 As I had occasion to pass daily to and from the buildingyard, while my boat was in progress, I have often loitered unknown near the idle groups of strangers, gathering in little circles, and heard various inquiries as to the object of this new vehicle....  The Northern Light - Sida 631844Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1831 - 336 sidor
...unknown near the idle groups of strangers, gathering in little circles, and heard various inquiries as to the object of this new vehicle. The language was uniformly that of scorn, or sneer, or ridicule. The loud laugh often rose at my expense ; the dry jest ; the wise calculation... | |
 | 1831 - 336 sidor
...unknown near the idle groups of strangers, gathering in little circles, and heard various inquiries as to the object of this new vehicle. The language was uniformly that of scorn, or sneer, or ridicule. The loud laugh often rose at my expense; the dry jest; the wise calculation... | |
 | 1832 - 406 sidor
...unknown near the idle groups of strangers, gathering in little circles, and heard various inquiries as to the object of this new vehicle. The language was uniformly that of scorn, or sneer, or ridicule. The loud laugh often rose at my expense ; the dry jest ; the wise calculation... | |
 | 1833 - 426 sidor
...unknown near the idle groups of strangers, gathering in little circles, and hearing various inquiries as to the object of this new vehicle. The language was uniformly that of scorn, or sneer, or ridicule. The loud laugh often rose at ray expense : the dry jest; the wise calculation... | |
 | 1834 - 116 sidor
...see the new Vessel, was uniformly that of scorn or disparagement. The loud laugh often arose at his expense, the dry jest, the wise calculations of losses and expenditures; the dull but endless repetition of, " The FnltonFolly!" " Never," says that martyr of ingratitude, " did a single encouraging... | |
 | 1834 - 440 sidor
...unknown near the idle groups of-strangers, gathering in little circles, and heard various inquiries as to the object of this new vehicle. The language was uniformly that of scorn, or sneer, or ridicule. The loud laugh often rose at my expence ; the dry jest; tfte wise c'alcuation... | |
 | 1834 - 498 sidor
...unknown near the idle groups of strangers, gathering in little circles, and heard various inquiries as to the object of this new vehicle. The language was uniformly that of scorn, or sneer, or ridicule. The loud laugh often rose at my expense ; the dry jest ; the wise calculation... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1835 - 558 sidor
...unknown near the idle groups of strangers, gathering in little circles, and heard various inquiries as to the object of this new vehicle. The language was uniformly that of scorn, or sneer, or ridicule. The loud laugh often rose at my expense ; the dry jest ; the wise calculation... | |
 | 1836 - 378 sidor
...unknown near the idle groups of strangers, gathering in little circles, and heard various inquiries as to the object of this new vehicle. The language was uniformly that of scorn, or sneer, or ridicule. The loud laugh often rose at my expense ; the dry jest ; the wise calculation... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1838 - 604 sidor
...unknown, near the idle groups of strangers gathering in little circles, and heard various inquiries as to the object of this new vehicle. The language was...loud 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... | |
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