 | 1709 - 388 pagina’s
...true; for which reafon. 1 found he bad very much turned his ftudies, for about a twelve-month paft, into the lives and adventures of Don Bellianis of...Greece, Guy of Warwick, the Se<ven Champions, and other niftorians of that age. I could not but obferve the fatisfaftion the father took in the forwardnefs... | |
 | 1804 - 676 pagina’s
...all the learning on the other side eight years old. I pereeived him a very great historian in iEsop's Fables: but he frankly declared to me his mind, that...Seven Champions, and other historians of that age. I could not but observe th,e satisfaction the father took in the forwardness of his son ; and that... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 348 pagina’s
...had excellent parts, and was a great master of all the learning on the other side eight years old. I perceived him a very great historian in /Esop's...Seven Champions, and other historians of that age. I could not but observe the satisfaction the father took in the forwardness of his son; and that these... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 348 pagina’s
...he had very much turned his studies, for about a twelve-month past, into the lives and adventuresof Don Bellianis of Greece, Guy of Warwick, 'the Seven Champions, and other historians of that age. I could not but observe the satis* faction the father took in the forwardness of his son; and that... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 340 pagina’s
...all the learning on the other side eight years old. I perceived him a very great historian in jEsop's Fables : but he frankly declared to me his mind, "...Seven Champions, and other historians of that age. I could not but observe the satisfaction the father took in the forwardness of his son ; and that these... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 348 pagina’s
...much turned his studies, for about a twelve-month past, into the lives and adventures of Don Belliimis of Greece, Guy of Warwick, the Seven Champions, and other historians of that age. I could not but observe the satisfaction the father took in the forwardness of his son; and that these... | |
 | 1822 - 496 pagina’s
...all the learning on the other side eight years old. I perceived him a very great historian in vEsop's Fables ; but he frankly declared to me his mind, '...Seven Champions, and other historians of that age. I could not but observe the satisfaction the father took in the forwardness of his son ; and that these... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 332 pagina’s
...all the learning on the other side eight years old. 1 perceived him a very great historian in yEsop's Fables: but he frankly declared to me his mind, '...Seven Champions, and other historians of that age. I could not but observe the satisfaction the father took in the forwardness of his son; and that these... | |
 | John Aikin - 1807 - 706 pagina’s
...which reason I found he hajd very much turned his studies for about a twelvemonth past into the Jives and adventures of Don Bellianis of Greece, Guy of...boy's sister, " Betty deals chiefly in fairies and sprights; and sometimes in a winter-night will terrify the maids with her accounts until they are afraid... | |
 | 1829 - 804 pagina’s
...all the learning on the other side eight yean old. I perceived him a very great historian in ^sop's Fables : but he frankly declared to me his mind, '...Seven Champions, and other historians of that age. I could not bui observe the satisfaction the father took in the forwardness of his son ; and that these... | |
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Fables; but he frankly declared to me his mind, "that he did not delight in that learning, because he did not believe they were true"; for which reason I found he had very much turned his studies, for about a twelve-month past, into the lives and adventures... 
