Upon their separating from one another into distant countries, they agreed to withdraw themselves punctually into their closets at a certain hour of the day, and to converse with one another by means of this their invention. Accordingly, when they were... Hudibras: A Poem - Page 454by Samuel Butler - 1822 - 494 pagesFull view - About this book
| Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - English essays - 1714 - 382 pages
...to withdraw themfelves punctually into their Clofets at a certain Hour of the Day, and to converfe with one another by means of this their Invention. Accordingly when they were fome hundred Miles afunder, each of them (hut himfelf up in his Clofet at the time appointed, and immediately... | |
| 1739 - 336 pages
...to withdraw themfelves punctually into their Clofets at a certain Hour of the Day, and to ccnverfe with one another by means of this their Invention. Accordingly when they were feme hundred Miles afunder, each of them them fHut himfelf up in his Clofet at the Time appointed,... | |
| Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1744 - 498 pages
...to withdraw themfelves punftually into their Clofcts at a certain Hour of the Day, and to converfe with one another by Means of this their Invention. Accordingly, when they were fome hundred Miles afunder, each of them fhut himfelf up in his Clofet at the Time appointed, and immediately... | |
| 1786 - 694 pages
...to withdraw themfelves punctually into their clofets at a ceitain hour of the day, and to converfe with one another by means of this their invention. Accordingly when they were fome hundred miles afunder, each of them (hut himfelf up in his clofet at the time appointed, and immediately... | |
| 1804 - 498 pages
...could move round without impediment, so as to touch any of the four and twenty-letters. Upon their separating from one another into distant countries,...closet at the time appointed, and immediately cast his eyes upon his dial-plate. If he had a mind to write any thing to his friend, he directed his needle... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - 524 pages
...any of the four-and-twenty letters. Upon their separating from one another into distant counr tries, they agreed to withdraw themselves punctually into...to converse with one another by means of this their inT vention. Accordingly, when they were some hundred miles asunder, each of them shut himself up in.... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 358 pages
...from one another into distant countries, they agreed to withdraw themselves punctually mto their cUets at a certain hour of the day, and to converse with one another hy means of this their mvention. Accordingly, when they were some hundred miles asunder, each of them... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 370 pages
...separat*See Speet. No. 241, by Addison, who copies this whole paragraph verbatim from himself. ing from one another into distant countries, they agreed to withdraw themselves punctually mto their closets at a certain hour of the day, and to converse with one another by means of this their... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 384 pages
...from one * See Spect. No. 241, by Addison, who copies thw •whole paragraph, verbatim from himself. . another into distant countries, they agreed to withdraw...closet at the time appointed, and immediately cast his eyes upon his dial-plate. If he had a mind to write any thing to his friend, he directed his needle... | |
| Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pages
...could move round without impediment, so as to touch any of the four and twenty letters. Upon their separating from one another into distant countries,...agreed to withdraw themselves punctually into their closet, at a certain hour of the day, and to converse with one another by means of this their invention.... | |
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