I see between the two parties here. Your philosophy seems to be too bashful. In this country we are not so much afraid of being laughed at. If we do a foolish thing, we are the first to laugh at it ourselves, and are almost as much pleased with a bon... Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society - Sida 262efter American Antiquarian Society - 1907Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
| Edward Everett Hale, Edward Everett Hale (Jr.) - 1888 - 496 sidor
...Your philosophy seems to be too bashful. Iu this country we are not so much afraid of being laughed at. If we do a foolish thing, we are the first to...it ourselves, and are almost as much pleased with a Ion mot or a good chanson, that ridicules well the disappointment of a project, as we might have been... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1906 - 1056 sidor
...Your philosophy seems to be too bashful. In this country we are not so much afraid of being laughed at. If we do a foolish thing, we are the first to...it ourselves, and are almost as much pleased with a bonmot or a good chanson, that ridicules well the disappointment of a project, as we might have been... | |
| Albert Francis ZAHM - 1911 - 588 sidor
...thing, we are the first to laugh at it ourselves, and are almost as much pleased with a Bon 'Mot or a Chanson, that ridicules well the Disappointment of...Experiment which apparently increases the power of a Man over Matter, till we can see to what use that power can be applied. When we have learnt to manage... | |
| Albert Francis Zahm - 1911 - 630 sidor
...Your Philosophy seems to be too bashful. In this Country we are not so much afraid of being laught at. If we do a foolish thing, we are the first to...and are almost as much pleased with a Bon Mot or a Chanson, that ridicules well the Disappointment of a Project, as we might have been with its Success.... | |
| Claude-Anne Lopez - 1990 - 436 sidor
...seems to be too bashful. In this Country we [notice the we/] are not so much afraid of being laught at. If we do a foolish Thing, we are the first to...Disappointment of a Project, as we might have been with its Success.16 Still in this impish mood, he reverted to one of his favorite devices, the hoax. At some... | |
| Stacy Schiff - 2005 - 540 sidor
...Joseph Banks, "seems to be too bashful. In this country we are not so much afraid of being laughed at. If we do a foolish thing, we are the first to...project, as we might have been with its success." He spared Banks a regret he voiced elsewhere. It was a shame that England had not taken to ballooning.... | |
| Paul M. Zall - 2005 - 330 sidor
...Your philosophy seems to be too bashful. In this country we are not so much afraid of being laughed at. If we do a foolish thing, we are the first to...it ourselves, and are almost as much pleased with a bonmot or a good chanson, that ridicules well the disappointment of a project, as we might have been... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1904 - 480 sidor
...Your philosophy seems to be too bashful. In this country we are not so much afraid of being laughed at. If we do a foolish thing, we are the first to...it ourselves, and are almost as much pleased with a bon-Mot or a good chanson, that ridicules well the disappointment of a project, as we might have been... | |
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