 ... though of the same general class or quality, differ from each other by a thousand different shades or degrees of the same peculiarity. Thus, though there are three hundred and sixty-five days in a year, all of which must, from the nature of things,...  Phoenixiana, Or, Sketches and Burlesques - Page 32by George Horatio Derby - 1889 - 274 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Horatio Derby - American wit and humor - 1856 - 294 pages
...all of which must, from the nature of things, differ from each other in the matter of climate, — we have but half a dozen expressions to convey to one another our ideas of this inequality. "We say — u It is a fine day ; " " It is a very fine day;" ".It is the finest day we have seen;" or, "It... | |
 | George Horatio Derby - California - 1870 - 290 pages
...all of which must, from the nature of things, differ from each other in the matter of climate, — we have but half a dozen expressions to convey to one...of this inequality. We say — " It is a fine day ; " " ft is a very fine day ; " " It is the finest day we have seen ; " Sr? " It is an unpleasant day;"... | |
 | Henry Augustin Beers - American literature - 1878 - 450 pages
...all of which must, from the nature of things, differ from each other in the matter of climate, — we have but half a dozen expressions to convey to one...day;" "a very unpleasant day;" "the most unpleasant we ever saw." But it is plain that none of these expressions give an exact idea of the nature of the... | |
 | Henry Augustin Beers - American literature - 1878 - 510 pages
...all of which must, from the nature of things, differ from each other in the matter of climate, — we have but half a dozen expressions to convey to one...fine day ; " " it is a very fine day ; " "it is the fines! day we have seen ; " or, " it is an unpleasant day;" "a very unpleasant day;" "the most unpleasant... | |
 | American wit and humor - 1888 - 742 pages
...all of which must, from the nature of things, differ from each other in the matter of climate — we have but half a dozen expressions to convey to one...expressions give an exact idea of the nature of the day, and the two superlative expressions are generally untrue. I once heard a gentleman remark, on a rainy,... | |
 | Angus Evan Abbott - American wit and humor - 1893 - 508 pages
...from the nature of things, differ from each other in the matter of climate, we have but half-a-dozen expressions to convey to one another our ideas of...expressions give an exact idea of the nature of the day; and the two superlative expressions are generally untrue. I once heard a gentleman remark, on a rainy,... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley - Wit and humor - 1894 - 464 pages
...all of which must, from the nature of things, differ from each other in the matter of climate, — we have but half a dozen expressions to convey to one...a fine day ; " " It is a very fine day ; " " It is thefinest day we have seen ; " or, "It is an unpleasant 'day ; " " A very unpleasant day ; " " The... | |
 | Angus Evan Abbott - American wit and humor - 1909 - 480 pages
...from the nature of things, differ from each other in the matter of climate, we have but half-a-dozen expressions to convey to one another our ideas of...is a fine day;" " It is a very fine day;" " It is \\\e finest day we have seen;" or, "It is an unpleasant day;" "A very unpleasant day;" "The most unpleasant... | |
 | Gregg Camfield - Literary Criticism - 1997 - 255 pages
...all of which must, from the nature of things, differ from each other in the matter of climate, — we have but half a dozen expressions to convey to one...expressions give an exact idea of the nature of the day; and the two superlative expressions are generally untrue. I once heard a gentleman remark, on a rainy,... | |
 | John Phoenix - Humor - 2008 - 698 pages
...which must, from the nature of things, differ from each other in the matter of climate, • — we have but half a dozen expressions to convey to one...have seen ;" or, " It is an unpleasant day ;" " A rery unpleasant day ;" " The most unpleasant day we ever saw." But it is plain, that none of these... | |
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