 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1810 - 444 pages
...which in English means doubter ; a name admirably descriptive of his deliberative habits. For though he was a man, shut up within himself like an oyster,...adherents, who affirmed that he always conceived every subject on so comprehensive a scale, that he had not room in his head, to turn it over and examine... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1810 - 874 pages
...which in English means doubttr ; a name admirably descriptive of his deliberative habits. For though he was a man, shut up within himself like an oyster,...except in monosyllables, yet did he never make up 4tis minil, on any doubtful point. This was clearly accounted for by hit adherents, who affirmed that... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1812 - 306 pages
...oyfter, and of fuch a profoundly reflective turn, that he fearcely ever fpoke except in monofyllables, yet did he never make up his mind on any doubtful...adherents, who affirmed that he always conceived every fubject on fo comprehenfive a fcale, that he had not room in his head to turn it over and examine both... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1819 - 476 pages
...; a name admirably descriptive of his deliberative habits. For though he was a man, shut up witlrn himself like an oyster, and of such a profoundly reflective...never make up his mind, on any doubtful point.*.....' There never was a matter proposed, however simple, and on which your common narrow mmded mortals would... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 310 pages
...which in English means doubter; a name admirably descriptive of his deliberative habits. For though he was a man, shut up within himself like an oyster,...profoundly reflective turn, that he scarcely ever VOL. i. o spoke except in monosyllables, yet did he never make up his mind on any doubtful point. This... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 302 pages
...which in English means doubter; a name admirably descriptive of his deliberative habits. For though he was a man, shut up within himself like an oyster,...profoundly reflective turn, that he scarcely ever VOL. i, o spoke except in monosyllables, yet did he never ' make up his mind on any doubtful point.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 362 pages
...which in English means doubter ; a name admirably descriptive of his deliberative habits. For, though he was a man shut up within himself like an oyster,...adherents, who affirmed that he always conceived every subject on so comprehensive a scale, that he had not room in his head to turn it over and examine both... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 414 pages
...which in English means doubter ; a name admirably descriptive of his deliberative habits. For though he was a man, shut up within himself like an oyster,...adherents, who affirmed that he always conceived every subject on so comprehensive a scale, that he had not room in his head to turn it over and examine both... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pages
...which, in English, means doubter ; a name admirably descriptive of his deliberative habits. For, though he was a man shut up within himself like an oyster,...reflective turn, that he scarcely ever spoke, except iu monosyllables, yet did he never make up his mind on any doubtful point. This was clearly accounted... | |
 | George Lockhart - 1824 - 870 pages
...which in English means doubter; a name admirably descriptive of his deliberative habits. For though he was a man shut up within himself like an oyster,...adherents, who affirmed that he always conceived every subject on so comprehensive a scale that he had not room in his head to turn it over and examine both... | |
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... of a man of quick parts; by the other many a dunderpate, like the owl, the stupidest of birds, comes to be considered the very type of wisdom. 
