 But my prosperity was of short duration, for, in less than three months, I lost three of my spoons, and one of my chairs was broken by one of John Napier's companions. This great blow reduced me to my original obscurity, from which all my attempts to...  Life of Sir Thomas Munro - Side 46av George Robert Gleig - 1849 - 368 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1830 - 622 sider
...table, and two tablc-clotlis. But my prosperity was of short duration ; for, in less than three months, I lost three of my spoons, and one of my chairs was...reduced me to my original obscurity, from which all ray attempts to emerge have hither*Tain. My dress baa not been, much more splendid than IP I have never... | |
 | 1830 - 462 sider
...table, and two table-cloths. But my prosperity was of short duration, for in less than three months, I lost three of my spoons, and one of my chairs was...keep it all of a piece ; it grows tattered in one quarter, while I am establishing funds to repair it in another; and my coat is in danger of losing... | |
 | George Robert Gleig - 1830 - 562 sider
...But my prosperity was of short duration, for, in less than three months, I lost three of my spo:>ns, and one of my chairs was broken by one of John Napier's...keep it all of a piece ; it grows tattered in one quarter, while I am establishing funds to repair it in another ; and my coat is in danger of losing... | |
 | 1830 - 616 sider
...was of short duration, for, in less than three months, I lost three of my spoons, and one of my chain was broken by one of John Napier's companions. This...keep it all of a piece ; it grows tattered in one quarter, while I am establishing funds to repair it in another; and my coat is in danger of losing... | |
 | 1830 - 658 sider
...table, and two table cloths. But my prosperity was of short duration, for, in less than three months, I lost three of my spoons, and one of my chairs was...dress has not been more splendid than my furniture. I ha*e never been able to keep it all of a piece; it grows tattered in one quarter, while I am establishing... | |
 | 1830 - 426 sider
...table, and two tP.ble-cloths. But my prosperity was of short Munition, for, in less than three months, I lost three of my spoons, and one of my chairs was...dress has not been more splendid than my furniture. J have never been able to keep it all of a piece ; it grows tattered in one quarter, while I am establishing... | |
 | 1830 - 458 sider
...in less than three months, I lost three of mv spoons, and one of my chairs was broken by one of Jobn Napier's companions. This great blow reduced me to...keep it all of a piece ; it grows tattered in one quarter, while I am establishing fumi< to repair it in another; and my coat is in danger of Wins the... | |
 | 1830 - 456 sider
...short duration, for in less than three months, I lost three of my spoons, and nnr of my chairs wns broken by one of John Napier's companions. This great...furniture. I have never been able to keep it all of л piece ; it grows tattered in one quarter, while I am establishing fundí to repair it in another;... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1830 - 620 sider
...table, and two table-cloths. But my prosperity was of short duration, for in less than three months I lost three of my spoons, and one of my chairs was...attempts to emerge have hitherto proved in vain.' — pp. 73,74. The south of India again became, about the year 1 790. the theatre of military excitement.... | |
 | 1830 - 830 sider
...table, and two table-cloths. But my prosperity was of short duration, for, in less than three months, I lost three of my spoons, and one of my chairs was...my attempts to emerge have hitherto proved in vain. ' There is infinite beauty and feeling in those letters of Mr. Munro, in which, laying aside the harsher... | |
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