 I believe I fancied her too much interested in personal history ; and her talk was a comedy in which dramatic justice was done to everybody's foibles. I remember that she made me laugh more than I liked; for I was, at that time, an eager scholar of ethics,...  The American Whig Review - Seite 3511852Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Margaret Fuller - 1852 - 356 Seiten
...laugh more than I liked; for I was, at that time, an eager scholar of ethics, and had tasted the sweets of solitude and stoicism, and I found something profane...stuffed me out as a philosopher, in her own fancy, Avas too intent on establishing a good footing between us, to omit any art of winning. She studied... | |
 | 1852 - 536 Seiten
...more than I liked ; for I was, at that time, an eager scholar of ethics, and had tasted the sweets of solitude and stoicism, and I found something profane...to think of the crackling of thorns under a pot.' — Vol. i. pp. 268, 269. On the arrogance which characterised her he is equally candid : — ' Margaret... | |
 | 1852 - 532 Seiten
...more than I liked ; Cor I was, at that time, an eager scholar of ethics, and had tasted the sweets of solitude and stoicism, and I found something profane...of amusing gossip into which she drew me, and when 1 returned to my library had much to think of the crackling of thorns under a pot.' — Vol. i. pp.... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - 1857 - 352 Seiten
...more than I liked ; for I was, at that time, an eager scholar of ethics, and had tasted the sweets of solitude and stoicism, and I found something profane...the hours of amusing gossip into which she drew me, arid, when I returned to my library, had much to think of the crackling of thorns under a pot. Margaret,... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1868 - 646 Seiten
...more than I liked ; for I was, at that time, an eager scholar of ethics, and had tasted the sweets of solitude and stoicism, and I found something profane...to think of the crackling of thorns under a pot." Her beloved and loving cousin, Rev. 'William H. Channing, in his account of a visit he paid her, somewhat... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1868 - 650 Seiten
...more than I liked ; for I was, at that time, an eager scholar of ethics, and had tasted the sweets of solitude and stoicism, and I found something profane...had much to think of the crackling of thorns under & pot." Her beloved and loving cousin, Rev. "William H. Channing, in his account of a visit he paid... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1868 - 670 Seiten
...scholar of ethics, and had tasted the sweets of solitude and stoicism, and I found something profane iu the hours of amusing gossip into which she drew me;...had much to think of the crackling of thorns under u pot." Her beloved and loving cousin, Rev. William H. Channing, in his account of a visit he paid... | |
 | George Willis Cooke - 1881 - 416 Seiten
...laugh more than I liked ; for I was at that time an eager student of ethics, and had tasted the sweets of solitude and stoicism, and I found something profane...to think of the crackling of thorns under a pot." He is writing of their first visit, in July, 1836 ; but they soon became friends, though they never... | |
 | Francis Nicoll Zabriskie - 1890 - 414 Seiten
...laugh more than I liked, for I was at that time an eager scholar of ethics, and had tasted the sweets of solitude and stoicism, and I found something profane...to think of the crackling of thorns under a pot." Another thing which was hard for him to palliate was her bondage to moods and nerves, so that she was... | |
 | Lilian Whiting - 1902 - 634 Seiten
...eager scholar of ethics and one who had tasted the sweets of solitude and stoicism," and he adds that " I found something profane in the hours of amusing...to omit any art of winning. She studied my tastes, challenged frankness by frankness, and was curious to know my opinions and experiences." Emerson records... | |
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