 Wouter Van Twiller — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated above, or tranquilly settled below, the cares and perplexities of this world. He had lived in it for years without feeling the least curiosity to know whether the sun revolved...  The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review - Pagina 126geredigeerd door - 1810Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Washington Irving - 1893 - 400 pagina’s
...elevated above, %? •-,;! ? >i •• , !^.-_" . •,!-»! ^^jF -• --- f 226 a iJisstorg of Hew or tranquilly settled below, the cares and perplexities of this world. He had lived in it PV_ for years, without feeling the least curiosity to know whether the sun revolved round it, or it... | |
 | George Rice Carpenter - 1898 - 498 pagina’s
...slept the remaining twelve of the four-and-twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter Van Twiller, — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated...revolved round it, or it round the sun ; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling, without once... | |
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - 1898 - 578 pagina’s
...he slept the remaining twelve of the four and twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter Van Twiller — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated...revolved round it, or it round the sun ; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling, without once... | |
 | george rice carpenter - 1898 - 498 pagina’s
...slept the remaining twelve of the four-and-twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter Van Twiller, — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated...revolved round it, or it round the sun; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling, without once... | |
 | George Rice Carpenter - 1898 - 494 pagina’s
...Such was the renowned Wouter Van Twiller, — a true philosopher, for his mind was either ele- / vated above, or tranquilly settled below, the cares and...revolved round it, or it round the sun ; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling, without once... | |
 | Sherman Williams - 1898 - 344 pagina’s
...he slept the remaining twelve of the four and twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter Van Twiller,— a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated...the least curiosity to know whether the sun revolved around it, or it around the sun; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 430 pagina’s
...he slept the remaining twelve of the four and twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter Van Twiller — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated...revolved round it, or it round the sun ; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling, without once... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pagina’s
...he slept the remaining twelve of the four and twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter Van Twiller — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated...revolved round it, or it round the sun ; and he had watched, for at least half a century, the smoke curling from his pipe to the ceiling, without once... | |
 | John Fiske - 1899 - 340 pagina’s
...slept the remaining twelve of the four-and-twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter van Twiller, — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated...below, the cares and perplexities of this world." The worthy Knickerbocker goes on to inform us that it is " with infinite difficulty " that he has collected... | |
 | John Fiske - 1902 - 394 pagina’s
...slept the remaining twelve of the four and twenty. Such was the renowned Wouter van Twiller, — a true philosopher, for his mind was either elevated...below, the cares and perplexities of this world." The worthy Knickerbocker goes on to inform us that it is "with infinite difficulty" that he has collected... | |
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