing or disagreeable 7 to you ?" " Not in the least," replied the pendulum, " it. is not of six... | |
 | 1840 - 440 pages
...it will fatigue us to do it. Will you just give about half a dozen strokes, to explain what I mean.' The pendulum complied, and ticked six times at its usual pace. ' Now,' continued the dial, ' was that exertion at all fatiguing or disagreeable to you?' ' Not in the least,'... | |
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may I be allowed to inquire, if that exertion was at all fatiguing or disagreeable to you ?" " Not in the least," replied the pendulum; " it is not of six strokes that I complain, nor of sixty, but of millions. 
