 ... a proper posture, and would be still, and forbear struggling; yet, till you have obtained this experimental confidence in the water, I cannot depend on your having the necessary presence of mind to recollect that posture and the directions I gave...  The boy's holyday book. [Another] - Seite 75von Boy - 1845Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1805 - 608 Seiten
...iu the water, I cannot depend on your your having the necessary presence, of mind to recollect that posture, and the directions I gave you relating to it. The surprise may put all out of your mind. For, though we value ourselves on being reasonable knowing creatures, reason and knowledge seem, on... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 572 Seiten
...confidence m the water, I cannot depend on your having the necessary presence of mind to recollect that posture, and the directions I gave you relating to it. The surprise may put all out of your mind. For, though we value ourselves on being reasonable knowing creatures, reason and knowledge seem, on... | |
 | John Walker - 1814 - 566 Seiten
...confidence in the water, I cannot depend on your having the necessary presence of mind to recollect that posture, and the directions I gave you relating to it. The surprise mayput all out of your mind. For, though we value ourselves on being reasonable knowing creatures,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 360 Seiten
...your having the necessary presence of mind to recollect that posture and the directions I gave yon relating to it. The surprise may put all out of your mind. For though we value ourselves on being reasonable knowing creatures, reason and knowledge seem on such... | |
 | Colin MacKenzie - 1821 - 724 Seiten
...dence in the water, I cannot depend on your having the necessary presence of mind to recollect that posture, and the directions I gave you relating to it. The surprise may put all out of your mind. For, though we value ourselves on being reasonable knowing creatures, reason and knowledge seem, on... | |
 | 1821 - 356 Seiten
...confidence in the water, I cannot depend on your having the necessary presence of mind to recollect that posture and the directions I gave you relating to it. The surprise may put all out of your mind. For though we value ourselves on being reasonable knowing creatures, reason and knowledge seem on such... | |
 | Colin Mackenzie - 1822 - 774 Seiten
...confidence in the water, I cannot depend on your having the necessary pretence of mind to recollect that posture, and the directions I gave you relating to it. The surprise may put all out of your mind. For, though we value ourselves on being reasonable knowing creatures, reason and knowledge seem, on... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1822 - 258 Seiten
...ended by saying, " I cannot depend on your having the necessary presence of mind to recollect that posture, and the directions I gave you relating to it. The surprise may put all out of your mind." " Well then," said Frank, " let us see how it is necessary to acquire this confidence in the power... | |
 | John S Skinner - 1825 - 436 Seiten
...directiqns ' for such favours, in a few months, I shall endea- ,.• a tn •{ m, ...__:„ mav Dut a l] relating to it The surprise may put all out of your mind. For though we value ourselves on being reasonable knowing creatures, reason and knowledge seem on such... | |
 | 1832 - 406 Seiten
...confidence in the water, I cannot depend on your having the necessary presence of mind to recollect that posture and the directions I gave you relating to it. The surprise may put all out of your mind. For though we value ourselves OB being reasonable creatures, reason and knowledge seem on such occasions... | |
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