| Edward James Mortimer Collins - 1880 - 178 Seiten
...they seldom exercise it. The oft-quoted epigram on a certain Bishop of Oxford is to the point — " I do not like thee, Dr. Fell, The reason why I cannot tell : But only this I know full well, I do not like thee, Dr. Fell." Who has not, on very first meeting... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 440 Seiten
...Pa-in-law's afraid of him ; pa-inlaw's, ahem ! never mind, but ma-in-law's a trump, Mrs. Liglltlbot." " Indeed my Lady was;" and Mrs. Lightfoot owned, with...as my head man. Blanche wants me to take him. Why docs Miss Amory like him so?" "Did Miss Blanche like him so?" The notion seemed to disturb Mrs. Lightfoot... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 876 Seiten
...Pa-in-law's afraid of him ; pa-inlaw's, ahem ! never mind, but ma-in-law's a trump, Mrs. Lightfoot." il Indeed my Lady was;" and Mrs. Lightfoot owned, with...cannot tell," continued Mr. Foker; " and he wants to be Liken as my head man. Blanche wants me to take him. Why does Miss Amory like him so? " " Did Miss Blanche... | |
| Thomas D. Worrall - 1883 - 34 Seiten
...no reasonable excuse for their course, and in imitation of one of their class, they can only say : •'I do not like thee, Dr. Fell ; The reason why I cannot tell, But still I know and, know full well, I do not like thee, Dr. Fell." One of the greatest misfortunes... | |
| Parker Pillsbury - 1883 - 520 Seiten
...to my questions on the point reminded me of the lines I have seen, but cannot now recall where : " I do not like thee. Dr. Fell ; The reason why I cannot tell ; But this I do know, very well, I do not like thee. Dr. Fell." So with the reverend gentleman. He... | |
| Samuel Richardson - 1883 - 522 Seiten
...notwithstanding, entitles him to civility and acknowledgment. By my soul, madam, this is very comical : I do not like thee, Dr. Fell; The reason why, I cannot tell But I don't like thee, Dr. fell. 4 ell. ) Such, madam, seem to me to be your reasons. You are very... | |
| 1883 - 700 Seiten
...only state the fact. The whole philosophy of it is summed up in these very familiar lines : — *' I do not like thee, Dr. Fell, The reason why I cannot tell ; But only this I know full well, I do not like thee, Dr. Fell." That is all we can say about it. We... | |
| 1884 - 616 Seiten
...magnetism and mesmerism, and that persons are attracted to each other or repelled, they cannot tell why. ' I do not like thee, Dr. Fell, The reason why, I cannot tell ; But this I know full well, That I don't like thec, Dr. Fell.' If, as is said, Canning wrote these... | |
| 1889 - 366 Seiten
...them taken from The Lays of the Saintly, by Mr. Walter Parke. (London, Vizetelly, 1882.) DR. FELL. I DO not like thee, Dr. Fell, The reason why I cannot tell ; But this alone, I know full well, I do not like thee, Dr. Fell. This little nursery rhyme claims... | |
| Grace Leslie Keith Johnston - 1884 - 284 Seiten
...only something that might be called a presentiment, if that isn't too grand a word for my feeling. ' I do not like thee, Dr. Fell; the reason why I cannot tell." I distrust him, Dick. Why should he be so very friendly to you all at once ? You were never very polite... | |
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