 | 1867 - 90 pages
...laugh rose at my expense ; the dry jest, the wise calculation of losses and expenditure ; the dull but endless repetition of ' The Fulton Folly.' Never...remark, a bright hope, or a warm wish, cross my path. " At length the boat was finished, and the day arriTed when the trial was to be made. To me it was... | |
 | John Timbs - 1868 - 448 pages
...settled cast of incredulity on their countenances. Never did a single encouraging remark, a bright hope, a warm wish, cross my path. Silence itself was but...politeness veiling its doubts or hiding its reproaches." Fulton's biographer describes the trial : " Before the boat had made the progress of a quarter of a... | |
 | Simon Kerl - 1868 - 396 pages
...balcony, was filled with spectators.1 1 Can pleasures, or riches, or honors cure a guilty conscience ?' t Never did a single encouraging remark, a bright hope, or a warm wish cross my path.' t Day after day, and hour after hour, passed heavily away.t His magnificence, his taste, his classical... | |
 | William Dealtry - 1869 - 460 pages
...often rose at my expense ; the dry jest ; the wise calculation of losses and expenditures, the dull but endless repetition of the Fulton folly. Never...politeness veiling its doubts, or hiding its reproaches." Fulton's biographer says : " Before the boat had made the progress of a quarter of a mile the greatest... | |
 | Thomas Streatfeild Clarkson - 1869 - 358 pages
...settled cast of incredulity on their countenances. Never did a single word of encouragement, or of bright hope, or a warm wish cross my path. Silence itself was but politeness, veiling doubts or hiding its reproaches." Fulton's biographer describes the trial : "Before the boat had made... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1871 - 410 pages
...often rose at my expense; the dry jest; the wise calculation of losses and expenditures ; the dull but endless repetition of ' the Fulton Folly ' Never...politeness veiling its doubts, or hiding its reproaches. 4. "At length the day arrived when the experiment was to be put into operation. To me it was a most... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1873 - 400 pages
...wise calculation of losses and expenditures ; the dull but endless repetition of ' the Fulton Polly.' Never did a single encouraging remark, a bright hope,...politeness veiling its doubts, or hiding its reproaches. 4. " At length the day arrived when the experiment was to be put into operation. To me it was a most... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1874 - 396 pages
...often rose at my expense ; the dry jest; the wise calculation of losses and expenditures ; the dull but endless repetition of ' the Fulton Folly.' Never...a warm wish, cross my path. Silence itself was but politeniss veiling its doubts, or hiding its reproaches. 4. " At length the day arrived when the experiment... | |
 | David R. Goudie - 1874 - 118 pages
...dull, but endless repetition of Fulton's folly. Never did a single encouraging remark, a bright hope, a warm wish, cross my path. Silence itself was but...politeness veiling its doubts or hiding its reproaches." yet more unfortunate), the advice of " the eminent practical man," to be the judge ; that I am compelled... | |
 | John Russell Webb - 1876 - 514 pages
...to the object of this new vehicle. The language %vas Uniformly that of scorn or sneer or ridicule. hope, or a warm wish, cross my path. Silence itself...politeness, veiling its doubts or hiding its reproaches. 5. At length the day arrived when the experiment was to be put in operation. To me it was a most trying... | |
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Never did a single encouraging remark, a bright hope, or a warm wish, cross my path. 
