 | Jonathan Swift - 1872 - 444 pagina’s
...even of those who are their nearest friends and relations. For the same reason, they never can mnuse themselves with reading, because their memory will...beginning of a sentence to the end ; and by this defect, that are deprived of the only entertainment, whereof they might otherwise be capable. " The language... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1873 - 610 pagina’s
...amuse themselves with reading, becanse their memory will not serve to carry them from the heginning of a sentence to the end ; and by this defect they...deprived of the only entertainment whereof they might otherwise be capable. "The language of this country being always on the flux, the Struldbrugs of one... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1879 - 208 pagina’s
...persons, even of those who are their nearest friends and relations. For the same reason, they never can amuse themselves with reading, because their memory...deprived of the only entertainment whereof they might otherwise be capable. The language of this country being always upon the flux, the struldbrugs of one... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1879 - 466 pagina’s
...persons, even of those who are their nearest , friends and relations. For the same reason, they never can amuse themselves with reading, because their memory...beginning of a sentence to the end; and by this defect, that are deprived of the only entertainment, whereof they might otherwise be capable. " The language... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 732 pagina’s
...names of persons, even of those who are their nearest friends and relations. For the same reason, Ihey can never amuse themselves with reading, because their...deprived of the only entertainment whereof they might otherwise be capable. " The language of this country being always upon the flux, the Struldbrugs of... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1882 - 874 pagina’s
...to still continue without increasing or diminishing. In talking, they forget the common appellation of things, and the names of persons, even of those...of a sentence to the end; and by this defect they took," he says, " a second leave of my master, but as I was going to prostrate myself to kiss his hoof,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1883 - 668 pagina’s
...to still continue, without increasing or diminishing. In talking, they forget the common appellation of "things, and the names of persons, even of those...to the end ; and by this defect they are deprived cf the only entertainment whereof they might otherwise be capable. " The language of this country being... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1883 - 466 pagina’s
...persons, even of those who are their nearest friends and relations. For the same reason, they never can amuse themselves with reading, because their memory...deprived of the only entertainment, whereof they might otherwise be capable. " The language of this country being always upon the flux, the struldbrugs of... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Sir Walter Scott - 1883 - 468 pagina’s
...persons, even of those who are their nearest friends and relations. For the same reason, they never can amuse themselves with reading, because their memory...deprived of the only entertainment, whereof they might otherwise be capable. " The language of this country being always upon the flux, the struldbrugs of... | |
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For the same reason, they can never amuse themselves with reading, because their memory will not serve to carry them from the beginning of a sentence to the end; and by this defect they are deprived of the only entertainment whereof they might otherwise... 
