 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 878 pages
...lie bad very much turned his studies, for about a twelvemonth past, into the lives of Don Hcllianis of Greece, Guy of Warwick, ' the Seven Champions,' and other historians of that age. I could not but observe the satisfaction the father took in the forwardness of his son, and that these... | |
 | John Ashton - Chapbooks - 1882 - 518 pages
...of eight years of age, says, " I found he had very much turned his studies, for about twelve months past, into the lives and adventures of Don Bellianis...Champions, and other historians of that age. . . . He would tell you the mismanagements of John Hickerthrift, find fault with the passionate temper in Bevis... | |
 | John Ashton - Great Britain - 1882 - 358 pages
...true," for which reason I found he had very much turned his studies for about a twelvemonth past unto the lives and adventures of Don Bellianis of Greece,...Champions, and other historians of that age. ... He would tell you the mismanagements of John Hickerthrift, find fault A • RIPE STRAWBERRYES ! ' 'SIX... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - England - 1882 - 874 pages
...which reason I found he had very much turned his studies, for about a twelvemonth past, into the lives of Don Bellianis of Greece, Guy of Warwick, ' the Seven Champions/ and other historians of that age. I could not but observe the satisfaction the father took in the forwardness of his son, and that these... | |
 | Austin Dobson - English essays - 1882 - 322 pages
...his studies for about a twelvemonth past, into the lives and adventures adventures of Don Belianis of Greece, Guy of Warwick, the Seven Champions, and other historians of that age. I could not but observe the satisfaction the father took in the forwardness of his son ; and that these... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1883 - 668 pages
...which reason I found he had very much turned his studies, for about a twelvemonth past, into the lives of Don Bellianis of Greece, Guy of Warwick, 'the Seven Champions,' and other historians of that age. I could not but observe the satisfaction the father took in the forwardness of his son, and that these... | |
 | AUSTIN DOBSON - 1883 - 590 pages
...much turned his studies for about a twelvemonth past, into the lives and adventures of Don Belianis of Greece, Guy of Warwick, the Seven Champions, and other historians of that age. I could not but observe the satisfaction the father took in the forwardness of his son; and that these... | |
 | Charles Welsh - Children - 1885 - 428 pages
...speaking of a little boy of eight years old, ' I perceived him a very great historian in " JEsop's Fables," but he frankly declared to me his mind, '...Champions,' and other historians of that age. . . . He would tell you the mismanagements of John Hickathrift, find fault with the passionate temper in ' Bevis... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1885 - 416 pages
...which reason I found he had very much turned his studies, for about a twelvemonth past, into the lives of Don Bellianis of Greece, Guy of Warwick, ' the...Seven Champions,' and other historians of that age. I could not but observe the satisfaction the father took in the forwardness of his son, and that these... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1885 - 568 pages
...much turned his studies, for about a twelvemonth past, into the lives and adventures of Don Belianis of Greece, Guy of Warwick, the Seven Champions, and other historians of that agen. I could not but observe the satisfaction the father took in the forwardness of his son ; and... | |
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Fables; but he frankly declared to me his mind, "that he did not delight in that learning, because he did not believe they were true"; for which reason I found he had very much turned his studies, for about a twelve-month past, into the lives and adventures... 
