 I might as well attempt to gather up the foam of the sea as to convey an idea of the extraordinary language in which he clothed his description. There were, at least, five words in every sentence that must have been very much astonished at the use they...  London Society - Seite 430herausgegeben von - 1871Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1891 - 900 Seiten
...that would be worthy of Mephistopheles. . . . The conversation turned on Beckford. I might as well i;( & IJ ؘ 1; $'2 / m< dI oFiS ާ UQ Q ]< g گ' O u mŜx ͽ RX@Ăv]F(N f X 7n d0 He talked like a racehorse approaching a winning - post, every muscle in action." Such was Disraeli... | |
 | Laurence Hutton - 1894 - 306 Seiten
...away with the smooth carefulness of a girl. The conversation turned upon Beckford. I might as well attempt to gather up the foam of the sea as to convey...extraordinary language in which he clothed his description. He talked like a race -horse approaching the BENJAMIN DISRAELI DISRAELI 181 winning-post, every muscle... | |
 | George William Erskine Russell - 1898 - 398 Seiten
...excessive care for them is apt to tell unfavorably on the substance of discourse. " I might as well attempt to gather up the foam of the sea as to convey...use they were put to, and yet no others apparently could so well have expressed his idea. He talked like a racehorse approaching the winning-post —... | |
 | George William Erskine Russell - 1898 - 410 Seiten
...excessive care for them is apt to tell unfavorably on the substance of discourse. " I might as well attempt to gather up the foam of the sea as to convey...use they were put to, and yet no others apparently could so well have expressed his idea. He talked like a racehorse approaching the winning-post —... | |
 | George William Erskine Russell - 1898 - 398 Seiten
...excessive care for them is apt to tell unfavorably on the substance of discourse. " I might as well attempt to gather up the foam of the sea as to convey an idea of the extraordinary lauguage in which he clothed his description. There were at least five words in every sentence that... | |
 | Henry Pereira Mendes - 1904 - 110 Seiten
...on the nght temple it is parted and put away with the smooth carefulness of a girl. I might as well attempt to gather up the foam of the sea as to convey...the extraordinary language in which he clothed his conversation. He talked like a race-horse approaching the winning-post, every muscle in action." IX1ON... | |
 | 1880 - 846 Seiten
...right it is parted and put away with the smooth carefulness of a girl's, and shines most unctuously. There were at least five words in every sentence that...use they were put to, and yet no others, apparently, could so well have conveyed his ideas. He talked like a racehorse approaching the winning post, every... | |
 | Sir Henry William Lucy - 1908 - 440 Seiten
...power of conversation which shows the impression he made upon a casual observer : — " I might as well attempt to gather up the foam of the sea as to convey...use they were put to ; and yet no others apparently could so well have conveyed his idea. He talked like a racehorse approaching the winning-post, every... | |
 | Sir Henry William Lucy - 1908 - 436 Seiten
...power of conversation which shows the impression he made upon a casual observer : — " I might as well attempt to gather up the foam of the sea as to convey...use they were put to ; and yet no others apparently could so well have conveyed his idea. He talked like a racehorse approaching the winning-post, every... | |
 | William Teignmouth Shore - 1911 - 366 Seiten
...the style in which he gave a sketch of his habits and manners was worthy of himself. I might as well attempt to gather up the foam of the sea, as to convey...use they were put to, and yet no others apparently could so well have conveyed his idea. He talked like a race-horse approaching the winning-post, every... | |
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