Accordingly, when they were some hundred miles asunder, each of them shut himself up in his closet at the time appointed, and immediately cast his eye upon his dial-plate. If he had a mind to write... Science - Page 5981899Full view - About this book
| 1739 - 336 pages
...immediately caft his Eye upon his Dial- plate. If he had a mind to write any thing to his Friend, he direfted his Needle to every Letter that formed the Words which he had occafion for, making a little Paufe at the end of every Word or Sentence, to avoid Gonfufioru The Friend,... | |
| 1778 - 350 pages
...time appointed, and immediately caft his eye upon his dial-plate. If he had a mind to write any thing to his friend, he directed his needle to every letter that formed the words which he had occafion for, making a little paufe at the end of every word or fentence, to avoid confufion. The friend,... | |
| 1786 - 694 pages
...immediately cart his eyeupon his dial -plate. If he had amind towrite any thing to his friend, he direƱed his needle to every letter that formed the words which he had occafion for, making a little paufe at the end of every word or lenience, to avoid confulion. The-... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 402 pages
...time appointed. and immediately cast his eye upon his dial-plate. If he had a mind to write any thing to his friend, he directed his needle to every letter that formed the word which he had occasion for, making a little pause atthe end of every word or sentence, to avoid... | |
| 1804 - 498 pages
...time appointed, and immediately cast his eyes upon his dial-plate. If he had a mind to write any thing to his friend, he directed his needle to every letter...or sentence to avoid confusion. The friend, in the mean while, saw his own sympathetic needle moving of itself to every letter, which that of his correspondent... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...djal-rplatev If he had a imind to write any thing to his friend, he directed his needle to 'every/letter that formed the words .which he had occasion for,...or sentence, to avoid confusion. The friend, in the mean while, saw his own sympathetic needle moving of itself to every letter which; that of his; correspondent... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - 524 pages
...time appointed, and immediately cast his eye upon his dial-plate. If he had a mind to write any thing to his friend, he directed his needle to every letter that formed the words which he had occasion for, roaking a little pause at the end of every word or sentence, to avoid confusion. The friend, in the... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 358 pages
...time appointed, and immediately cast his eyes upon his dial-plate. If he had a mind to write any thing to his friend, he directed his needle to every letter...pause at the end of every word or sentence to avoid contusion. The friend, in the mean while, saw his own sympathetic needle moving of itself to every... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1811 - 522 pages
...time appointed, and immediately cast his eye upon his dial-plate. If he had a mind to write any thing to his friend, he directed his needle to every letter...or sentence, to avoid confusion. The friend, in the mean while, saw his own sympathetic needle moving of itself to every letter which that of his correspondent... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1811 - 328 pages
...time appointed^ and immediately cast his eye upon his dial-plate. If he had a mind to write any thing to his friend, he directed his needle to every letter...or sentence, to avoid confusion. The friend, in the mean while, saw his own sympathetic needle moving of itself to every letter which that of his correspondent... | |
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