 He has the most extraordinary genius of a boy I ever saw. He was reading a poem to his mother when I went in. I made him read on : it was the description of a shipwreck. His passion rose with the storm. He lifted his eyes and hands. 'There's the mast...  LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT - Página 17de REV. GEORGE GILFILLAN - 1870Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1837 - 638 páginas
...made him read on ; it was the description of a shipwreck. His passion rose with the storm. lie lifted his eyes and hands — 'There's the mast gone,' says he ; ' crash it goes! — they must all perish!' After his agitation, he turns to me— 'This is too melancholy,' says he ; ' I must... | |
 | 1837 - 1322 páginas
...passion rose with the storm. He lifted his eyes and hands. ' There's the mast gone,' says he ; ' crash he goes ! — they will all perish !' After his agitation, he turns to me. ' That is too melancholy,' says he ; ' I had better read you something more amusing.' I preferred a... | |
 | 1837 - 654 páginas
...him read on ; it was the description of a shipwreck. His passion rose with the storm. He lifted up hU eyes and hands. ' There's the mast gone,' says he;...all perish !' After his agitation, he turns to me. ' That is too melancholy,' says he ; ' I had better read you something more amusing.' I preferred a... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 452 páginas
...made him read on; it was the description of a shipwreck. His passion rose with the storm. He lifted his eyes and hands. ' There's the mast gone,' says he; ' crash it goes !—they will all perish I' After his agitation, he turns to me. ' That is too melancholy,' says he; 'I had better read you... | |
 | 1837 - 660 páginas
...passion rose with the storm. He lifted his eyes and hands. 'There's the mast gone,' says he ; ' crash he goes ! — they will all perish !' After his agitation, he turns to me. ' That is too melancholy,' says he ; ' I had better read you something more amusing.' I preferred a... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 426 páginas
...made him read on ; it was the description of a shipwreck. His passion rose with the storm. He lifted his eyes and hands. ' There's the mast gone,' says...all perish!' After his agitation, he turns to me. ' That is too melancholy,' says he; ' I had better read you something more amusing.' I preferred a... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 422 páginas
...made him read on; it was the description of a shipwreck. His passion rose with the storm. He lifted his eyes and hands. ' There's the mast gone,' says...all perish!' After his agitation, he turns to me. ' That is too melancholy,' says he; ' I had better read you something more amusing.' I preferred a... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1839 - 264 páginas
...it was the description of a shipwreck. His passion rose with the storm. He lifted his eyes with his hands. ' There's the mast gone !' says he ; ' crash it goes ! they will all perish !' I asked his opinion of Milton and other books he was reading, which he gave me wonderfully. One... | |
 | Eliza Slater - 1843 - 238 páginas
...made him read on ; it was the description of a shipwreck. His passion rose with the storm. He lifted his eyes and hands. " There's the mast gone," says...all perish !" After his agitation, he turns to me. " That is too melancholy," says he; "I had better read you something more amusing." I preferred a little... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1845 - 836 páginas
...made him read on ; it was the description of a shipwreck. His passsion rose with the storm. He lifted his eyes and hands. ' There's the mast gone,' says...all perish !' After his agitation, he turns to me. ' That is too melancholy,' says he; ' I had better read you something more amusing.' I preferred a... | |
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