 Osman had not his part by heart, but still Zara covered all deficiencies : and Osman did no worse than other Osmans had done before him, till he came to the long speech, beginning with, " The sultans, my great ancestors, bequeath'd Their empire to me,...  Tales, and Miscellaneous Pieces - Seite 95von Maria Edgeworth - 1825Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1834 - 510 Seiten
...sultans, my great ancestors, beqneath'd Their empire to me, but their taatea they gave not." Powerful prompting got him through the first six lines decently enough, till he came to M wasting tenderness in wild profusion, I nuKht look down in uiy surrounded feel, And bless contending... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1833 - 510 Seiten
...sultans, my great ancestors, bequeath'd Their empire to me, but their tastes they gave not." Powerful prompting got him through the first six lines decently...suddenly failing as well as his memory, there was a.dead stop. In vain the prompter, the scene-shifter, the candle-snuffer, as loud as they could, and... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1835 - 514 Seiten
...sultans, my great ancestors, beqneath'd Their empire to me, but their tastes they gave not." Powerful prompting got him through the first six lines decently enough, till he came to " wasting tenderness in mid prolusion, I might look down to my surrounded feet, And bless contending beauties." At this he... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1841 - 418 Seiten
...sultans, my great ancestors, bequeath'd Their empire to me, but their tastes they gave not." Powerful prompting got him through the first six lines decently...he came to " wasting tenderness in wild profusion, t i I might look down to my surrounded feet, , And bless contending beauties." At this he bungled sadly—his... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1874 - 520 Seiten
...sultans, my great ancestors, bequeath'd Their empire to me, but their tastes they gave not." Powerful prompting got him through the first six lines decently...profusion, I might look down to my surrounded feet, And bleas contending beauties." At this he bungled sadly — his hearing suddenly failing as well as his... | |
 | Walter Herries Pollock, lady Juliet (Creed) Pollock - 1879 - 98 Seiten
...Sultans, my great ancestors, bequeath'd Their empire to me, but their tastes they gave not.' " Powerful prompting got him through the first six lines decently...wild profusion I might look down to my surrounded fecL And their contending beauties.' At this he bungled sadly — his hearing suddenly failing as well... | |
 | Lounger in society the pseud - 1881 - 374 Seiten
...Sultans, my great ancestors, bequeath'd Their empire to me, but their tastes they gave not." Powerful prompting got him through the first six lines decently...profusion, I might look down to my surrounded feet And their contending beauties." At this he bungled sadly, and his hearing suddenly failing as well as his... | |
 | Walter Herries Pollock - 1899 - 146 Seiten
...Sultans, my great ancestors, bequeath'd Their empire to me, but their tastes they gave not. Powerful prompting got him through the first six lines decently...And bless contending beauties. At this he bungled sadly—his hearing suddenly failing as well as his memory there was a dead stop. In vain the prompter,... | |
 | Walter Herries Pollock - 1899 - 144 Seiten
...Sultans, my great ancestors, bequeath'd Their empire to me, but their tastes they gave not. Powerful prompting got him through the first six lines decently...And bless contending beauties. At this he bungled sadly—his hearing suddenly failing as well as his memory there was a dead stop. In vain the prompter,... | |
 | C. Lang Neil - 1904 - 284 Seiten
...but still Zara covered all deficiencies as far as she was able ; powerful prompting got him through decently enough till he came to ' Wasting tenderness...profusion, I might look down to my surrounded feet And there contending beauties ' At this he bungled sadly, his hearing suddenly failing as well as his memory.... | |
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