 My illustrious Friend, and Joy of my Liver! "The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although I have passed all my days in this place, I have neither counted the houses nor have I inquired into the number of the inhabitants; and as to what...  Literary and Social Judgments - Sida 58efter William Rathbone Greg - 1873 - 352 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1853 - 892 sidor
...ignorance in all its branches. " My illustrious friend, joy of my liver ! " The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although I have passed...neither counted the houses, nor have I inquired into the number of its inhabitants; and as to what one person loads on his mules, and another stows away... | |
 | 1875 - 860 sidor
...and affectionate rebuke : — " My illustrious friend, and joy of my liver! "The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although I have passed...neither counted the houses nor have I inquired into the number of the inhabitants ; and as to , what one person loads on his mules, and another stows ]... | |
 | 1863 - 518 sidor
...worth the reading again. " MY ILLUSTRIOUS FRIEND, AND Jov or MY LIVER! — The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although I have passed...neither counted the houses nor have I inquired into the number of the inhabitants ; and as to what one person loads on his mules, and the other stows away... | |
 | 1925 - 996 sidor
...both difficult and useless. [" There is tihe difference between East and West," said Mr. Baldwin.] Although I have passed all my days in this place,...neither counted the houses, nor have I inquired into the number of its inhabitants. And as to what one person loads on his mules and the other stows away... | |
 | 1853 - 682 sidor
...plain-speaking and polished blarney : 'Mr ILLUSTRIOUS FKIEXD AXD JOY OF MY LIVER: The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although I have passed...neither counted the houses, nor have I inquired into the number of the inhabitants ; and as to what one person loads on his mules, and the other stows away... | |
 | Scotland Church of - 1853 - 804 sidor
...law. These are its words — " ' My illustrious Friend and Joy of my Liver 1 The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although I have passed...neither counted the houses, nor have I inquired into the number of the inhabitants ; and as to what one person loads on his mules, and the other stows away... | |
 | 1853 - 844 sidor
...bull of the mound of Nimroud: — "My illustrious friend and joy of my liver! "The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although I have passed...neither counted the houses nor have I inquired into the number of the inhabitants ; and as to what one person loads on his mules aud the other stows away... | |
 | 1853 - 704 sidor
...plain-speaking and polished blarney : 'Mr ILLUSTRIOUS FRIEND AND JOT OF MY LIVER: The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although I have passed...neither counted the houses, nor have I inquired into the number of the inhabitants ; and as to what one person loads on his mules, and the other stows away... | |
 | 1853 - 614 sidor
...the folly of modern, science. " My illustrious Friend and Joy of my Liver!—The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless Although I have passed...have neither counted the houses, nor have I inquired in o the number of the inhabitants; a;id as to what one person loads on his mules and the other stows... | |
 | L. N. R. - 1854 - 522 sidor
...population, and remains of antiquity, of an ancient city in which he dwelt : " The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although I have passed...neither counted the houses nor have I inquired into the number of the inhabitants ; and as to what one person loads on his mules, or another stows away... | |
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