The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although I have passed all my days in this place, I have neither counted the houses nor have I inquired into the number of the inhabitants; and as to what one person loads on his mules and the other... The North British Review - Página 51854Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
| Nasreen Ali, Salman Sayyid - 2006 - 452 páginas
...friend and joy of my liver: the thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although I have lived all my days in this place, I have neither counted the houses nor have inquired into the number of the inhabitants; as to what one person loads on his mules and the other... | |
| William James - 2007 - 713 páginas
...and useless. Although I have passed all my days in this place, I have neither counted the houses nor inquired into the number of the inhabitants ; and as to what one person loads on his moles and the other stows away in the bottom of bisship, that is no business of mine. But, above all,... | |
| James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1853 - 804 páginas
...And this was the answer of the cadi: — My illustrious Friend, and Joy of my Liver ! — The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although...; and as to what one person loads on his mules and the other stows away in the bottom of his ship, that is no business of mine, liut, above all, as to... | |
| 1855 - 1102 páginas
...reference to the folly of modern science. " My illustrious Friend and Joy of my Liver ! — The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although...; and as to what one person loads on his mules and the other stows away in the bottom of his ship, that is no business of mine. But, above all, as to... | |
| 1878 - 448 páginas
...you remember it? It ran, I think, about thus: " My Illustrious Friend and Joy of my Liver: The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although...have I inquired into the number of the inhabitants ; nor as to what one person loads on his mules and another stores away in the bottom of his ship. That... | |
| 1857 - 608 páginas
...and Joy of my Liver : — " The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although I Lave passed all my days in this place, I have neither counted...and as to what one person loads on his mules, and the other stows away in the bottom of his ship, that is no business of mine. But, above all, as to... | |
| United States. Bureau of Education - 1874 - 1052 páginas
...which* spirit exists among us : " Mr ILLUSTRIOUS FRIEND AND jov OP MY LivEU : The tiling you ask of mo is both difficult and useless. Although I have passed...the houses, nor have I inquired into the number of inhabitants ; and as to what one person loads on his mnlcs and the other etowa away in the bottom of... | |
| James Bryant Conant - 1967 - 52 páginas
...edification not to be given in full. It runs thus: "My Illustrious Friend and Joy of My Liver. The thing you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although...this place, I have neither counted the houses nor inquired into the number of inhabitants : and as to what one person loads on his mules and the other... | |
| 1883 - 894 páginas
...to the statistics of certain towns : — "The thing you ask of me is both difficult and impossible. Although I have passed all my days in this place,...the houses, nor have I inquired into the number of inhabitants ; and as to what this person loads on his mules, and that one stows away in the bottom... | |
| 1862 - 746 páginas
...them they are worth the reading again. ' Мт iLLUSTBiocs FRIEND, A^D JOT OF MY LIVER! — The thin!» you ask of me is both difficult and useless. Although I have passed «11 mv days in this place, I have neither counted the houses nor hare 1 inquired into the number of... | |
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