 | Great Britain - 1710 - 488 pages
...on t'other Side Eight Years old. I perceived him a very great Hiftorian in JEfop's Fables :, but he frankly declared to me his Mind, That he did not delight in that Learning, becaufe he did not believe they were true ^ for which Reafon, I found he had very much turned his Studies... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1712 - 418 pages
...on t'other Side Eight Years old. F perceived him a very great Hilrorian in jEftp'&n , Fables" But he frankly declared to me his Mind, • ; ' That he did not delight in that Learning, beqaufc he did^not believe they were true ; for which Reafoffl found he had very much turned I ' his... | |
 | Tatler - 1754 - 338 pages
...Learning on t'olher Side Eight Years old. I perceived him a very great Hiftorian in JEfop's Fables: But he frankly declared to me his Mind, That he did not delight in that Learning, becaufe he did not believe they were true; for which Reafon I found he had very much turned his Studies... | |
 | English essays - 1709 - 388 pages
...true; for which reafon. 1 found he bad very much turned his ftudies, for about a twelve-month paft, into the lives and adventures of Don Bellianis of...Greece, Guy of Warwick, the Se<ven Champions, and other niftorians of that age. I could not but obferve the fatisfaftion the father took in the forwardnefs... | |
 | 1785 - 698 pages
...on the other fide eight years old. I perceived him a very great hiilorian in Stop's Fables: but he frankly declared to me his mind, that he did not delight in that learning, becaufe he did not believe they were true; for which rcafon I found he had тегу much turned hisftudies,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1803 - 572 pages
...on the other side eight years old. I perceived him a very great historian in yEsop's Fables: but he frankly declared to me his mind, " that he did not delight in thatlearning, because he did not believe they were true;" for which reason 1 found he had very much... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 348 pages
...the other side eight years old. I perceived him a very great historian in ..<Esop's Fables : but he frankly declared to me his mind, " that he did not...for about a twelve-month past, into the lives and adventuresof Don Bellianis of Greece, Guy of Warwick, 'the Seven Champions, and other historians of... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1819 - 348 pages
...on the other side eight years old. I perceived him a very great historian in .Esop's Fables: but he frankly declared to me his mind, " that he did not...twelve-month past, into the lives and adventures of Don Belliimis of Greece, Guy of Warwick, the Seven Champions, and other historians of that age. I could... | |
 | John Aikin - Literature, Modern - 1807 - 706 pages
...eight years old, the writer says, " 1 perceived him a very great historian in jEsop's Fables: but he frankly declared to me his mind, that he did not delight...believe they were true: for which reason I found he hajd very much turned his studies for about a twelvemonth past into the Jives and adventures of Don... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1853 - 332 pages
...other side of eight years old. I perceived him a very great historian in ' .'Esop's Fables ;' but he frankly declared to me his mind, ' that he did not...studies, for about a twelvemonth past, into the lives of Don Bellianis of Greece, Guy of Warwick, ' the Seven Champions,' and other historians of that age.... | |
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Fables: but he frankly declared to me his mind, that "he did not delight in that learning, because he did not believe they were true... 
