 At thirteen I wrote Greek with ease ; and at fifteen my command of that language was so great that I not only composed Greek verses in lyric metres, but could converse in Greek fluently and without embarrassment — an accomplishment which I have not...  The Album - Page 1791823Full view - About this book
 | 1823 - 626 pages
...early distinguished for my classical attainments, especially for my knowledge of Greek. At thirteen, I wrote Greek with ease ; and at fifteen, my command...I not only composed Greek verses in lyric metres, bnt could converse in Greek fluently, and without embarrassment — an accomplishment which I have... | |
 | 1821 - 724 pages
...acquaintance, from being reputed to have brought upon myself all the sufferings which 1 shall have to record, great, that I not only composed Greek verses in lyric...in Greek fluently, and without embarrassment — an accomby a long course of indulgence in plishment which I have not since this practice purely for the... | |
 | James Wheeler (of Prestwich.) - Manchester (England) - 1836 - 562 pages
...a better Grecian than his tutor. He was in fact an excellent classic, and at the age of fifteen, " not only composed Greek verses in lyric metres, but...converse in Greek fluently and without embarrassment," so perfectly, that one of his own masters, who was himself a scholar, has said of him "that boy could... | |
 | Books - 1837 - 654 pages
...a better Grecian than his tutor. He was in fact an excellent classic, and at the age of fifteen, ' not only composed Greek verses in lyric metres, but...converse in Greek fluently and without embarrassment,' so perfectly, that one of his own masters, who was himself a scholar, has said of him ' that boy could... | |
 | Benjamin Love - 1839 - 296 pages
...Princes' Tavern, in Crossstreet, corner of Princess-street, in Manchester. At the age of 1 5, De Quincey "not only composed Greek verses, in lyric metres,...converse in Greek fluently and without embarrassment," so perfectly, that one of his own masters, who was himself a scholar, has said of him, " that boy could... | |
 | Benjamin Love - 1842 - 328 pages
...Tavern, in Cross-street, corner of Princess-street, in Manchester. At the age of fifteen, De Quincey not only composed Greek verses, in lyric metres, but...converse in Greek fluently and without embarrassment, so perfectly, that one of his own masters, who was himself a scholar, has said of him, " that boy could... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - Opium abuse - 1847 - 270 pages
...early distinguished for my classical attainments, especially for my knowledge of Greek. At thirteen I wrote Greek with ease ; and at fifteen my command...was owing to the practice of daily reading off the newspapers into the best Greek I could furnish extempore : for the necessity of ransacking my memory... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - Authors, English - 1850 - 324 pages
...command of that language was so great, that I not only composed Greek verses in lyric metres, but would converse in Greek fluently, and without embarrassment...was owing to the practice of daily reading off the newspapers into the best Greek I could furnish extempore; for the necessity of ransacking my memory... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - Authors, English - 1850 - 300 pages
...early distinguished for my classical attainments, especially for my knowledge of Greek. At thirteen I wrote Greek with ease ; and at fifteen my command...not only composed Greek verses in lyric metres, but would converse in Greek fluently, and without embarrassment — an accomplishment which I have not... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1850 - 316 pages
...early distinguished for my classical attainments, especially for my knowledge of Greek. At thirteen I wrote Greek with ease ; and at fifteen my command...not only composed Greek verses in lyric metres, but would converse in Greek fluently, and without embarrassment — an accomplishment which I have not... | |
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