 | 1741 - 776 pages
...;.',,• pofitiotH. Having now acquired the art of walking without tottering, and learned to make a bow, 1 boldly ventured to obey the baronet's invitation to...enable me to fee the ladies with tolerable intrepidity • but alas '. how vain are all the hopes of ibeorj, when unfupported by habitual fraffict. As -I... | |
 | English poetry - 1789 - 602 pages
...five portions. Having now acquired the art of walking without tottering, and learned to make a bow, 1 boldly ventured to obey the baronet's invitation to...acquirements would enable me to fee the ladies with tokrable intrepidity : but «las! how vain are ;\ll the hopes of theory, when unfnpptjrted by habitual... | |
 | 1795 - 94 pages
...due adjustment of the centre of gravity to the five positions. Having now acquired the art of walking without tottering, and learned to make a bow, I boldly ventured to o-. bey the baronet's invitation to a family dinner, not doi\bting but my new acquirements would enable... | |
 | English literature - 1799 - 334 pages
...adjuftment of the centre of gravity to the five positions. Having now- acquired the art of walking wjthau.t tottering, and learned to make a bow, I boldly ventured...obey the baronet's invitation to a. family dinner, pot doubting but my new acquirements would enable me to fee the ladies with tolerable- in.terpidity... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...due adjustment of the centre of gravity to the five positions. Having now acquired the art of walking without tottering, and learned to make a bow, I boldly ventured to obey the baronet's invitation to a famiiy dinner, not doubting but my few acquirements would enable me to see the ladies with tolerable... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - Conduct of life - 1806 - 362 pages
...due adjuftment of the centre of gravity to the five pofitions. Having now acquired the art of walking without tottering, and learned to make a bow, I boldly...enable me to fee the ladies with tolerable intrepidity : but, alas ! how vain are all the hopes of theory when unfupported by habitual praRice! As I approached... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1806 - 360 pages
...to the five petitions. Having now acquired the art of walking without tottering, and learned to.make a bow, I boldly ventured to obey the baronet's invitation...enable me to fee the ladies with tolerable intrepidity : but, alas ! how vain are all the hopes of theory when unfuppprted by habitual practice! As I approached... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1811 - 424 pages
...adjustraent of the centre of gravity to the five positions. Having now acquired the art of walking without tottering, and learned to make a bow, I boldly...doubting but my new acquirements would enable me to see the ladies with tolerable intrepidity : but alas ! how vain are all the hopes of theory, when unsupported... | |
 | Thomas Condie - 1813 - 262 pages
...due adjustment of the centre of gravity to the five positionslaving now acquired the art of walkng without tottering and learned to make a bow, I boldly ventured to obey the baronet's invitation to a amily dinner, not doubting but my new acquirements would ena)le me to see the ladies with toleraile... | |
 | 1818 - 384 pages
...due adjustment of the centre of gravity to the five positions. Having now acquired the art of walkiog without tottering, and learned to make a bow, I boldly...doubting but my new acquirements would enable me to see the ladies with tolerable intrepidity : but, alas ! how vain are all the hopes of theory when unsupported... | |
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Having now acquired the art of walking without tottering, and learned to make a bow, I boldly ventured to obey the baronet's invitation to a family dinner, not doubting but my new acquirements would enable me to see the ladies with tolerable intrepidity... 
