 I found that our words froze in the air before they could reach the ears of the person to whom they were spoken. I was soon confirmed in this conjecture, when, upon the increase of the cold, the whole company grew dumb, or rather deaf; for every man was...  The British Essayists - Seite 146herausgegeben von - 1808Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1711 - 402 Seiten
...Sounds no fooner took Air, than they were condenfed and loft. It was now a. inrfcrable Spectacle to fee us nodding and gaping at one another, every Man talking, and no Man heard. One might obferye a Seaman, that could bail a Ship at a League diftance, beckoning with his Hands, {training... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1754 - 360 Seiten
...no fooner took Air, than they were condenfed and loll. It with now n шп> mhle Spectacle to fee ui nodding and gaping at one Another, every Man talking, and no Man heard. Оье mi^lit oblerve a Seaman, that could hiul a Ship at a I. fugue'» Didançe, betUoning with hin... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1774 - 366 Seiten
...founds no fooner took air, than they were condenfed and loft. It was now a miferable fpeftacle to fee us nodding and gaping at one another, every man talking, and no man heard. One might obferve a feaman, that could hail a ihip at a league's diftance, beckoning with his hand, ftraining... | |
 | 1785 - 698 Seiten
...founds no fooner took air, than they were condenlM and loft. It was now a miferable fpeflacle to fee us nodding and gaping at one another, every man talking, and no man heard. One misht ohierVe a f»aman, that could h.iil a (hip at а but all in « »ml tearing his throat; f vain.... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 306 Seiten
...dumb, or rather deaf i for every mau was seuuble, as we afterwards found, that he spoke as well a* ever ; but the sounds no sooner took air than they...no man heard. One might observe a seaman that could bail a ship at a league's distance, beckoning with his hand, straining his lungs* and tearing his throat;,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 Seiten
...when, upon the increase of the cold, the whole company grew dumb, or rather deaf; for every one was sensible, as we afterwards found, that he spoke as...man heard. One might observe a seaman, that .could harLa ship at a league distance, beckoning with his hands, straining his lungs, and tearing his throat,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 628 Seiten
...when, upon the increase of the cold, the whole company grew dumb, or rather deaf ; for every one was sensible, as we afterwards found, that he spoke as...might observe a seaman, that could hail a ship at a league distance, beckoning with his hands, straining his lungs, and tearing his throat, but all in... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 534 Seiten
...when, upon the increase of the cold, the whole company grew dumb, or rather deaf; for every man was sensible, as we afterwards found, that he spoke as...might observe a seaman, that could hail a ship at a league distance, beckoning with .his hands/ straining his lungs, and tearing his throat, but all in... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 306 Seiten
...when upon the increase of the cold, the whole company grew dumb, or rather deaf; for every man was sensible, as we afterwards found, that he spoke as...hail a ship at a league's distance beckoning with his hand, straining his lungs, and tearing his throat; but all in vain : " JVee vox nee verba sequuntur.... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 862 Seiten
...when, upon the increase of the cold, the whole company grew dumb, or rather deaf; for every man was sensible. as we afterwards found, that he spoke as...hail a ship at a league's distance beckoning with his hand, straining his lungs, and tearing his throat; but all in vain: — AI'C eox nee verba sequuntur.... | |
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