 | William Cowper - 1908 - 632 pages
...irrowcd help from him; but he is a gentleman of ~>o much reading that the people of our town can.;ot understand him.' I confess to you, my dear, I felt...and was almost ready to answer, ' Perhaps, my good friend,they may find me unintelligible too, for the same reason.' But on asking him whether he had... | |
 | James Alexander Roy - Poets, English - 1914 - 196 pages
...purpose/' " Alas ! " was the reply, " I have heretofore borrowed help from him ; but he is a gentleman of so much reading that the people of our town cannot understand him." This flattery the poet could not resist ; he accepted office and performed his onerous duties during... | |
 | Herbert Arthur Evans - Northamptonshire (England) - 1918 - 398 pages
...for your purpose.' — ' Alas ! Sir, I have heretofore borrowed help from him, but he is a gentleman of so much reading, that the people of our town cannot...unintelligible too for the same reason. But on asking him whether he had walked over to Weston on purpose to implore the assistance of my Muse, and on his replying... | |
 | Oliver Elton - English literature - 1920 - 484 pages
...for your purpose.' ' Alas, sir, I have heretofore borrowed much help of him, but he is a gentleman of so much reading that the people of our town cannot understand him.' We can see how such writing is a form of the author's conversation. He tells of domestic nothings,... | |
 | Thomas Wright - Poets, English - 1921 - 444 pages
...world for your purpose.' ' Alas ! sir, I have heretofore borrowed help from him ; but he is a gentleman of so much reading that the people of our town cannot...the force of the compliment implied in this speech. ... I promised to supply him. The waggon has accordingly gone this day to Northampton, loaded in part... | |
 | Thomas Wright - Poets, English - 1921 - 440 pages
...world for your purpose.' ' Alas ! sir, I have heretofore borrowed help from him ; but he is a gentleman of so much reading that the people of our town cannot understand him.1 I confess to you, my dear, I felt all the force of the compliment implied in this speech. ...... | |
 | Oliver Elton - English literature - 1924 - 482 pages
...for your purpose.' ' Alas, sir, I have heretofore borrowed much help of him, but he is a gentleman of so much reading that the people of our town cannot understand him.' We can se.e how such writing is a form of the author's conversation. He tells of domestic nothings,... | |
 | Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh, Walter Raleigh - Authorship - 1926 - 234 pages
...verses." " Alas, sir," said the man, " I have heretofore borrowed help from him, but he is a gentleman of so much reading, that the people of our town cannot understand him." But if Cowper writes well upon anything that happens, he writes best when nothing, absolutely nothing,... | |
 | Jeremy Wormell - Business & Economics - 1999 - 400 pages
...world for your purpose'. ' Alas ! Sir, I have heretofore borrowed help from him, but he is a gentleman of so much reading', that the people of our town cannot...speech, and was almost ready to answer. ' Perhaps, my pood friend, the}' may find me unintelligible, too, for the same reason.' But on asking him if he had... | |
 | 1841 - 520 pages
...world for your purpose.' ' Alas ! sir, I have heretofore borrowed help from him, but he is a gentleman of so much reading, that the people of our town cannot...my good friend, they . may find me unintelligible for the same reason. But, on asking him whether he had walked over to Weston on purpose to implore... | |
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Alas ! sir, I have heretofore borrowed help from him ; but he is a gentleman of so much reading that the people of our town cannot understand him. 
