 ... will retire solemnly to a room, and if a fly chance to hum about him, it will discompose his thoughts, and puzzle him. It is a kind of sickness for a Frenchman to keep a secret long, and all the drugs of Egypt cannot get it out of a Spaniard.  Instructions for Forreine Travell: 1642 - Side 31av James Howell - 1642 - 88 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1826 - 370 sider
...chance to hum about him, it will discompose his thoughts, and puzzle him. It is a kind of sickness for a Frenchman to keep a secret long, and all the...Spaniard. " The French capacity, though it apprehend and assent unto the tenets of faith, yet he resteth not there, but examines them by his own reason, debates... | |
 | 1826 - 370 sider
...chance to hum about him, it will discompose his thoughts, and puzzle him. It is a kind of sickness for a Frenchman to keep a secret long, and all the...Spaniard. " The French capacity, though it apprehend and assent unto the tenets of faith, yet he resteth not there, but examines them by his own reason, debates... | |
 | 1826 - 370 sider
...chance to hum about him, it will discompose his thoughts, and puzzle him. It is a kind of sickness for a Frenchman to keep a secret long, and all the...Spaniard. " The French capacity, though it apprehend and assent unto the tenets of faith, yet he resteth not there, but examines them by his own reason, debates... | |
 | James Howell - 1869 - 100 sider
...upon the leafl occafion of bufinefle will retire folemnly to a room, and if a Fly chance tohumabout him, it will difcompofe his thoughts, and puzzle him...apprehend and affent unto the Tenets of Faith, yet he refleth not there, but examines them by his owne reafon, debates the bufineffe pro et contra, and fo... | |
 | James Howell - 1869 - 104 sider
...chance tohumabout him, it will difcompofe his thoughts, and puzzle him : It is a kind of ficknefle for a Frenchman to keep a Secret long, and all the...Spaniard. The French capacity, though it apprehend and affiant unto the Tenets of Faith, yet he refleth not there, but examines them by his owne reafon, debates... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1876 - 628 sider
...the Don, affirmed it to be " a kind of sicknesse for a Frenchman to keep a secret long," whereas " all the drugs of Egypt cannot get it out of a Spaniard." Sir Arthur Helps somewhere speaks of " grave proud men " as very safe confidants ; and he moots the... | |
 | Arthur B. Davison - 1880 - 396 sider
...secret of my friend is not mine. ' Sir P. Sidney, Arcadia, b. ii. SECRETS. IT is a kind of sickness for a Frenchman to keep a secret long, and all the drugs of Egypt cannot get it out of a Spaniard. Howell, Instructionsfor Foreign Travel. SELF-EXAMINA TION. INSPECT the neighbourhood of thy life ;... | |
 | Clare Macllelen Howard - 1914 - 310 sider
...chance to hum about him, it will discompose his thoughts and puzzle him : It is a kind of sicknesse for a Frenchman to keep a secret long, and all the...of Egypt cannot get it out of a Spaniard. . . The Frenchman walks fast, (as if he had a Sergeant always at his heels,) the Spaniard slowly, as if hee... | |
 | C. C. Barfoot - 1997 - 612 sider
...chance to hum about him, it will discompose his thoughts, and puzzle him. It is a kind of sicknesse for a Frenchman to keep a Secret long, and all the drugs of Egypt cannot get it out of a Spaniard (30-31). In religious matters, the Frenchman uses his reason, the Spaniard on the other hand puts "an... | |
 | 1870 - 742 sider
...chance to buz about him it will discompose his thoughts, and puzzle him. It is a kinde of sicknesse for a Frenchman to keep a secret long, and all the drugs of Egypte cannot get it out of a Spaniard. "TheFrenchman will Kaie and Talk and Sing sometimes, and so... | |
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