| 1855 - 626 pages
...way of allegory, and stammered out an answer which did little credit to him as an agriculturist. ' Yes, Sir, I thank God I remember a great deal of good weather in my time.' To which the querist rejoined, ' That is more than I can say. I never remember any weather that was... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1856 - 476 pages
...weather in the world?" The Squire, unprepared for anything in the way of allegory, stammered out, " Yes, sir, I thank God, I remember a great deal of good weather in my time." To which the querist rejoined, " That is more than I can say. I never remember any weather that was... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1856 - 504 pages
...weather in the world?" The Squire, unprepared for anything in the way of allegory, stammered out, " Tes, sir, I thank God, I remember a great deal of good weather in my time." To which the querist rejoined, " That is more than I can say. I never remember any weather that was... | |
| John Timbs - 1862 - 424 pages
...without any previous salute, asked him, " Pray, sir, do you remember any good weather in the world ?" The country gentleman, after staring a little at the...manner, and the oddity of the question, answered, "Fes, sir, I thank God, I remember a great deal of good weather in my time." — "That is more," said... | |
| Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1862 - 346 pages
...sir, do you ever remember any good weather in the world?' A little astonished, the squire replied, ' Yes, sir ; I thank God I remember a great deal of good weather in my time.' ' That is more,' Swift rejoined, ' than I can say. I never remember any weather that was not too hot, or too cold ;... | |
| 1864 - 496 pages
...country gentleman was of course rather taken aback at such an extraordinary question, and replied, " Yes, sir, I thank God I remember a great deal of good weather in my time". To which the other said, "That is more than I can say; I never remember any weather that was not too... | |
| James Hogg, Florence Marryat - 1867 - 702 pages
...without any previous salute, asked him : ' Pray, sir, do you remember any good weather in the world '!' The country gentleman, after staring a little at the singularity of his manners and the oddity of the question, replied : ' Yes, sir, I thank God, I remember a great deal... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1870 - 420 pages
...remember any good weather in the world ?" The squire stared at him in amazement, and then replied, " Yes, sir ; I thank God, I remember a great deal of good weather in my time." " That's more than I can say," said the other ; " I never remember any weather that was not too hot... | |
| Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder - 1893 - 1008 pages
...The country gentleman, after staring a little at the peculiarity of his manner, answered, "Yes, sir, I remember a great deal of good weather in my time." " That is more," rejoined Swift, " than I can say. I never remember any weather that was not too hot, or too cold, or... | |
| John Timbs - 1872 - 434 pages
...without any previous salute, asked him, "I'ray, sir, do you remember any good weather in the world ?" The country gentleman, after staring a little at the...the oddity of the question, answered, " Yes, sir, 1 thank God, 1 remember a great deal of good weather in my time."—"That is more," said Swift, " than... | |
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