 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 - Side 631844Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1841 - 412 sider
...loitered, unknown, near the idle group of strangers, gathered in little circles, and heard variousinquiries relative to the object of this new vehicle. The language...endless repetitions of the Fulton Folly. Never did a single encouraging remark, a bright hope or a warm wish cross my path. Silence itself was but politeness... | |
 | George Merriam - 1841 - 308 sider
...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...sneer, or ridicule. The loud laugh rose at my expense ; with the dry jest, the wise calculation of losses and expenditure; the dull but endless repetition... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - 1841 - 590 sider
...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...scorn, sneer, or ridicule. The loud laugh rose at my expence ; the dry jest ; the wise calculation of losses and expenditure ; the dull, but endless repetition... | |
 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - 1842 - 652 sider
...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...The loud laugh rose at my expense, the dry jest, the wine calculation of losses and expenditures ; the dull but endless repetition of the Fulton folly.... | |
 | Sherman Day - 1843 - 766 sider
...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 expenditures ; the dull but endless repetition of the " Fulton folly." Never... | |
 | Sherman Day - 1843 - 754 sider
...unknown near the idle groups of strangers gathering in ittle circles, and heard various inquiries as to the object of this new vehicle. The language was...The loud laugh rose at my expense, the dry jest, the >vJMi calculation of losses and expenditures ; the dull but endless repetition of the " Fulton folly."... | |
 | 1844 - 490 sider
...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...the dry jest; the wise calculations of losses and expenditure ; the dull, but endless repetition of 'The Fulton Folly.' Never did a single encouraging... | |
 | Journal - 1844 - 280 sider
...loitered unknown, near the idle groups of strangers gathering in 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... | |
 | George Pope Morris, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1843 - 500 sider
...go ! — and unless again tbuu comcat in distress, come to heard various inquiries as to the ohject of this new vehicle. The language was uniformly that...loud laugh rose at my expense; the dry jest, the wise me no more ; hut if thou needest a friend, I am here — I am here !" Madeline was awed, and pleased,... | |
 | Thomas Rolph - 1844 - 396 sider
...see the new vessel, was uniformly that of scorn and disparagement. The loud laugh often rose at his expense, the dry jest, the wise calculations of losses and expenditures, the dull but endless repetition of " The Fulton Folly." " Never," says that martyr of ingratitude, " did a single encouraging... | |
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