I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand or go, eat, drink, be merry or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing anything else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly... English Studies: Or, Essays in English History and Literature - Page 112by John Sherren Brewer - 1881 - 448 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1821 - 506 pages
...schoolmaster ; for when I am in the presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry, or sad, be sewing, plnying, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it. as it were, in such weight, measure, and number,... | |
| 1822 - 734 pages
...scholemaster. For when I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry, or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number, even se perfectly, as... | |
| 1822 - 696 pages
...schoolmaster ; for, when I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry, or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly as... | |
| Ida Ashworth Taylor - 1822 - 414 pages
...schoolmaster; for, when I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry, or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, ana number, even so perfectly as... | |
| Brief memoirs - 1823 - 196 pages
...schoolmaster. For when I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly, as... | |
| William Godwin - 1824 - 136 pages
...schoolmaster. Foe, when I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry, or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or c doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure and number, even so perfectly... | |
| Mrs. Inchbald - 1824 - 404 pages
...am in the presence of either my father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, ergo; eat, drink, be merry or sad ; be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in snch weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly as... | |
| 1825 - 710 pages
...schuohnastiT, for when I am in presence eitlier of fa- , ther or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry, or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number, even •o perfectly... | |
| Henry Kett - 1825 - 298 pages
...presence of either father or mother, whatever I do, be it sewing, playing, dancing, or doing any thing else, I am so sharply taunted, so cruelly threatened, yea presently, sometimes with pinches and other ways, that I think myself in hell till time comes that I must go to Mr. Aylmer, who teacbeth... | |
| William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...schoolmaster. For when I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, troubles unto me.' " Surely this innocent creature's confession, that she was won to the love of learning... | |
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