 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
 | Thomas De Quincey - Opium abuse - 1885 - 338 pages
...early distinguished for my classical attainments, especially for my knowledge of Greek. At thirteen, l wrote Greek with ease ; and at fifteen my command...without embarrassment — an accomplishment which l have not since met with in any scholar of my times, and which, in my case, was owing to the practice... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - Opium abuse - 1885 - 338 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...but could converse in Greek fluently, and without embarrassment—an accomplishment which l have not since met with in any scholar of my times, and which,... | |
 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - Authors, English - 1885 - 378 pages
...scholarship was remarkable. He gives the following account of his knowledge of Greek : "At thirteen, I wrote Greek with ease, and at fifteen my command of...great, that I not only composed Greek verses in lyric measures, but could converse in Greek fluently, and without embarrassment — an accomplishment which... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - Drug addicts - 1886 - 296 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... | |
 | Ability - 1886 - 218 pages
...add — Jenny kissed me ! " B. 1786. THOMAS DE QUINCEY. D. 1859. " AT thirteen," says De Quincey, " 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. . . . 'That boy,' said one of my masters,... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - Opium abuse - 1886 - 320 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 of that language was so great, tfhat I not only composed Greek verses in lyric metres, but could converse in Greek fluently, and without... | |
 | Ability - 1887 - 224 pages
..." B. 1786. THOMAS DE QUINCEY. D. 1859. " AT thirteen," says De Quincey, " I wrote Greek with case ; and at fifteen my command of that language was so...was owing to the practice of daily reading off the newspapers into the best Greek I could furnish extempore. . . . 'That boy,' said one of my masters,... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - Opium abuse - 1888 - 296 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 - 1892 - 188 pages
...become a brilliant master of Latinity, as my alcaics and choriambics remain to testify." " At thirteen I wrote Greek with ease; and at fifteen my command of...not only composed Greek verses in lyric metres, but would converse in Greek fluently and without embarrassment." " ' That boy,' said one of my masters,... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1892 - 212 pages
...become a brilliant master of Latinity, as my alcaics and choriambics remain to testify." "At thirteen I wrote Greek with ease; and at fifteen my command of...not only composed Greek verses in lyric metres, but would converse in Greek fluently and without embarrassment." " ' That boy,' said one of my masters,... | |
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