 | Laurence Sterne - 1779 - 208 Seiten
...laft, and, placing me betwixt them, fat down upon a fopha of turf by the door. The old man had fome fifty years ago been no mean performer upon the vielle...age he was then of, touch'd it well enough for the purpofs. His wife fung now -and -then a little to the tune — then intermitted — and joined her... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 Seiten
...dtown upon a fopha of turf by the door. . -.'• • .- •:- •-...•: : : H ^0The old man had fome fifty years ago been no mean performer upon the vielle — and, at the age he was then of, touched it well enough for the purpofe. His wife fung now-and-then a little to the tune — then intermitted... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 Seiten
...laft, and placing me betwixt them, fat down upon a.fopha of turf by the door. The old man had feme fifty years ago been no mean performer upon the vielle ; and, at the age he was then of, touched it well enough for the pmpofe. His wife. fung now-and-theri a little to the time, then intermitted«and... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1790 - 390 Seiten
...laft, and placing me betwixt them, fat down upon a fopha of turf by the door. The old man had fome fifty years ago been no mean performer upon the vielle — and, at the age he was then of, touched it well enough for the purpofe. His wife fung now and then a little to the tune — then intermitted... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1802 - 284 Seiten
...was ready, upon a little esplanade before the house, to begin — The old man and his wife came out last, and, placing me betwixt them, sat down upon...upon the vielle — and, at the age he was then of, touched it well enough for the purpose. His wife sung now and then a little to the tune — then intermitted... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1803 - 296 Seiten
...laft, and, placing me betwixt them, fat down upon a fopha of turf by the door. The old man had fome fifty years ago been no mean performer upon the vielle and at the age ha was then of, touched well enough for the purpoVe. His wife fung now and then a little to the tune—... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1805 - 430 Seiten
...begin—Theold man and his wife came out last, and, placing me betwixt them, sat down upon a. sopha of turf by the door. The old man had some fifty years ago been no mean performer upon the iiielle — and at the age he was then of, touched well enough for the purpose. His wife sung now and... | |
 | Alexander Crombie - 1809 - 456 Seiten
...only, that some one beside his brother had visited him. It should be rather, cJ no per*' son beside." " The old man had, some fifty years ago, been " no mean performer on the vielle." (Sterne.) This phraseology appears to me very objeitionable; and can be proper in no... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1810 - 292 Seiten
...begin. — The old man and his wife came out last, and placing me betwixt them, sat down upon a sopha of turf by the door. The old man had, some fifty years...no mean performer upon the vielle — and, at the £(ge he was then of, touched it well enough for the purpose. His wife sung now and then a little to... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1813 - 310 Seiten
...was ready upon a little esplanade before the house to begin. — The old man and his wife came out last, and, placing me betwixt them, sat down upon...some fifty years ago been no mean performer upon the vieUe, — and, at the age he was then of, touch'd it well enough for the purpose. His wife sung now-and-then... | |
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... and in three minutes every soul was ready, upon a little esplanade before the house, to begin. The old man and his wife came out last, and, placing me betwixt them, sat down upon a sofa of turf by the door. 
