 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 pages
...improre my style. About this time I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. I had never before seen a'ny of them. I bought it, read it over and over,...sentiments in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then without looking at the book, tried to complete the papers again, by expressing each hinted... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 558 pages
...improve my style. About this time I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over and over, and...that view I took some of the papers, and making short bints of the sentiments in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then without looking at the... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 pages
...desirous of reading. 14 About this time I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over and over, and...sentiments in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then without looking at the book, tried to complete the papers again, by expressing each hinted... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 pages
...desirous of reading. 14 About this time I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over and over, and...sentiments in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then without looking at the book, tried to complete the papers again, by expressing each hinted... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 440 pages
..." About this time," says he, " I met with an odd volume of the Spectator : I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over and over, and...sentiments in each sentence, laid them by a few days ; and then, without looking at the book, tried to complete the papers again, by expressing each hinted... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 452 pages
..." About this time," says he, " I met with an odd volume of the Spectator : I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over and over, and...sentiments in each sentence, laid them by a few days; and then, without looking at the book, tried to complete the papers again, by expressing each hinted... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 pages
...improve my style. About this time I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over and over, and...sentiments in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then without looking at the book, .tried to complete the papers again, by expressing each hinted... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 pages
...improve my style. About this time, I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over and over, and...sentiments in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then, without looking at the book, tried to complete the papers again, by expressing each hinted... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1840 - 492 pages
..." About this time," says he, " I met with an odd volume of the Spectator ; I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over and over, and...sentiments in each sentence, laid them by a few days ; and then, without looking at the book, tried to complete the papers again, by expressing each hinted... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 664 pages
...improve my style. About this time, I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over and over, and...sentiments in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then, without looking at the book, tried to complete the papers again, by expressing each hinted... | |
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I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over and over, and was much delighted with it. I thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it. 
